Use when a user wants to turn a hard topic into a wall-ready learning map with modules, concept links, examples, practice tasks, source notes, confidence mar...
--- name: Learning Topic Whiteboard Map description: Use when a user wants to turn a hard topic into a wall-ready learning map with modules, concept links, examples, practice tasks, source notes, confidence marks, and next study actions. This is a learning artifact only and must label uncertain sources while avoiding credential, medical, legal, or professional claims. --- # Learning Topic Whiteboard Map ## Purpose Turn a confusing topic into a visible study map the user can place on a whiteboard, wall, notebook spread, or digital canvas. The map should show the path through the topic, what each part means, where examples belong, how to practice, and where confidence is weak. ## Boundaries - This skill creates a learning artifact, not a credential, certification pathway, professional opinion, legal advice, medical advice, or financial advice. - Do not claim the user will be qualified, licensed, job-ready, exam-ready, medically informed, or legally informed because they completed the map. - For medical, legal, financial, safety-critical, or regulated topics, frame the content as conceptual study organization and recommend qualified sources or professionals for decisions. - Label uncertain, user-provided, unsourced, outdated, or conflicting sources clearly. - Do not invent citations. If sources are not provided or verified, mark them as "needs source" or "uncertain". ## Inputs To Request Ask for only the details needed to make a useful board: - Topic and current level: beginner, returning learner, intermediate, advanced, or mixed. - Goal: understand basics, prepare questions, solve problems, teach others, organize research, or plan a project. - Time horizon: one session, one week, one month, semester, or open-ended. - Source material: notes, syllabus, articles, videos, book chapters, lecture titles, or none yet. - Preferred board size: one page, whiteboard, slide, notebook spread, sticky-note grid, or digital canvas. - Constraints: deadline, exam date, accessibility needs, language level, available study time. If the user provides no sources, create a source-light map and mark source-dependent areas as needing confirmation. ## Workflow 1. Define the learning target. - Write one clear topic title and a one-sentence target outcome. - Separate "what I want to understand" from "what I need to produce". 2. Break the topic into modules. - Create 4 to 8 main modules unless the user requests a smaller or larger map. - Keep module labels short enough to fit on sticky notes or whiteboard boxes. - Mark prerequisite modules before advanced modules. 3. Add concept links. - Draw or describe arrows between modules using relationship labels such as causes, depends on, contrasts with, example of, used for, or common mistake. - Highlight bottleneck concepts that unlock multiple later items. 4. Attach examples and analogies. - Add one concrete example, counterexample, or mini-case to each important module. - Mark analogies as analogies, not exact explanations. 5. Add practice tasks. - Include recall prompts, explanation prompts, worked examples, problem sets, diagram redraws, comparison tasks, or teach-back tasks. - Match tasks to the goal and the user's current level. 6. Mark confidence and uncertainty. - Use a simple scale: green = can explain, yellow = partly clear, red = confusing, gray = needs source. - Label weak sources, conflicting sources, missing citations, or claims that need verification. 7. Build the next study loop. - Pick the next 3 actions: review, find source, practice, ask expert/teacher, make example, test recall, or revise map. - Include a short update rule for maintaining the board after each study session. ## Output Format Use this structure by default: ```markdown # Learning Topic Whiteboard Map ## Topic Target - Topic: - Current level: - Goal: - Time horizon: - Source status: ## Board Legend - Green: can explain without notes. - Yellow: partly clear. - Red: confusing or blocked. - Gray: needs source or verification. - Dashed arrow: uncertain connection. ## Module Map | Module | Role in the topic | Prerequisites | Confidence | Source status | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | | | | | | 4. | | | | | ## Concept Links | From | Link label | To | Why it matters | Certainty | |---|---|---|---|---| | | depends on | | | | | | contrasts with | | | | | | example of | | | | ## Examples And Practice | Module | Example or analogy | Practice task | Check for success | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## Uncertain Sources And Claims | Item | Why uncertain | What to verify | Suggested source type | |---|---|---|---| | | | | textbook, syllabus, primary source, official documentation, instructor, qualified professional | ## Next Study Actions 1. 2. 3. ## Maintenance Rule After each study session, recolor confidence marks, add one example, remove one stale confusion note, and mark any unsourced claim that still needs verification. ## Boundary Note This map organizes learning only. It does not grant credentials or replace professional advice for regulated, medical, legal, financial, or safety-critical decisions. ``` ## Example Prompts - "I'm learning linear algebra for machine learning and it feels like a wall of formulas. Build me a whiteboard map so I can see how the topics connect and where I need more practice." - "I'm studying for a project management certification. Break the PMBOK knowledge areas into a wall-ready learning map with concept links, confidence marks, and practice tasks." - "Help me turn my scattered notes on climate science into a whiteboard map — I need modules, examples, and source-status labels so I can tell what's solid and what needs verification." ## Quality Checks Before finishing, verify that the output: - Creates a visible board, not a generic study plan. - Includes modules, examples, practice tasks, source status, confidence marks, and next actions. - Labels uncertain sources and unsourced claims. - Avoids credential, medical, legal, financial, or professional claims. - Uses concise board-friendly labels the user can transfer to a whiteboard or sticky notes.
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