Paving the Way to Better Gateway Course Placement

Effectively preparing and training tomorrow's workforce begins with appropriate gateway course placement. York Technical College implemented a more flexible and accessible placement method with EdReady, the adaptive learning platform built by The NROC Project, as students may complete placement wherever they have internet access. Join us as we provide an overview of EdReady, an implementation roadmap, and share course-success data for students placed with this new method.

Join NROC President Dr. Ahrash Bissell and Wes Spinks, James Thomas, Moriah Allen, and JR Richardson from York Tech as they discuss this exciting EdReady implementation and how it can assist institutions of higher education with ensuring that students have effective options for gateway course placement.

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Dr. Ahrash N. Bissell

FACILITATOR, President, The NROC Project / EdReady

Wesley Spinks

Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, York Technical College

Wes Spinks has an MA in Mathematics Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at York Technical College since January 2019. Prior to that he served 5 years as Mathematics Department Chair and 3 years as Mathematics Instructor. Wes serves as the NROC Project Manager for York Technical College. He has previously presented sessions at SACSCOC, NISOD, and League for Innovations’ STEMtech conference.

Moriah Allen

Dept. Chair for English and Foreign Languages, York Technical College

Moriah Allen earned her MFA from George Mason University and has taught English since 2014. She is the Department Chair for English and Foreign Languages at York Technical College and was the Composition Program Coordinator from 2019-2021. Moriah Allen has presented at the Association of College Unions International Region 4 Conference and the Leadership Mason Conference.

James Thomas

Associate Vice President of Business, Computers, Arts and Sciences, York Technical College

Mr. James Thomas has a BS in Computer Science from Western Carolina University and a MS in Information Technology with a Specialization in Cybersecurity from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as Associate Vice President of Business, Computers, Arts and Sciences since October 2021. Prior to that he served for 5 years as the Associate Dean for Business and Computers and 4 years as the Department Chair of Information Technology. Mr. Thomas serves as Technical Liaison with campus systems for the NROC project at York Technical College. He has previously presented at the Ellucian annual conference.

JR Richardson

Dept. Chair for Mathematics, York Technical College

Steven (JR) Richardson has an MS in Mathematics from West Virginia University. He has served as the Department Chair for Mathematics at York Technical College since July 2019, and has been with YTC Math Department since January 2013. He is a graduate of the SCTCS Leadership Academy, and has served as chair of York Tech's Quality Learning Council. He has previously presented sessions at NISOD and League for Innovations’ STEMtech conference.