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Jul 17, 2018

10 Things to Know About DELTA

DELTA fosters the integration and support of learning technologies in NC State’s academic programs, both on campus and at a distance. Whether you’re a new online instructor or have been teaching on campus for a while, check out the top 10 things you should know about DELTA. 

Summer Shorts participants in a discussion at DELTA-Con.

Jul 5, 2018

Registration Open for Summer Shorts(Archive)

Join us Aug. 13-17 for DELTA’s annual Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies featuring a brand new pre-conference WolfWare Bootcamp in addition to general conference sessions on innovative instruction, teaching online and student engagement followed by the second-annual DELTA-Con. 

Students in classroom.

May 1, 2018

WolfWare Outreach Offers a Variety of Non-Credit Opportunities

Wondering just how programs, organizations, departments and instructors from across the university are using WolfWare Outreach? We explore three types of WolfWare Outreach offerings from the Department of Horticultural Sciences, the Intensive English Program, and Industry Expansion Solutions. 

Apr 30, 2018

DELTA’s Planning and Assessment Team Positively Impacts Student Success

DELTA's Planning and Assessment team makes a broad impact across DELTA and the university. With a focus on Online and Distance Education programs, student and faculty support, DELTA Grants projects and research, the planning and assessment team works to make data-driven decisions for promoting student success. 

Bethany Smith at last year's DELTA-Con.

Apr 19, 2018

2018 Summer Shorts Proposals Open Now(Archive)

Do you have expertise in teaching with instructional technologies that you would like to share with other NC State faculty and staff? Read more to learn about changes to the 2018 Summer Shorts Program and how to submit proposals for facilitating conference sessions. 

Photo of DELTA's Senior Management Team at Rebecca Swanson's retirement celebration.

Apr 1, 2018

Swanson Reflects on 22 Years at NC State

Rebecca Swanson leaves her mark on Online and Distance Education at NC State as she has served at the university since 1996. Swanson retired April 1, 2018, and reflects back on the growth of Online and Distance Education. 

Mar 5, 2018

Q&A with AVP Tim Petty

DELTA welcomed Associate Vice Provost for Online and Distance Education Tim Petty to our team in November 2017. Entering his 28th year at NC State, Petty joins DELTA from the Department of Biological Sciences where he has served since 2013. We caught up with Petty to learn more about his new role and goals for the future. 

Photo of OCIP group l-r Tracy Appling, Paul Mulvey, Amanda Edwards and Cheryl Block.

Mar 2, 2018

OCIP Creates Culture of Quality Assurance

The Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) pilot began in January 2018 to help a group of dedicated faculty members restructure their online courses to meet the nationally recognized standards of Quality Matters. The group will have the first online courses certified for quality at NC State. 

Photo of Jakia Salam and Yan Shen with their poster presentation.

Mar 1, 2018

2018 ELI Annual Meeting Highlights

Members of the DELTA team attended this year’s EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January. ELI focuses on advancing learning through information technology innovation, and that was evident by the session themes and topics throughout the conference. 

"History of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, Sport and Golf Management"

Feb 20, 2018

DELTA Grant Helps Departmental Faculty Cross-Deliver Content

DELTA and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management faculty worked together on a DELTA Grant to create consistent deliverables to be used across online, face-to-face and blended learning environments.