Acknowledgements

• Dr. Royce Kimmons for fighting the good fight and making this amazing OER platform.
• Dr. Kui Xie for being an amazing doctoral advisor and mentor. Thank you for lifting my spirits and guiding me when I felt like I had nothing left.
• My Snark Tank Crew (Joseph Suarez, Jacqueline Hutchinson, Jonathan Rock, & Jonathan Hill) for being an amazing group of ID professionals who are now like family. Thank you as always for your support and friendship. You all always fan my flame! 
• Dr. Sheng-Lun Cheng, Ceren Korkmaz, & Margaret Bowman for being encouraging friends on my academic journey.
• My parents for always believing in me and for cheering me on every step of the way throughout my career.
• My partner Mathew for his patience and love during my career journey.
• All instructional designers (current & future) for being a part of the best profession in the world. We are a part of people's success. With this comes great responsibility, don't ever forget that. 

**PS- This book is still under some copywriting so it's pretty thin right now, I anticipate October 2021 for it to be "finished"**