2023

Sep 19, 2023

DELTA Knowledge Base Highlights

Did you know there are many self-help resources at your fingertips? From the DELTA Knowledge Base website, you simply use the search bar to find the help you need when you need it! 

Sep 5, 2023

Helping TAs Survive and Thrive in Teaching!

Calling all TAs! Your teaching journey is about to receive a powerful boost! The TA Toolkit is a collaborative creation brought to you by The Graduate School, the Libraries and DELTA. If you are a graduate student or you know one, let them know about our new TA Toolkit.  We had a great Open House… 

Aug 29, 2023

Better Fish to Fry

We all know that seafood is a protein option packed with nutrients — but preparing it at home can be intimidating. The folks at the North Carolina Sea Grant, an official NC State partner, work to promote healthy eating using local seafood caught off the coast of North Carolina. When they had the idea of a… 

Aug 22, 2023

ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing! AI — Oh My!

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT can simplify and enhance academic work by automating content creation, providing personalized feedback, assisting in writing course objectives, summarizing course content and more.  Using generative AI tools in education by students and instructors is also a controversial topic leading to lots of conversation and concern about ethics, what… 

Aug 21, 2023

Color Contrast Tools

Color contrast is an important aspect of accessible design, particularly for text and other important data. Color contrast means the difference in brightness between two colors, in this case the text and the background. Contrast is described using a ratio, ranging from 1:1 (white on white) to 21:1 (black on white). For accessibility purposes, 4.5:1… 

Aug 16, 2023

New DELTA Faculty Fellows

DELTA welcomes three new and four continuing Faculty Fellows to promote excellence in teaching with technology. DELTA looks forward to collaborating with the grant recipients to help them share their knowledge of learning technologies with the NC State community. 

Aug 16, 2023

Express Grants Tackle 3D Scanning Technology

Two DELTA Express Grants for courses in the NC State Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology sought to expand content capture services and leverage the use of 3D objects in the classroom. Hear about the outcomes of these grants from our DELTA specialists! 

Aug 14, 2023

DELTA and NCSCaLE Partnerships Thrive

In 2023, DELTA continues partnerships with NCSCaLE to take advantage of their combined expertise to support online and distance education programs at NC State. Learn more about how the DELTA and NCSCaLE departments work together! 

Aug 14, 2023

Become a Career Champion

As an NC State Career Champion, you’ll play a vital role in shaping students’ career journeys. The Career Champion mission is to unlock our students’ potential, shape their future careers and transform their lives. Champions inspire, guide and empower our students on their path to success. Here’s why you should consider becoming a Career Champion: 1.… 

Aug 11, 2023

A Horse in Your House?

Immersive learning at its finest! DELTA Exploratory Grants project deliverables include an augmented reality app that projects a life-size quarter horse into your environment and an updated version of the “chat bot” branching dialog tool.