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Migrating Flip Videos and Jamboards to Padlet

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Students take a break from the first day of classes at the start of the fall 2022 semester in the Talley Student Union. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jul 29, 2025

Build Community From “Hello”: Course Introductions

Student introductions are more than icebreakers; they’re an opportunity to foster connection, reduce anonymity, and humanize your course. Multimedia tools like Padlet, VoiceThread, and Moodle Forums give students creative ways to express themselves and begin forming community from day one. Padlet Best for quick, visual and creative sharing. Here are some tips and ideas using…

Jul 3, 2025

Moodle Checklist and Moodle Course Roadmap

If your students ever feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start, Moodle has two tools that can make a big impact on their organization, motivation and progress tracking: Moodle Checklist and Moodle Course Roadmap.

Apr 29, 2025

To-Do Items From the Spring Moodle Update

If you missed What’s New in Moodle in April, be sure to check it out before you update your course for summer or fall. View a few quick and important highlights that require your attention.

NC State's Talley Student Union is framed by summer flowers. Photo by Marc Hall

Mar 26, 2025

Spring Cleaning your Moodle Course

A little strategic reflection can help to streamline your course preparation for next semester. Take a moment to jot down new ideas and revisit content that may need to be refreshed. DELTA can help with a consultation to guide you through the process.
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Feb 24, 2025

Master Project Management: Tools and Tips for Student Success

Empower students to take control of their task management skills to foster academic success. While Moodle offers instructors features for tracking progress like due dates and activity completion, this tip provides information about student-centered tools.
Architectural detail of Talley Student Union metal spire.

Jan 27, 2025

Enhance Learning with Micro-Learning Tools

H5P and NC State Book Activities can be accessed via Moodle to help you organize your essential course content into bite-sized learning experiences. Presenting your students with smaller, focused chunks of content increases retention and engagement.
The Talley Student Union on a summer day. Photo by Marc Hall

Dec 19, 2024

Conversations Anywhere with the New Mobile-Friendly Yellowdig App

Yellowdig, our enterprise social media-like platform for building course communities and hosting course discussions, is now available as a mobile app! Once you and your students have joined a community through Moodle, you can access and participate in the conversations in a new, user-friendly mobile environment. If you use Yellowdig in your courses, we encourage…
Students gather in the Tally Student Union on the first day of class for the fall 2024 semester. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Nov 21, 2024

Student Introductions: VoiceThread, Padlet, or Forums

Encourage a sense of community while increasing engagement from day one in your course by using one of NC State’s enterprise instructional tools for student introductions! Our Teaching Resources site can guide you through this process.
Students enjoy a moment watching a funny video while take a break between classes at the Talley Student Union on main campus.

Oct 23, 2024

Instructional Videos on the Fly

If you are looking for an easy way to increase engagement, a short video is a powerful tool to do just that! And, instructional tools such as Panopto, Zoom or Google Slides Recording are readily available and integrated within your Moodle learning management system.
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Aug 21, 2024

Migrating Flip Videos and Jamboards to Padlet

If you have Google Jamboard content you would like to continue to use, you will need to import them into Padlet before Sept. 30 — Google Jamboard will be discontinued on Oct. 1, 2024. This tip provides links to resources and basic information that will help you with the conversion.