Author: Nicole Reeve-Parker

Jun 11, 2024

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with James Perry

If you’ve had a good experience at a DELTA event in the last couple years, you probably have James Perry to thank.  As the primary event planner for many all-DELTA events and activities, Perry makes sure the drinks are cold, vegetarians have options and everyone is having a good time celebrating one another’s accomplishments or… 

Jun 7, 2024

DELTA LearnTech Team Recognized for Operational Excellence

Congratulations to the DELTA Learning Technology (LearnTech) Support team, which was recognized earlier this year for outstanding contributions to campus operations with the NC State IT Community Team Award for Operational Excellence. The award recognizes an IT service team that demonstrates an exceptional commitment to client support, accountability and collaboration across campus units.  The award recognized… 

Jun 5, 2024

Caitlin McKeown Recognized With Provost’s Award For Accessibility Efforts

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost honored Lead Instructional Designer for Digital Learning Caitlin McKeown with a 2024 Provost’s Unit Award for Excellence at a ceremony held in March at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. McKeown was one of five staff members from across the university recognized with the award.  McKeown… 

May 28, 2024

DELTA Grants Yearbook Highlights Innovative Collaborations

The new DELTA Grants Yearbook highlights the innovative and impactful student engagement opportunities created through the collaborative efforts of faculty grant awardees and DELTA staff. Using compelling visual storytelling and engaging narrative, the project aims to inspire prospective grantees interested in improving their own courses. 

May 21, 2024

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Grace Hatterschide

When it comes to educational technology, Grace Hatterschide is a self-described geek.  Hatterschide embraces her inner geek, or — more professionally — her deep interest in the theory and application of various technologies to create transformative learning experiences and outcomes for students and instructors in higher education. “I call it LearnTech geekiness,” she said.  Less… 

Apr 30, 2024

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Alexis Tarley

When she was 12, DELTA Testing Associate Alexis Tarley decided on her dream job in her dream city: an archivist with the National Archives in Washington, D.C.  Not the most obvious answer for a tween girl. It’s been another dozen years since then, and Tarley is still pursuing her dream — via North Carolina. A… 

Apr 25, 2024

Introducing Moodle 4.3

Learn about the new features and how they can help you plan and organize your course content to foster student engagement and success! This version of Moodle contains many improvements featuring everything from enhanced grading experiences to bulk editing. 

Apr 25, 2024

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Wendy Krause

Using innovative educational technology tools and support from DELTA, Associate Professor and Faculty Fellow Wendy Krause discovered new ways to engage and assess her students while fostering a greater sense of belonging for students in her classes. 

Apr 9, 2024

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with John Gordon

You could say that John Gordon lost his marbles when he came to work at DELTA.  That is, he lost his employee badge at Marbles Kids Museum, where he produced interactive digital exhibits and multimedia IMAX presentations (and at its predecessor Exploris, hailed as the world’s first global interactive museum and hands-on learning center for… 

Mar 27, 2024

Immersive VR Tours Promote Inclusive Recreation

Using student-created virtual reality (VR) tours to explore recreation activities throughout North Carolina, this grant helped promote VR experiences as a fun and engaging form of recreation.