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Turnitin Updates: AI Detection and More

Tools and Tips

Jan 9, 2026

Smart Spacing: Beyond the “Enter” Button

Do you ever feel the urge to press “Enter” repeatedly to create space in your documents? Blank space in a document helps reduce cognitive load by allowing learners to pause and process content before moving on. However, repeatedly pressing the “Enter” button to create space between lines or push text to a new page creates…
Dialogues in Digital Teaching and Learning

Dec 8, 2025

A New Way to Learn: Dialogues in Digital Teaching and Learning Podcast

Introducing Dialogues in Digital Teaching and Learning, a new monthly podcast from the DELTA Instructional Technology team. Each episode is designed to inspire innovative teaching and share fresh, practical ways to incorporate digital tools, while also keeping you connected to updates, workshops and new resources. Listen for: Episode 1 drops Jan. 1, 2026. Follow/subscribe to…
Spring blooms around the Memorial Belltower on an April afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Dec 8, 2025

Join the Accessibility Journey this Spring

A 3D memo in October announced NC State’s new university policy on digital accessibility requirements for all content and applications. If you’re interested in growing your knowledge and skills necessary to bring your course materials up to the new standards for digital accessibility, DELTA is here to help! Join us in the spring for Join…

Nov 5, 2025

Spatial Contiguity in Moodle Quizzes

Spatial contiguity is a multimedia principle that recommends placing graphics and relevant text close together to indicate their relationship and reduce cognitive load.
LLM. Chat. GEN AI. Graphic

Nov 5, 2025

10 Tips from the DELTA AI Fluency Series

Discover the top tips from our 10-part AI Fluency workshop series.
Magnifying Glass Focused on Circuit Board with AI Word, Representing Artificial Intelligence and Technology Innovation.

Nov 5, 2025

IDIG: AI in Education Roundtable

Join the Instructional Design Interest Group (IDIG) on Nov. 13 via Zoom for a roundtable discussion about AI in education.

DELTA Knowledge Base. Search the Knowledge Base.

Nov 5, 2025

November 2025: What’s New in the DELTA Knowledge Base? 

The DELTA Knowledge Base is a great resource for instant support to answer many WolfWare, Moodle or general instructional technology questions you may have — and it is constantly being updated! Just visit our DELTA Knowledge Base homepage, and search for the specific tool or topic you want to learn more about to find helpful…
Screenshot of the Google AI Vid Screen that says "Hello, Kerri. Let's start creating."

Oct 7, 2025

Quick Videos Using AI

Want to create engaging course videos without spending hours editing? Google’s AI tools make it possible to create quick videos right inside your NC State Google Workspace. NotebookLM can now generate short videos from your uploaded course content, and Google Vids helps you turn ideas or slides into polished video explainers. Both are available in…

Sep 9, 2025

Color Blindness Awareness Month: Ensuring Perceptually Supportive Experiences

September is Color Blindness Awareness Month! The National Eye Institute defines colorblindness as difficulty distinguishing between specific pairs of colors.  Join the NC State Libraries on September 24th 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the DH Hill Jr. Library Lobby to learn more about colorblindness and try out the EnChroma Colorblind Glasses, plus enter to…
Turnitin has a new look with expanded features. AI detection is now available in Turnitin Assignments, PeerMark has updates, and Draft Coach supports writing in Google Docs.

Sep 2, 2025

Turnitin Updates: AI Detection and More

This fall, Turnitin has rolled out updates to its interface and features: Teaching Use Cases → 1. Using AI Detection for Draft DiscussionsYou assign a Turnitin paper and enable AI detection. One student’s report shows potential AI use. Instead of penalizing immediately, you invite the student to a short meeting where you review the report…