College students face numerous obstacles before they step into the classroom and then again when their academic careers begin.
She recently received the Pearson Master Teacher of the Year Award and currently lives in Illinois..
At first, she followed a classic "Sage on the stage" lecture style that soon turned into a more personalized approach to education, to promote student engagement and success.
This decision set her on a path to find her true passion and focus in life.
Allen began her teaching career after answering a newspaper ad for a position at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois.
About the Author Carmen R.
She experienced great success with her work and is optimistic that others will implement her strategies in order to better support their own students and positively impact them.
Her passion for student success pushed her to learn more about how to meet student needs, including early intervention tactics and personalized communication approaches, in order to create higher levels of student success.
Allen realized that a large number of her students were failing, dropping the course, or simply disappearing.
After 22 years of teaching College students, Carmen R.
Born out of experimental education tactics, For Students\' Sake Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis explores the strategies and results of personalized learning.
Now more than ever, College students make critical decisions about their classes based upon interactions with faculty and their own learning expectations, which are evolving as quickly as the technologies they use.
Additionally, these institutions face pressures to compete internationally, as they struggle to meet the demands of an ever-advancing technological age.
Universities are challenged by declining enrollments, reduced financial resources, and an increased demand for accountability.
As such, the decline of student Retention and success threatens the health of universities across the nation.
College students face numerous obstacles before they step into the classroom and then again when their academic careers begin
