In this paper we first explore the power of CmapTools and how it can support concept mapping, and then discuss how these tools and new ideas can lead to a New Model of Education.

There is today almost universal agreement that every learner must construct her/his own knowledge structure, or cognitive structure, through her/his own efforts. The commitment to building a powerful knowledge structure must be the learner’s commitment. There is less universal recognition that knowledge structures are built primarily through meaningful learning, and by contrast, rote learning or simply memorizing information contributes little to building a person’s knowledge structure. Nevertheless, we believe that Ausubel’s theory (1963; 2000) provides a strong foundation on which to improve teaching and learning. We shall seek to illustrate this through efforts that employ constructivist epistemology and constructivist cognitive psychology, together with the use of the Internet and CmapTools, a software toolkit to aid in the construction of concept maps.