2016

Feb 29, 2016

February IDIG Meeting Recap

IDIG, NC State’s Instructional Design Interest Group, held its monthly meeting in Poe Hall February 23 at 3:30 p.m. IDIG serves as a way for local higher education faculty and staff interested in different aspects of instructional design to meet and collaborate. Individuals’ interests may include best practices and useful tools for learning and assessment among… 

Feb 29, 2016

DELTA Colleagues Receive Mentions in NMC

Five DELTA colleagues were mentioned in the NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Higher Education Edition. NMC, historically known as New Media Consortium, is an “international community of experts in educational technology.” NMC shares information on technology trends and advancements in education happening around the globe. In its most recent publication, David Tredwell and Yan Shen were recognized… 

Feb 29, 2016

eFIRE: A Hot Topic at NC State and Beyond

Laurie Gharis and Jennifer Evans have a burning desire to teach others about prescribed fires. With assistance from DELTA, various partners throughout the state and the NC State community, this passion has resulted in the creation of eFIRE, electronic Field-based Interactive Rx-fire Experience. An interactive microsite, eFIRE teaches viewers about the phases and formalities required for… 

Jan 28, 2016

Mediasite Administrator Update, February 2016

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: Duplicate Recorders in the Management Portal Making My Mediasite Presentations Viewable 3Play Close Captioning Integration Recorder… 

Jan 25, 2016

Dr. Tom Miller receives William L. Turner Award

Dr. Tom Miller received the William L. Turner Award for Outstanding Contributions to Extension and Continuing Education at the 2015 NC State Extension and Engagement Awards ceremony in April. This award is given in honor of William L. Turner, former professor of economics at NC State and vice chancellor for extension and public service. According to NC State’s website, it… 

Jan 12, 2016

WolfWare Outreach Project

If you are interested or know someone who is interested, in exploring opportunities to move into non-credit, fee-based online course offerings through the WolfWare Outreach Project, contact Kay Zimmerman at DELTA. Read about NC State’s non-credit Moodle Server from DELTA’s 2014-15 Annual Report 

Jan 5, 2016

WolfWare News: January 2016

Here is the latest WolfWare News to help you make the most effective use of WolfWare. New and Noteworthy Faculty Workshops: DELTA is offering several new workshops on WolfWare technologies, including Moodle, Mediasite and Collaborate, in addition to other teaching with technology topics. To see the full schedule and register for sessions, please visit https://delta.ncsu.edu/workshops/.…