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DELTA Announces Spring 2025 Express Grant Recipients

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DELTA is delighted to announce the 12 recipients of our Spring 2025 Express Grants in Course MappingCourse Accessibility and Instructional Tools!

DELTA Express Grants differ from DELTA Grants in that they are just one semester in duration and focus exclusively on course improvement projects. Faculty grant recipients will work with DELTA’s Digital Learning team throughout spring semester 2025 to enhance their courses using our many enterprise learning technologies. 

Instructional Tools Grants Recipients

The Instructional Tools Grant assists faculty who want to create effective learning activities or materials using existing NC State enterprise digital learning tools, such as Moodle, Gradescope, H5P, Panopto, Perusall, PlayPosit, Yellowdig and many others. 

Congratulations to these Spring 2025 Instructional Grants recipients:

Ning Sui, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Xiaolin Duan, Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dustin Evatt, Associate Director, Shelton Leadership Center, University College 

Annaka Sikkink, Program Coordinator for Student Engagement, Shelton Leadership Center, University College

Kimberly Allen, Professor and Interim Dean, Agricultural and Human Sciences

Patsy Sibley, Associate Teaching Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Course Mapping Grants Recipients

With Course Mapping Express Grants, DELTA experts partner with faculty to create a visual representation of how the learning objectives, materials, activities and assessments of a course align with its learning objectives. The process encourages learner-centered backward design principles, starting with the course completion learning objectives in mind, to help build more meaningful learning experiences. 

Congratulations to the Spring 2025 Course Mapping grants recipients:

Traci Lamar, Professor, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, Wilson College of Textiles

Dena-Carol Seamon, Math Lecturer, Agricultural Institute, Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cyndi Edgington, Associate Teaching Professor, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, College of Education

Brenda Watson, Associate Teaching Professor, Health and Exercise Studies, University College

April Fogleman, Associate Professor, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sara Alexander, Lecturer, Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Course Accessibility Grants Recipients

First offered in fall of 2023, these semester-long initiatives pair DELTA experts with NC State instructors to identify research-based strategies for removing or decreasing barriers to equitable course access. The grants focus on both big picture issues, like accessibility and usability of course spaces in Moodle, and specific technological challenges, such as converting documents to formats compatible with screen readers.

Congratulations to the Spring 2025 Course Accessibility grants recipient:

Carlos Goller, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences

Apply for a Fall 2025 Express Grant

Want to take the next step in building meaningful learning opportunities for your students? DELTA Express Grants are offered twice a year, with the next application cycle open from October 14 – November 1, 2025. The grants come with a $2,000 stipend and DELTA staff support including workshops, consultations, action plan templates and additional resources.