Steve Beyerlein, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho

1. Published papers on catalytic engine testing, action research in college classrooms, teaching and documenting open-ended problem solving, and designing professional development activities.

2. Active in the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium that produced and field-tested a three component Design Team Readiness Assessment and is currently engaged in an NSF sponsored project to improve assessment & evaluation activities in capstone project courses.  www.tidee.wsu.edu

3. Project Director for the Pacific Crest Faculty Guidebook Project that involves over 30 faculty contributors from over 20 institutions of Higher Education.  www.pcrest.com

Donald Elger - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho

1. Researcher, teacher, and textbook co-author in Engineering Fluid Mechanics.

2. Researcher in mentoring, instructional design, science of learning, and organizational change via the creation of communities of practice.

3. Innovator and change agent in engineering education and in entrepreneurship.

Dan Apple - President of Pacific Crest

1. Facilitated more than 200 faculty development institutes since 1991, including 3-day teaching institutes, curriculum design institutes, program assessment institutes, and learning-to-learn camps.

2. Author of faculty resources such as: Teaching Institute Handbook, Curriculum Design Handbook, and Program Assessment Handbook, as well as student texts such as Learning Assessment Journal, and Learning Through Problem Solving.

3. Collaborated on more than 10 research grants involving technological innovations, curriculum reform, science and engineering reform, and new educational approaches to advance student success.

Scholarship Community Leadership Team
Steve Beyerlein      Don Elger      Dan Apple