Author: Helen Velk

Mar 26, 2025

Hybrid Learning Grants Utilize AI to Enhance Course Design and Student Learning

Led by instructional designers Yan Shen and Christine Cranford, the grant projects evolved from using ChatGPT prompt templates to developing custom GPTs that address specific learning challenges. Current projects include AI assistants for reflective journaling, accounting problem-solving, biochemistry concept clarification and engineering application. 

Mar 26, 2025

Meet Faculty Fellow Jill Jones

As a Faculty Fellow, Jones aims to foster effective learning communities and incorporate mental wellness concepts. She brings valuable experience to her role as a DELTA Faculty Fellow — a background as an elementary teacher, literacy specialist and literacy coach. Jones teaches reading methods courses while helping colleagues integrate instructional technology effectively. 

Mar 26, 2025

April IDIG Online Session

Join our hands-on workshop to create AI assistants for your teaching needs. Discover how chatbots can boost engagement, offer personalized support, and simplify course management. Learn proven strategies to maximize student adoption and educational impact. 

Mar 26, 2025

Faculty Members Highly Recommend DELTA’s Course Improvement Grants

These grants continue to transform teaching at NC State through collaborative design and Quality Matters standards. Faculty members like Teaching Professor Shweta Trivedi and retired Assistant Teaching Professor Peter Hessling report significant improvements in student engagement and performance after participating. The program has certified 75 courses across all NC State colleges, reaching over 14,000 students annually. 

Feb 24, 2025

March IDIG Online Session

Join us for an energetic, collaborative workshop where you’ll discover and practice proven techniques for increasing student participation online. You’ll explore active learning tools firsthand and develop practical strategies you can immediately implement in your virtual classroom. 

Feb 24, 2025

DELTA Grants LAR 221 Project: An Invitation to Walk in the Park

Through collaboration with DELTA, two NC State instructors transformed their approach to teaching biophilic urban design. Their innovative project features a detailed virtual replica of the Kids Together Playground, allowing users to explore the park environment from both adult and toddler viewpoints. 

Jan 29, 2025

Register for NC State’s Conference on Faculty Excellence

Interested in collaborating with colleagues from all six members of the Cooperating Raleigh Colleges on innovative approaches to teaching and learning? Join us for a day-long event to learn more about mentoring, career mapping, critical thinking and more! 

Jan 27, 2025

DELTA Grant Enhances Connectivity and Engagement in Agricultural Course

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs Wendy Warner teaches a course composed of students who are secondary school teachers. With full-time jobs and personal demands, she wanted to streamline her course content with the goal of increasing interactions and professional connections — to foster collaboration in the classroom and also beyond the classroom walls.… 

Oct 23, 2024

November IDIG Session: Accessibility in the Classroom

Instructional Designer Elizabeth Shamblin will share her expertise in designing courses with accessibility in mind as the host of this month’s collaborative meeting. Join us to learn how you can foster student success by using the accessibility resources provided by NC State. 

Sep 20, 2024

October IDIG Session: AI at Work

This session hosted by the Instructional Design Interest Group (IDIG) will be a crash course into the world of artificial intelligence — exploring its transformative potential in the workplace. You will learn about ways AI can enhance productivity, ethical issues and more!