Ken Dirkin

1. Dalton Trumbo
(Personal/me)

... throughout the dark times of being blacklisted, but what seemed to be his unshaken belief in what he considered the true face of America, which was not the artificial hysteria of McCarthy. He blamed government ...

2. Web 2.0 selfishness
(Personal/me)

... etc. Facebook up to this point required that you supply a real name as the account identifier, so searching for a singular persona like "Ken Dirkin" worked like a charm, but finding your friend "John ...

3. Character of the Day
(Professional/Confucius Institute)

... engages students by displaying a Chinese character and asks the students to guess the correct translation.  After figuring out the correct answer, the students are taken on a narrative journey from the ...

4. Instructional Spaces Redesign
(Professional/Center for Teaching and Technology)

... switching the audio system, projector and system controls to the right setup with a touch of a button. The entire installation was home brewed, with bits and pieces taken and adapted to our needs.  The ...

5. ePortfolio Exhibition
(Academic/Academic Supporting Materials)

... system Joomla!  I'll talk about the process of creating an ePortfolio as well as the technology driving the backend. Launch Slideshow | View Recording  ...

6. Course: CEP891
(Academic/Courses Taken)

... assigment below ("Ken's Technoknowledgy Tree"). This led to students being more aware of the integration of technology in their lives.  From here Wolf worked with us to "evaluate" a technology that ...

7. Course: CEP818
(Academic/Courses Taken)

... Technology and Instruction Framework http://ken.dirkin.com/courses/cep818/cep818.flv  ...

8. Course: CEP817
(Academic/Courses Taken)

... brands can be driving forces behind student motivation. This of course is layman's insight, but I think many teachers have a hard time presenting a coherent image, which in turn can confuse and weaken ...

9. Course: CEP806
(Academic/Courses Taken)

... two, which  continues with my original exploration of aesthetics of learning, work and play, is on indefinite hold. Final Project "Examining Aesthetics - Part 1: The Science of Aesthetics" http://ken.dirkin.com/courses/cep806/opening.flv ...

10. Course: CEP800
(Academic/Courses Taken)

... was that I made sure that I set the bar for everything I did, from papers to online discussions to assignments. Final Project Confucius Institute @ MSU's Chinese School Second Life Project http://ken.dirkin.com/courses/cep800/media/video/secondlife-Sequence.flv ...

11. Vita
(Professional/cv)

Employment History Associate Director 2009 - Present Confucius Institute, Michigan State University Director of Technology 2006 - 2009 Confucius Institute, Michigan State University Oversee the ...

12. ken.dirkin.com rebuild
(News/Newsflash)

ken.dirkin.com is going through a site rebuild.  If you are looking for a more complete portfolio, visit http://ken.dirkin.com/portfolio.  Please check back closer to the end of April 2009 for the new ...

13. Ken Dirkin
(Contact / Contacts)

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14. Courses Taken
(Category)