Author: Jennifer Tagsold

Aug 26, 2021

DELTA Grants Recipients for 2021-2022 Announced

DELTA is excited to announce 28 new and continuing DELTA Grant recipients for the 2021-2022 academic year. We look forward to collaborating with our faculty and campus partners to apply research-based best practices to promote technology-rich learning environments at NC State. 

Aug 26, 2021

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Michelle Bartlett

From a student of online learning to director of the first fully online Master of Education in Training and Development program, Michelle Bartlett discovers the power of reflection and collaboration during her experience as a DELTA Faculty Fellow. 

Aug 26, 2021

DELTA Grants Training and Development Team Receive Multiple Awards

For Associate Teaching Professor Michelle Bartlett and Lead Instructional Designer Jessica White, a DELTA Grant partnership leads to two awards at the Distance Learning Administration 2021 Conference. 

Aug 23, 2021

Bartlett Wins Distance Education Leadership Award

Bartlett wins the SmarterServices Distance Education Leadership Award at the Distance Learning Administration 2021 Conference. 

Aug 4, 2021

DELTA Staff Win Big: 2021 Pride of the Wolfpack and Cheers for Peers Awards

This year’s Pride of the Wolfpack and Cheers for Peers celebration took place through a virtual ceremony via Zoom on July 16, 2021.The Pride of the Wolfpack Award recognizes individual SHRA, EHRA and county extension employees for a special or unique contribution to their college, business unit, or NC State University. In addition to the Pride… 

Jul 17, 2021

Essential Workers: DELTA’s Testing Services Responds to the Pandemic

Over the past year, we have heard a lot about essential workers. They are the ones who continue critical infrastructure operations…basically, they keep a society going, even during disasters. When pandemic closings began happening in March 2020, Director of DELTA Testing Services Sharon Broere and Assistant Director of DELTA Testing Services Kara Marschalk shifted their… 

Jul 13, 2021

Keeping Things Running: DELTA’s Tech Support Team Makes the Rest Possible

When pandemic closings began happening last year, Technology Support Analysts Robert Holloman and Scott Leonard rolled with the punches. Not only did they handle product orders so staff could work remotely, but they also provided technology support when issues arose. Even a pre-pandemic work day was highly variable for the team. Tasks included technology support… 

Jun 22, 2021

Panopto or PlayPosit? Deciding Which is Best for Interactive Video Quizzes

Numerous NC State instructors have increased class engagement through interactive video quizzing. One DELTA collaboration even led to pairing virtual reality with PlayPosit. Faculty may be familiar with PlayPosit and wonder how this connects to Panopto…or if the two tools even have to connect. The breakdown of features below will help you decide which is best… 

Jun 12, 2021

DELTA Grant Nutrition Faculty Receive Gertrude Cox Award

Former DELTA Grant Recipients Suzie Goodell and Natalie Cooke were awarded the Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology. This award was created to honor the creative pedagogy of NC State’s faculty and their work in integrating new technologies into effective teaching strategies. 

May 27, 2021

DELTA Summer Workshops Bridge the Gap for NC State Instructors

DELTA is offering weekly workshops throughout the summer! We’ll cover the tools, techniques and strategies you need to effectively bridge the gap between online emergency instruction and quality online instruction.