teaching with technology

May 19, 2022

Early Adopters of Moodle 4 Share Experiences

DELTA Faculty Fellows share their experience with Moodle 4 including tips for colleagues transitioning their course content. They also highlight their initial impressions and favorite features of this upgrade. 

May 18, 2022

Keeping Students Engaged in Asynchronous Lectures

What makes the learning active or passive is not the modality (Zoom vs. pre-recorded videos vs. text-based lessons), but the structure of the lesson the instructor creates. Faculty Fellow Claire Gordy share tips for keeping students engaged. 

May 17, 2022

Unconference Success: DELTA-Con 2022

DELTA-Con was first started at NC State in August of 2017 and it is still an unconference. What is an unconference? An unconference takes the best part of a conference, the discussions between sessions, and makes them the highlight! Learn about DELTA-Con 2022. 

Apr 26, 2022

Redesigning FOR 339: Name That Plant!

Learning to identify 170 different plant species is no easy task, and students in FOR 339: Dendrology have to do just that. A team of DELTA staff and an NC State instructor redesigned the course and created a new tool to help students along the way. 

Apr 25, 2022

Building a Path to Moodle 4: Preparing Your Course for the Move

Moodle has a new look for Fall 2022! The new, sleeker design of Moodle 4 builds more breathing space into your course layout, maintains previous functionality, and includes a few new and improved features. Learn more about Moodle 4 from DELTA's training team. 

Apr 20, 2022

Spring Clean Your Course

Just as you organize closets and arrange bookshelves, these five tips can help you declutter and refresh your online course. 

Apr 20, 2022

Dayflowers, Hibiscuses and Lilies, Oh My!

With the help of a DELTA team spearheaded by Senior Instructional Designer Cathi Dunnagan, Professor Larry Blanton bridged the gap between digital learning and in-person botanical labs. In PB 250: Plant Biology, students engage with plants via interactive 3D web models. 

Apr 19, 2022

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Bevin Maultsby

DELTA Faculty Fellow Bevin Maultsby specializes in online and distance education. With the help of DELTA Grants and instructional technologies, she’s creating a more immersive online learning environment at NC State. 

Apr 1, 2022

DELTA Faculty Fellows Inspire Colleagues Across Campus

DELTA Faculty Fellows share experiences impacting and uniting colleagues campuswide. From publishing articles with practical best practices to presenting at conferences, they are dedicated to and embody teaching excellence. 

Mar 31, 2022

NC State Completes Transition From Mediasite to Panopto

There will be no loss of content when the Mediasite server is turned off on May 16, 2022. However, existing Mediasite links will no longer be accessible after this date, so instructors must update these links as soon as possible.