2015

Mar 24, 2015

Introduction to Natural Weighting in the Moodle 2.8 Gradebook

One of the most notable changes to the Moodle 2.8 gradebook (which will be used in NC State classes beginning in Summer 2015) is a new grade aggregation method called natural weighting. In this article, I will provide a brief overview of natural weighting and share a few examples of how this new feature can be… 

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 17, 2015

Course flipping: An overview and resources

by Ashley Grantham and Daniel Davis Course flipping is becoming increasingly prevalent in K-12 and higher education learning environments. At its most basic, flipping a course means that the relationship between lecture and homework is reversed. In other words, course flipping is a way of using technology tools outside of the classroom to support a… 

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 13, 2015

2013-2014 DELTA Annual Report published

Want to learn more about what’s happening at DELTA? The 2013-2014 DELTA Annual Report is now available online! Inside the Report The theme of this year’s report is collaboration. DELTA’s broad impact on a growing number of NC State faculty members, staff and students each year is shown through stories about what we can do when partnering… 

Mar 13, 2015

Reporting from EQUELLA Navigate North America Conference

Although the EQUELLA conference is in its sixth year, this was a first in bringing the conference to North America. The conference itself is a showcase of product strategy, roadmapping the latest or upcoming release of EQUELLA, and showcasing how other institutions are implementing or using EQUELLA. It’s also an opportunity to connect, network and… 

Mar 9, 2015

Report from Coursera’s Gamification class

I recently completed a MOOC on the topic of Gamification, delivered through Coursera and taught by Kevin Werbach, a professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. The course ran for six weeks and had around 40,000 registered students. The primary course content consisted of video lectures organized into… 

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… 

Feb 26, 2015

Enabling Peer Review in Moodle: A Look at the Workshop Activity

In my experience providing Moodle support and training at NC State, I’ve seen a lot of instructors making use of popular Moodle activities like Assignment, Forum, and Quiz. However, Moodle includes a variety of other tools as well that aren’t as widely used, and in this article I will examine one of them. The Workshop activity… 

Feb 12, 2015

Take-Aways from the 2014 SACSCOC Annual Meeting

The 2014 SACSCOC Annual Meeting was held in Nashville, Tennessee, from December 6-9, 2014. Up to 4,500 attendees were from across the Southern Region and 1,100 of us were first-time attendees. Like other new attendees at the conference, I was learning about the national picture of higher education and issues specific to accreditation: reauthorization of…