Study guides, mind maps, podcast
AI study guides and mind maps: your course in five shapes
A summary to print, the big picture, a conversation to listen to on the bus. Mindlet builds them from the collection you already created, with nothing to re-upload.
- Study guide as a PDF
- Mind map built during analysis
- Two-voice podcast
5 formats AI study guide
How do you make study notes with AI without losing the point?
By starting from the course itself, not from some web page. Mindlet's study guide is written from what the analysis drew out of your documents: the notions, their definitions, the cards already created. It follows your topics, one at a time.
In each topic: a short summary with the central idea highlighted, the definitions, formulas where there are any, a table when a comparison helps, a diagram when the course describes a cycle or a process. Callouts flag what to remember, common traps and examples.
- Definitions, formulas, tables and diagrams
- Callouts for key points, traps and examples
- Downloadable as a PDF, printable from the web
AI mind map
AI mind maps: see the structure of a lecture at a glance
The mind map shows what the analysis understood of your course: the collection in the centre, its topics around it, then the sub-topics and notions. It builds itself once your documents are analysed, and updates when you add more.
You can rename its items if a heading doesn't speak to you. And every branch has a “Générer des cartes” (generate cards) button: a sub-topic you're shaky on becomes a set of questions.
How do you make a mind map with AI?
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Add your course
A PDF, a video, a link: tap “Ajouter” (Add), then create the collection.
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Let the analysis run
The mind map appears in the “Supports” tab once your documents have been analysed.
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Adjust and review
Rename an item if needed, then use “Générer des cartes” on the branch you want to work on.
Choosing
Mind map or study guide: which is better?
Both, at different moments. The mind map shows how the course fits together; the study guide is for going over the detail before an exam. The other formats are for when you can't read.
| Format | What it shows | When to use it | In what form |
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| Study guide | The detail, topic by topic: definitions, formulas, traps | The week before the exam, to check nothing is missing | On screen, as a PDF, printable from the web |
| Mind map | The structure: topics, sub-topics, notions | At the start of a chapter, to get your bearings; before an oral, to walk through a plan | In the app |
| Podcast | The course retold as a dialogue between two voices | On your commute, on a walk | Audio, with a transcript |
| Slideshow | The essentials as slides | For a presentation or a quick reread | On screen, exportable as a PDF |
| Video | Narrated slides | To go over a chapter like a filmed lecture | Subtitled video |
Study by listening
The two-voice podcast, and a video of your course
Two voices go through your collection topic by topic, as a dialogue. Listen on the bus or on a walk; the transcript is there if you want to reread a passage.
The slideshow sums up the essentials in slides, exportable as a PDF. The video plays them with a voice-over and subtitles, like a filmed lecture.
Remembering
From study guide to questions: review every branch
Rereading a study guide feels like mastery: everything looks familiar. But recognising isn't remembering. Testing yourself leads to far better retention than rereading, as Roediger and Karpicke showed (Psychological Science, 2006), then Karpicke and Roediger (Science, 2008, 319, 966-968).
So use the study guide and the mind map to understand, then move on to cards to remember. Spaced repetition brings each one back right when you were about to forget.
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Frequently asked questions
Which AI makes mind maps for free?
In Mindlet, the mind map is built as part of analysing your documents: drop a course into a collection and it appears in the “Supports” tab. The free plan lets you create collections and review.
How do I make a mind map from my notes?
Tap “Ajouter” (Add), drop your notes (PDF, document, video, link) and create the collection. Once the analysis is done, open the “Supports” tab and the mind map: topics, sub-topics and notions are linked there. Rename an item if needed, and generate cards from any branch.
Mind map or summary notes: which is better?
The mind map shows the course's structure: handy for getting your bearings at the start of a chapter or building the plan of an oral. The study guide gives the detail (definitions, formulas, traps): handy right before the exam. Both come from the same collection.
How do I make a good study guide?
A good study guide is short, follows the course outline and isolates what you must remember: definitions, formulas, common mistakes. That's how Mindlet writes it from your documents. But a study guide gets reread, and rereading isn't enough: test yourself afterwards with the cards from the same collection.
Can I print the study guide?
Yes. The study guide downloads as a PDF from the app, and a printable version opens from the web app. The slideshow also exports as a PDF.
Can Mindlet build a sequence of events?
Not as a dedicated format. To remember an order of events, the AI creates “put in order” cards, and the study guide can include a diagram when the course describes a sequence of steps.
Do mind maps help students with dyslexia?
Some people find their way better with a visual overview, others don't; no format suits everyone. Mindlet also offers reading aids in its settings: an adapted font, spacing, syllable splitting. More on the dyslexia and ADHD page.
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