Areas of Expertise

English for academic and professional purposes

Design of instruction in career-oriented discourse and collaboration (“soft skills”)

Project management constructs and know-how

Teaching Interests

Priorities: Protocols and systems for career learning, esp. by non-native speakers of English

Theories: Constructivism, experiential learning, constructionist learning

Practice: Task- and project-based learning; negotiated syllabi

Research

Emerging perspectives on project know-how, especially Co-design and Design with Care

Acquisition of project constructs and know-how by early career professionals

Modes of acquisition, e.g. SDL, AI, OJT, communities of practice, mentoring

Representative Publications

Clapper, Dan. The Design of a Content-based Curriculum by Second Generation Systems Methodology. 1989. San Jose State University, Master's Thesis. (Winner of Department of Anthropology and Cybernetic System’s Gunderson Award)

Exxon Company, International. English Language Instruction Standard. 1998.  Created for ECI by World Learning. Internal Document.  (Designed and written by a team that I led)

Education

• Stanford University. BA English, Phi Beta Kappa (1972) 
• Cal State East Bay, MA English (1977) 
• San José State University, MS Cybernetic Systems, Gunderson Award (1989) 
• Temple University Japan Campus, MS Education TESOL (1995) 
• Project Management Institute, Professional (“PMP”) Certification (2007) 
• Project Management Institute, Agile Hybrid Project Pro Micro-credential (2023) 

Previous Appointments

TUJ Continuing Education 2011-2024

TUJ Intensive English Program, Assistant Director 1993-1994

Professional Associations

• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• PMI Phoenix Chapter