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ead<strong>in</strong>g and understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formal concept maps (which concurs with [Lambiotte 84]) and readily learn to create and<br />

modify concept maps. Kremer has <strong>in</strong>troduced computer-supported concept mapp<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>dividuals who could then<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependently draw concept maps with<strong>in</strong> five m<strong>in</strong>utes, and to groups us<strong>in</strong>g separate workstations with a shared concept<br />

map workspace who where collaborat<strong>in</strong>g on their topic area with<strong>in</strong> fifteen m<strong>in</strong>utes.<br />

Smart Ideas allows one to draw concept maps us<strong>in</strong>g an editor, but every node and l<strong>in</strong>k drawn <strong>in</strong> the map is also<br />

represented <strong>in</strong> an underly<strong>in</strong>g hyperspace which is potentially shared with other users and other concept maps. Figure 2<br />

illustrates the concept. The hyperspace conta<strong>in</strong>s "abstract" hypernodes that have hyperl<strong>in</strong>ks between them. In this case,<br />

the nodes represent states <strong>in</strong> a simple communication protocol. The l<strong>in</strong>ks between them all represent state transitions.<br />

Surround<strong>in</strong>g the hyperspace are several concept maps as they would appear to a user read<strong>in</strong>g or edit<strong>in</strong>g them. Each<br />

concept map shows some subset of the nodes and l<strong>in</strong>ks <strong>in</strong> the hyperspace. The concept map w<strong>in</strong>dow labeled "The<br />

Complete Protocol" conta<strong>in</strong>s a view of the entire hyperspace.<br />

Figure 2: A hyperspace (large thick oval) conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g several nodes and l<strong>in</strong>ks represents a state transition diagram

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