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Kenneth Noren papers, 1990-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Noren, Kenneth, 1958-2012
Title
Kenneth Noren papers
Dates
1990-2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic feet, (1 records box)  :  1 records box containing 6 file folders, 7 floppy disks and 10 spiral bound notebooks.
Collection Number
MG 607
Summary
The materials in this box cover multiple notes, lessons, and teaching strategies for the various engineering classes Kenneth Noren taught at the University of Idaho. It features both professional and personal notes and projects for Noren during his time at the university.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

This box had 6 folders that contain various documents related to teaching, lessons and lesson planning, research, and other related papers for electrical engineering. There is a folder specifically for patents on rechargeable flashlights, some with notes on them as well. There are 9 notebooks: each containing various handwritten and published articles on teaching and teaching electrical engineering. There are University of Idaho specific teaching materials with additions of teaching materials found from online sources: both in the notebooks and in the folders. The personal research is all related to opportunities, projects, and notes for electrical engineering and those leading in the field.

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Historical Note

Kenneth "Ken" Vincent Noren was born January 10th, 1958, in Troy, Idaho to Carl Henry and Shirley Ann (Irrer) Noren. He was raised in Portland, Michigan and obtained his bachelors, masters, and PhD in electrical engineering from Michigan State University. In 1995, Ken married Debbie Konen on November 18th. Ken taught at the University of Idaho for twenty years. He was presented with the 'Outstanding Teaching Award' in 2011. Ken died February 25th, 2012, at the age of 54 in Troy, Idaho.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Papers were found in the Special Collections and Archive offices in September 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series 1: Kenneth Noren

    • Description: Improving Teaching and Learning
      160 items : Contains handwritten notes for lesson planning and learning outcomes, various teaching agendas with their learning outcomes, community of scholars project plan, and a 25 part, loose-leaf teaching institute handbook.
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: 1: Faculty Guidebook Advanced Teaching Institute
      185 items : Contains a 9 part, loose-leaf faculty guidebook to teaching, a small yellow booklet of learning skills for educational enrichment and assessment, handwritten notes taken on teaching, a senior design paper, engineer performance worksheets, paper on mentorship paper, and engineering capstone paperwork.
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Teaching Notes and Papers on Problem Solving
      16 items : Contains handwritten notes on teaching and lesson planning, and 12 scholarly articles annotated centered around teaching problem solving and research suggestions.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Teaching Notes and Papers on Patents
      51 items : Contains handwritten notes, research, design, and official patents on flashlights and related components.
      Dates: 2001-2010
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Teaching Notes and Papers on Assessment
      128 items : Contains handwritten course notes, activity design workshop loose-leaf packet, loose-leaf mentoring workshop packet, professional development workshop schedule, and 10 part, loose-leaf teacher's assessment journal and related activities, readings, and handouts.
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Lab Data Floppy Disks
      7 items : Contains two directional floppy disks for the lab and respective experiments and 5 data results disks.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Black Five Star Spiral Notebook
      1 item : Contains a few pages of drawings, figures, and numbers relayed to low entropy.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 7
    • Description: Roaring Springs Composition Notebook
      1 item : Contains a few pages of teaching notes and lesson planning for various classes.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 8
    • Description: Clear Graph Paper Notebook with Figures on Yellow Lined Paper
      1 item : Contains blank graph paper and 8 loose leaf pages of equations and figures related to electrical engineering.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 9
    • Description: Orange English 317 Spiral Booklet
      1 item : This book contains instructional information on how and what to teach in technical writing 317, plus the semester schedule.
      Dates: 2007
      Container: Box 1, Object 10
    • Description: Clear BB Theorem Extension Notes Notebook
      1 item : Contains a few pages of figures and equations.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 11
    • Description: Clear Intro to General Systems Thinking Notebook
      1 item : Contains notes, figures, and equations for teaching and lesson planning.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 12
    • Description: Spiral Writing Guidelines Booklet
      1 item : This booklet contains business and research writing styles and guides as well as worksheets to practice instructions.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 13
    • Description: Maroon Computation Book "ED Research"
      1 item : This notebook contains notes for lesson planning and teaching for electrical engineering and contains two research articles tucked inside.
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box 1, Object 14
    • Description: Maroon Computation Book "Research/Grad Methodologies"
      1 item : This notebook contains notes and lessons for teaching research in general and electrical engineering, as well as a research paper on how to succeed in graduate school tucked inside.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 15
    • Description: Maroon Computation Book "Research Notes"
      1 item : This notebook contains articles, notes, and a loose leaf page of a drawing of a figure related to microchips, circuits, projects, scholars, and equations for personal use.
      Dates: 2005
      Container: Box 1, Object 16
    • Description: Maroon Computation Book "Teaching Notes"
      1 item : This notebook contains teaching and lesson notes for various classes, all of which are electrical engineering.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 17

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Subject Terms

  • Education
  • Engineering
  • University of Idaho

Form or Genre Terms

  • Records and correspondence.
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