Community Gratitude Shout-Outs: We’re Dropping Names 😍

An item from the folks at the National Repository of Online Courses.

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Michael, As the season of gratitude begins, we wanted to make our way to the front of the thank-you line to be sure that you know that we show up because you show up. The NROC community of student success-obsessed change-makers and action-takers daily inspires us to keep doing effective, principled work. While we can’t recognize everyone in this email, NROC staffers contributed shout-outs to specific folks who’ve recently energized them. We wish you a satisfying holiday season, and we look forward to another year—our 20th year, in fact!—of meeting students where they are and preparing them for what’s next. — WE LET THE SHOUTS OUT — Shout-out to Henry Jackson for continuing to inspire us and connecting the dots in New Jersey. Shout-out to Kristin Oakes, Gwenn Eldridge, and Roz Knight for being such excellent webinar participants. Shout-out to UNCF leadership for being generous with their time as we consider how our work intersects. Shout-out to Ryan Schrenk, Jason Leonard, and Jason Neiffer for their continued engagement and brainstorming around all things EdReady in Montana. Shout-out to Peg Russell at Gateway for doing a great Kentucky regional webinar and in-person presentation at KOSS. Shout-out to Courtney Peppers and Jan Case at Jacksonville State University in Alabama for their long-time partnership and support of EdReady. Shout-out to Timi Creekmore and Maria Argueta for their vast contributions to Texas College Bridge’s success. Shout-out Brigette Myers with the North Carolina Community College system for her commitment to the CCRG and CoDE work in the state. Shout-out to Creshunda Moore at Dallas ISD for doing an amazing job supporting so many students and staff using EdReady. Shout-out to Blake Bogus for helping to coordinate the launch of EdReady at four campuses serving thousands of students. Shout-out to Jay Driver for his continued work and efforts to support both students and other instructors at South Plains College. Shout-out to Subject Matter Expert Tom for going the extra math mile and supporting our project for over 10 years. Shout-out to Subject Matter Expert Becky who has written hundreds of math questions for EdReady. Shout-out to Subject Matter Expert Gwenn who has patiently responded to many questions. Shout-out to Dr. Sandra Briggs for being an enthusiastic partner, a dedicated teacher, and showing us all the ways that EdReady can be impactful in high school classrooms. Shout-out to Cherise Millsaps at Wake Tech Community College, Lucretia White at The College of the Albemarle, and Crissy Stewart and Glynis Mullins from Pitt Community College for maximizing EdReady in its initial implementation and for having the vision to expand EdReady’s use to support their students beyond the original college design. Shout-out to Joshua Kaakua for being so dedicated to the work, working with multiple teams and campuses implementing EdReady, and for championing EdReady across the Hawaiian Islands. Shout-out to Bobbie Reeders for her boundless enthusiasm! She regularly makes Texas College Bridge Office Hours FUN with her contagious excitement and energy. Shout-out to Karen Dean for her tireless work to ensure her students get credit for all their hard work in EdReady and for enduring many Excel-focused meetings to make it all happen. Shout-out to Vanessa Wimberley for helping her staff monitor their student progress and improve local implementations, ensuring that nobody falls through the cracks and all students can meet their goals. Shout-out to Laura Garmire for your efforts to expand and support more schools in Indiana. Shout-out to Sherry Lehane for your dedication as a partner, and your efforts to train teachers and support adult learners across the state of Rhode Island. Shout-out to Fatima Sherif for your passion for recruiting and training new teachers in New York City and leveraging EdReady in new ways. Shout-out to Karen Ladley for taking the lead on making changes to your placement process and trusting in NROC and EdReady to support your students. Shout-out to Scott Barnett for your new partnership and for being such a gracious communicator. Shout-out to Michael Nishioka at Trident University for providing awesome support to their teachers and students and always being willing to provide LTI troubleshooting support for the NROC Tech Team. Shout-out to Kristin Rivedal at Colorado Community Colleges Online for graciously taking the time to provide a walkthrough of NROC course LTI setup in Desire2Learn to help us improve our support of that platform. Shout-out to Ronetta Urton, Texas College Bridge from Amarillo ISD, for her kindness and patience as she supports her students through all manner of challenges. And a big thanks to everyone who joined us in person, on webinars, or in spirit this past year. We’re delighted to call you our colleagues, and we’re actively working on more ways to connect with you in the year ahead. — Ahrash, President, and Jessica, Chief Operations Officer, on behalf of the NROC team

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