Accomplishments At Old Dominion University
Allen has served Old Dominion University as University Professor of Education, University Professor of Arts and Letters and Eminent Scholar of Educational Reform from 1978 to 2008. During his tenure in ODU, Allen acted as principal investigator for a $1.3 million grant to improve the technology training of teachers—The ACTTNOW (Aligning Credentialing with Teacher Training Now).
He was the founding coordinator of NewPAGE, ODU’s environmental education class, required for more than 2,000 freshmen for four years.
During 2007–2008, he has been researching strategies for student-written textbooks and other Web 2.0 initiatives.
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