teaching with technology

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. 

Jun 30, 2017

It’s Time to Register for Summer Shorts and DELTA-Con(Archive)

Summer Shorts 2017 will take place Tuesday, August 8 through Friday, August 11, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in both face-to-face and online sessions. DELTA-Con is a new addition to the lineup. Registration is open! 

Jun 29, 2017

East Coast Game Conference 2017 Recap

DELTA staff members from New Media Development, Instructional Design and others interested in game design, development and virtual reality attended the 2017 East Coast Game Conference and shared their key takeaways from various sessions. 

Jun 29, 2017

DELTA’s Academic Technology Reorganization

Beginning July 1, 2017, a new organizational transition at DELTA will better position us to serve NC State's current and future needs in distance education and learning technologies. This is the first article in a series. 

Jun 16, 2017

Interest Groups Promote Cross-University Collaboration

DELTA supports a variety of interest groups with a focus on Mediasite, instructional design and virtual reality. These groups meet to discuss the goals and challenges of utilizing new technology in the classroom. 

Jun 2, 2017

A Work in Progress: Pioneering Distributive Training in VMC 949

Explore the DELTA Blended Learning Course Grant for VMC 949 in this Work in Progress feature. A team of DELTA staff members are working to innovatively use the Moodle mobile app for competency tracking and create an onboarding training module to connect students, faculty and community-based learning sites. 

Jun 1, 2017

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Michael Kanters

We will be featuring our second cohort group of DELTA Faculty Fellows in articles during the next few months. Meet Dr. Micahel Kanters, professor and coordinator of the Masters of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management in the College of Natural Resources. 

May 5, 2017

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Carolyn Quarterman

We will be featuring our second cohort group of DELTA Faculty Fellows in articles during the next few months. Meet Dr. Carolyn Quarterman, senior lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

May 3, 2017

Provost Warwick Arden Visits DELTA

On April 19, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden visited DELTA to give staff members an opportunity to discuss relevant projects and provide an overview of DELTA’s many services. The provost toured the Centennial Campus Testing Center and the Center for Technology and Innovation. 

May 3, 2017

A Work in Progress: Virtual Field Trips for BIO 181

A team of DELTA staff and Biology faculty Miriam Ferzli, Lisa Paciulli and Betty Black are working to immerse students in field-based experiences where they find and observe organisms in their natural habitats as part of Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity (BIO 181).