Daniel K. Apple
Pacific Crest
906 Lacey Ave, Suite 211 Lisle, IL 60532
630-737-1067
Professional Preparation
B.A., Mathematics, Chemistry, and Information Science, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1976.
M.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Syracuse University, 1977.
Ph.D.,
emphasizing public policy and analysis, SUNY College of Environmental Science &
Forestry, 1980.
Appointments
1980-1984, Consultant, CH2M-Hill, Corvallis, OR
1984-present, President, Pacific Crest, Inc. (Corvallis, OR; moved to Lisle, IL in 2001)
Publications
“Process Education and Continual Process Improvement at Western Michigan University (WMU),” M.W. Williams, D.M. Litynski, and D.K. Apple, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, October, 2001.
“Differentiating Assessment from Evaluation as Continuous Improvement Tools,” Peter E. Parker, Paul D. Fleming, Steve Beyerlein, Dan Apple and Karl Krumsieg, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, October, 2001.
The Learning Assessment Journal, D.K. Apple, Pacific Crest, 2000.
Curriculum Design Handbook, D.K. Apple, K. Krumsieg, Pacific Crest, 2001.
Faculty Guidebook, D.K. Apple, S. Beyerlein, C. Holmes (Eds.).
Learning Through Problem Solving, D.K. Apple, S. Beyerlein, and M. Schlesinger, Pacific Crest, 1992.
“Education as a Process,” D.K. Apple and B. Hurley-Lawrence, presented at the Improving University Teaching Conference, July 1994.
“Transforming Engineering Education from a Product to a Process,” G. Neff, S. Beyerlein, D. Apple, and K. Krumsieg, presented at the World Conference on Engineering Education, October 1995.
Teaching Institute Handbook, D.K. Apple, K. Krumsieg, Pacific Crest, 2005.
Synergistic Activities
1. Since 1991, Dr. Apple has facilitated more than 250 faculty development institutes (ranging from two to five days in length). These events, aimed at improving the quality of educational outcomes in higher education, have focused on:
• supporting facilitation of student learning through innovative strategies for teaching and learning
• designing curricular materials to support process-oriented approaches to teaching and learning
• using a quality process to assess outcomes at the course and program levels
• effectively integrating technology into the design of a curriculum and a course
2. Dr. Apple has been the lead author and developer of materials for the above-mentioned institutes. These materials are based on the pedagogical methods that support a philosophy entitled Process Education that Dr. Apple has articulated. The institute materials include numerous methodologies for key educational processes.
3. Dr. Apple has been the editor for several books published by Pacific Crest. He has worked with authors to design curriculum which fosters critical thinking and problem solving through active learning approaches. Examples of publications for which Dr. Apple has served as editor include: Foundations of Problem Solving by Eric Myrvaagnes of Suffolk University, 1996-1999; a series of biology laboratory manuals authored by Joan Miyazaki at SUNY Stony Brook (1999-2007); and Foundations of Mathematics by Joyce Fremeau (2006, 2007).
4. Dr. Apple has served as paid consultant for several grants. These include the following NSF Grants:
• Enriched Learning Environments, University of Idaho, 2003-2006
• POGIL Dissemination – Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning, 2003-2004
• LUCID-A New Model for Computer-Assisted Instruction in Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, 1999-2001
• SUNY Oswego Institution-Wide Reform of Science, Mathematics & Technology Instruction, SUNY Oswego, 1998-2001
• Revitalizing Scientific Inquiry in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, 1994
5.
Dr. Apple also was a consultant to
for the FIPSE curricular reform grant, A General Education Honors Project and
Teaching/Learning Cooperative, at SUNY Binghamton in 1998, and a Title V grant
at Bronx Community College (CUNY), Bronx, NY titled, Improving freshman year
outcomes and the effectiveness of instruction through a new “Center for Teaching
Excellence” in 1999.
Collaborators
Dave Hanson, Stony Brook University
James Morgan, Texas A&M University
Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho
Don Elger, University of Idaho
Denny Davis, Washington State University