Allen (he/him/his) currently serves as Director of the Office of Online Education. In this role he works closely with institutional leadership to plan, develop, and support online programs reflective of Wake Forest’s institutional mission and values. Allen’s previous role in the office was as the Associate Director for Instructional Design. Before arriving at Wake Forest in January 2015, his professional career included nearly a decade in education, moving from work teaching high school physics and chemistry to instructional design in higher ed. Allen’s areas of interest include program development methods that support equitable outcomes for students, novel frameworks for conceiving of human-centered processes for instructional design, and perceptions of learning data in higher education.
An interdisciplinary team conducted an interview-based study to explore the perceptions of stakeholders who generate, collect, and use learning and learner data in higher education institutions.