Author: Dr Donna T Petherbridge

Feb 5, 2010

Flu-Proofing Your Course: Planning Your Course to Anticipate Student Absences

Because there is a possibility that either you or many of your students may be absent from your course during the semester due to flu-related illness, it is important to develop contingency plans so that the course can continue and the students can complete essential components of the course. These contingencies can be reflected in your syllabus in areas of assignments, alternative in-class participation requirements, attendance and make up requirements, course calendar, and communication arrangements. 

Jan 26, 2010

Office of Faculty Development announces spring workshop schedule!(Archive)

Please note that our colleagues in the Office of Faculty Development have announced their spring workshop schedule. See http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-development/seminars-workshops/index.html for details. 

Nov 30, 2009

Tips for Teaching Online

From the desks of: Dr. Donna Petherbridge, Amanda Robertson, & Dr. Traci Temple There are many things to think about when planning and teaching an online course. A lot of what you already know about teaching in a conventional classroom can be transferred to an online environment. We want to share with you four tips… 

Nov 6, 2009

Nominate a Colleague for Innovative Teaching with Technology!

Nominations for the 2009–2010 Gertrude Cox Award will be accepted November 1, 2009 – December 4, 2009 The Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology was created to honor the creative pedagogy of NC State's faculty and technical staff and their work in integrating new technologies into effective teaching strategies. 

Sep 23, 2009

Upcoming Faculty Seminar Series: Teaching Larger Classes(Archive)

Many classes at NC State are larger this year because of budget cuts and increased enrollment. This seminar series is designed to assist faculty in developing and sharing strategies for effectively teaching larger classes. The Office of Faculty Development, in collaboration with DELTA, announce their fall seminar series: Teaching Larger Classes: Issues and Effective Strategies for… 

Sep 21, 2009

“Flu-Proofing” a Course: Where do you start?

As stories related to H1N1 continue to appear in places as varied as our own Technician and in Inside Higher Education, the possibility of social distancing(at worst) or students (or you) missing more class than usual due to the flu (at best), may come to mind.  The flu may take a week, or more, to… 

Sep 16, 2009

OIT Fall 2009 Workshops(Archive)

Our partners in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) offer free technology training classes for NC State faculty and staff. This fall, OIT is offering various Adobe workshops focused on Acrobat Pro, InDesign and PhotoShop, as well as workshops related to WolfWise (GroupWise) and Office 2007. See http://webapps.ncsu.edu/classmate/ for registration information. 

Aug 3, 2009

Moodle Article in The Technician

See Moodle moves in at: http://www.technicianonline.com/features/moodle-moves-in-1.1788039 To keep informed regarding the LMS transition on campus, see http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/LMS_Strategy 

Jul 27, 2009

Check out DELTA Teaching & Learning with Technology workshops!

For a list of DELTA’s workshops, see http://www.delta.ncsu.edu/workshops/. Summer workshops and seminars run through August 2009, with our fall schedule beginning in September. New courses for the fall include a number of workshops and seminars related to using the Moodle Learning Management System, as well as an informative new seminar series on Instructional Design in… 

Feb 25, 2009

Update: LMS Committees

One of DELTA’s goals is to provide an enterprise-level LMS service that meets the needs of university constituents for teaching and learning within a cost-effective and maintainable structure.   In moving forward with the improvement and implementation of enterprise-level LMS services, DELTA is seeking involved participation from our stakeholders, as together we craft and implement the…