teaching with technology

Jul 27, 2015

My Mediasite Student Pilot Launching Fall 2015!(Archive)

After wide adoption of My Mediasite from faculty and staff and continued requests for student use of the desktop recording software, we are rolling out a pilot for student use beginning in the Fall semester of 2015. My Mediasite includes two features in our suite of media production and online instruction applications: desktop recording and… 

Jun 12, 2015

DELTA’s Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies offers three tracks

Interested in developing your teaching with technology skills? Join DELTA for this year’s Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies! This year’s program offers three tracks, or themes: advanced Moodle topics, teaching with video, and innovative instruction. At Summer Shorts, you’ll find opportunities to learn more about NC State’s learning technologies and explore best practices for teaching with… 

May 29, 2015

Trot to Trophy: Developing an Educational Game to Teach Horse Care

While learning shouldn’t be all horseplay, who says we shouldn’t play games to learn about horses? With educational games in higher education on the rise, DELTA’s Instructional Innovation Services teamed up with Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips, associate professor of equine nutrition and physiology, to create a horse game. The opportunity was the perfect union of DELTA’s… 

May 5, 2015

DELTA collaborates on Award-Winning Food Safety Educational Materials

Assistant Professor of Food Science Clint Stevenson was awarded a 2015 Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology April 14 for the “Howling Cow Case Study.” The award was created to honor the creative pedagogy of NC State’s faculty and technical staff and their work in integrating new technologies into effective… 

Apr 22, 2015

Learning is Fun: Effective Technology-based Assignments that Students Actually Enjoy

As professors plan their courses and assignments, they might begin by wondering about effective technology-based assignments that students enjoy. There are many engaging assignments happening in classes all around campus. This article will explain the general idea behind the assignments, while allowing faculty room to envision how these could fit into their own class. Have… 

Apr 16, 2015

Gordon and Webster receive DELTA’s 2015 Awards for Excellence Nomination

  Two DELTA staff members were honored recently as 2015 Awards of Excellence nominees, which honors outstanding individual achievements and contributions to the NC State mission. John Gordon and Jeff Webster were honored during an awards ceremony, along with 12 other nominees from the units reporting to the Office of the Provost. Dr. Warwick A. Arden… 

Mar 18, 2015

An Overview of ELI 2015

By Ashley Grantham with co-authors Emily Ligon and Yan Shen. Dan Dunnagan, Cathi Dunnagan, Amanda Robertson, Chrissie Van Hoever, and Steve Bader also contributed. In February, I had the opportunity to attend the ELI Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California along with fellow DELTA team members Emily Ligon, Steve Bader, Amanda Robertson, Yan Shen, Chrissie Van… 

Mar 13, 2015

WolfWare News March 2015, Moodle Upgrade!

As part of DELTA’s ongoing efforts to keep you informed, here’s the latest WolfWare News to help you make the most effective use of Moodle and other WolfWare tools in your courses. Moodle Upgrade Our annual upgrade is ready and Moodle 2.8 is available for you to begin preparing summer and fall courses. [The Moodle… 

Mar 6, 2015

Mediasite Administrator Update, March 2015(Archive)

As part of an ongoing effort to keep Mediasite administrators on campus informed, we created this DELTAwire article specifically for you! For help with any Mediasite questions, please contact us at mediasite-help@ncsu.edu. This article includes information on the following topics: NC State User Group Meeting Mediasite Monthly Server Maintenance Deleting Recycle Bins Create Recurring Reports for Instructors… 

Jul 14, 2014

Blackboard Collaborate to be Upgraded August 1

On August 1, DELTA will release an upgraded version of Blackboard Collaborate through WolfWare (collaborate.wolfware.ncsu.edu).