Welcome and Purpose

Welcome to the iRead blog. iRead is a program that was started by Cumberland University's Vise Library in Fall 2008. Our current book selection is A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. We would like to give special thanks to Lucinda Scanlon to creating the banner at the top of the page and granting us permission to use it. It's not too late to sign up to be a part of this iRead session! Even if you can't attend meetings, you are still welcome to participate virtually. If you are interested in joining the group and receiving a free copy of the book, please email Eloise Hitchcock (ehitchcock@cumberland.edu). If you would like to leave a comment on any of the postings, just click on the link at the bottom of the posting to the left of the envelope. Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

RIGHT/LEFT BRAIN QUIZ FROM FIRST iREAD MEETING : PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE MEETING AND THE QUIZ on the Blog ... HERE!
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Monday, September 29, 2008

Please take The Whole New Mind Survey. This survey will be given at the end of the program also.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The iREAD discussion group will meet twice a month to talk about the book over the course of the academic year. Guest speakers will be invited to comment and lead the chapter discussions. We have also created this blog for online discussion and provide links to web sites relevant to the readings. Vise Library will provide free copies of the book to students who sign up to participate in the iREAD program. There are sign-up sheets at the circulation desk for those interested in joining the group.
A Whole New Mind book discussion group will meet
every other Wednesday from 12.30-1.30 PM in the Lawlor Room in Vise Library.
DATES & TOPICS FOR FALL SEMESTER -
Part One "The Conceptual Age":
October 1 Introduction
October 15 "Right Brain Rising" Michael Thweatt
October 29 "Abundance, Asia, and Automation" John Markert
November 12 "High Concept, High Touch" Brad Iftner

DATES & TOPICS FOR SPRING SEMESTER -
Part Two "The Six Senses" :

January 28 "Design" Margie Monde
February 4 "Story" Stuart Harris
February 18 "Symphony" Dean Ted Rose
March 18 "Empathy" - Lisa Macke
April 1 "Play" - Amy Berry
April 15 "Meaning" - Dr. Eaton
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Monday, September 15, 2008

~ Cumberland University ~
Vise Library iREAD Program
The new iRead program intiated by the Vise Library is designed to affirm the importance of reading and to create a common reading experience for the Cumberland community. We hope to encourage interaction among students and faculty and to promote critical thinking by facilitating reading and discussion of important books.
Our first selection is A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. The premise of this best-selling book is that, "The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind : artists, inventors, storytellers ... creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't.
Drawing on research from around the world, Pink outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal fulfillment - and reveals how to master them.
A Whole New Mind takes readers to a daring new place, and a provocative and necessary new way of thinking about a future that's already here."
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