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A WHOLE NEW MIND

Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That’s what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. That’s the argument at the center of this provocative and original book, which uses the two sides of our brains as a metaphor for understanding the contours of our times.

In this New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller, Daniel H. Pink offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel. A Whole New Mind reveals the six essential aptitudes on which professional success and personal fulfillment now depend, and includes a series of hands-on exercises culled from experts around the world to help readers sharpen the necessary abilities. This book will change not only how we see the world but how we experience it as well.
(The above introduction is from Daniel Pink’s blog: http://www.danpink.com/wnm.html)

This is a link to Alan November’s blog, he has an excellent series of podcasts with Daniel Pink, the Pink podcasts start about halfway down the page – http://nlcommunities.com/podcasts/1798/default.aspx?ppage=2

I would also recommend that you listen to the Angela Mcfarlane podcasts found at: http://nlcommunities.com/podcasts/1798/default.aspx?ppage=1

After listening to the Pink and Mcfarlane podcasts I would suggest that you also listen to:

• An Interview with Elliot Washor
• Dr. Mitchel Resnick – BLC07 Keynote
• Alan November interviews Dr. Yong Zhao (all three parts)
• and then the rest if time permits

Educational Origami: This site has an excellent synopsis of the revised version of Bloom’s Taxonomy along with an interesting update or application of Anderson and Krathwohl’s taxonomy.

Mary Forehand’s wiki on Bloom’s Taxonomy provides a Coles/Cliff Notes comparison and discussion between the revised and original version of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Within the wiki there is an interesting animation which attempts to illustrate Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy as updated by Lorin Anderson.

All Inclusive Bloom’s Taxonomy – Showing Revised and Original – Sample Questions