2014

May 7, 2014

May 2014 Maintenance for WolfWare

As the spring 2014 semester winds down, we have a long maintenance window coming up. From May 9-16 we will be upgrading, updating and patching our learning technologies within WolfWare. To help you plan around service outages, here is our anticipated timeline for when we will be servicing the various technologies we provide: May 9:… 

May 2, 2014

Register for DELTA’s Summer Workshops and Seminars!(Archive)

Looking to improve your instructional technology and online teaching skills? Join us for our summer workshops and seminars, where we’ll explore the various learning technologies available at NC State. Topics include: creating instructional videos with My Mediasite building your online course with Moodle flipping your course conducting engaging synchronous online sessions with Collaborate For a complete… 

May 1, 2014

What Have We Learned?: A Recap of “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State” Seminar

With staggeringly large enrollment numbers and millions of dollars invested thus far, the MOOCs (massive open online courses) movement in higher education has become impossible to ignore. The question for many institutions now is not “will we be involved?” but “how should we be involved?” That question led nearly 100 individuals from across NC State’s campus… 

Apr 21, 2014

DELTA Now Accepting Proposals for 2014 DELTA Grants!(Archive)

Have an innovative idea for course development or redesign? DELTA is now accepting proposals for this year’s DELTA Grants, a competitive awards program that provides funding and DELTA personnel support to NC State faculty and staff for the planning, design and development of distance education, blended learning, and traditional courses and projects Formerly the more narrowly-focused… 

Apr 4, 2014

Have You Seen Your Video Stats?

Are you flipping your class? Teaching online? Putting additional resources online? As we use video more and more to supplement and drive our courses, tools that allow us to see what our students are watching–and if they’re watching–can help us in making our classes more effective and improving learning outcomes. With the powerful tools built… 

Mar 31, 2014

Mediasite Administrators Update, April 2014(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: Mediasite Version 7 Upgrade Mediasite Server Maintenance My Mediasite Pilot Progress Desktop Recording and Media Management… 

Mar 24, 2014

DELTA Annual Report Now Available Online!

Want to learn more about what’s happening at DELTA? The DELTA Annual Report 2012-2013 is now available online! DELTA staff collaborated this year to create a full online report, developed as a responsive micro-site in HTML5 using the Bootstrap framework. Inside the Report DELTA’s wide range of services impacts a growing number of NC State faculty members, staff… 

Mar 18, 2014

Upcoming Seminar! “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State: Current Work and Lessons Learned”

DELTA is pleased to invite all NC State faculty and staff to its upcoming seminar, “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State: Current Work and Lessons Learned,” where we’ll explore the future of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open online courses (OOCs) at NC State University. The seminar will take place on April 17, from 2:45 – 5:00 p.m.,… 

Mar 14, 2014

Moodle News: March 2014

As part of DELTA’s ongoing efforts to keep you informed, here’s the latest Moodle News to help you make the most effective use of Moodle in your courses. Moodle Upgrade Moodle 2.6 is now available for you to begin preparing summer and fall courses. Expect to see only minor changes in the Moodle user interface,… 

Mar 3, 2014

Mediasite Administrators Update, March 2014(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: Mediasite Version 7 Upgrade Mediasite Server Maintenance My Mediasite Pilot Progress NC State’s Mediasite User Group…