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Increasing Efficiency, Collaboration Through Agile

Annual Report 2016-2017

Screenshot of DELTA Annual Report front page

Jan 5, 2018

2016–2017 DELTA Annual Report Now Available Online

This year’s Annual Report provides examples of how the units in DELTA work together to improve the user experience for both students and faculty.
Photo of Arthur Earnest, Betty Black and Hal Heatwole at Merchants Millpond for BIO 181.

Oct 27, 2017

Exploring Immersive Experiences in Biodiversity

After wrapping up three video shoots at different locations across North Carolina, DELTA’s project team shared their experiences as well as the future vision of immersive experience and story-based learning in 360° environments.
Screenshot of the Canine GI tract overview from the web tool created for ANS 590

Sep 20, 2017

A Work in Progress: Animal Nutrition for Companion Pets

DELTA worked with Teaching Assistant Professor Kimberly Ange-van Heugten on a Distance Education Course Grant to create a new course focused on animal nutrition for canines and felines. Students will use the various deliverables from DELTA to create a simulation of a specialized cat or dog food for their final project.

Screen capture of the Virtual Orientation home page

Aug 15, 2017

Online and Distance Education Virtual Orientation Refresh

Equipped with interactive lessons, quizzes and a range of NC State resources, the revised Virtual Orientation gives students an impressive toolkit for success in their online courses. The updated orientation was completed in May 2017 to create a more interactive experience.

Aug 9, 2017

DELTA Updates Its Learning Analytics Annotated Bibliography

DELTA’s Coordinator for Learning Analytics and Assessment Chris Willis, updated the annotated bibliography as a resource for faculty.

Aug 2, 2017

Top Hat: The New Tool to Improve Student Engagement

Are you looking to better engage students and use their existing devices in your favor? Leveraging a mobile device as a learning tool is what Top Hat is all about. NC State acquired an enterprise-level license for Top Hat in May 2017, meaning faculty can use it at no cost to their students.

Photo of student working on her computer

Jul 19, 2017

SARA Streamlines Education for Out-of-State Students

The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) allows NC State to offer its online and distance education courses to out-of-state students. NC State was approved in October 2016 to participate in SARA-North Carolina as one of the first few institutions in the state to join.
Screenshot of WolfWare home page

Jul 12, 2017

A Work in Progress: Adding WolfWare Tools

The Applications Development team has been working to create new tools in WolfWare. The WolfWare Email tool and WolfWare WordPress will be available as a technology preview in Fall 2017. The new tools are being introduced to replace pieces of WolfWare Classic functionality.

Jun 30, 2017

Teaching Cultural Competencies Through Virtual Reality

NC State’s Global Training Initiative and DELTA staff have incorporated virtual reality in an immersive approach to teach cultural competencies to students and professionals in an online environment.
Photo of DELTA staff members engaged in a learning activity

Jun 29, 2017

Increasing Efficiency, Collaboration Through Agile

A group of DELTA project coordinators and program managers attended the Agile2016 Conference and came back ready to share the knowledge they had gained as well as incorporate new approaches and practices to promote collaboration and efficiency among DELTA staff.