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High Structure Course Design Improves Student Success

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Jerry Loflin and Peter Koutroumpis

Oct 6, 2025

HES Faculty Awarded DELTA Grants to Improve Online Course Offerings

Several HES faculty members recently received a major boost to their course improvement objectives, with Joanna Stegall, Peter Koutroumpis, Jerry Loflin and Ashley White all receiving DELTA Grants. 
A man in front of a classroom of students wearing a virtual reality headset.

Aug 27, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 DELTA Grants Recipients

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 DELTA Grants recipients! DELTA saw a record number of grant applications this year with 91 submissions, resulting in 32 awardees across 11 colleges and divisions. This year’s recipients will be awarded financial resources to be used for personnel, conferences, equipment or other grant-related expenses, and will work with a dedicated DELTA…
The video production project team members Arthur Earnest, Michael Castro, Jessica Mitch, Sarah Khan and Relly Moorer.

Apr 29, 2025

Exploring Generative AI in the Classroom: BUS 444’s DELTA Grant Journey

Through a 2024-2025 Exploratory DELTA Grant, BUS 444: Systems Analysis and Design is pioneering a classroom experience that integrates large language models (LLMs) to enhance learning and equip students with in-demand skills.
Hybrid Learning Cohort

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.

Holladay Hall in the spring on a warm May afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

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.

Sheets Tried

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.
The left side of this image is an actual photo while the right side is a virtual environment for interactive exploration.

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.
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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.…
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Dec 19, 2024

AI Tools in the Classroom Offer Unprecedented Opportunities for Learning

DELTA researchers, instructional designers and multimedia specialists are at the forefront of helping NC State instructors implement generative AI tools in the classroom. Discover several grant projects and related research currently underway in this exciting space.

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Dec 19, 2024

High Structure Course Design Improves Student Success

High structure course design is a relatively new approach to inclusive and active pedagogy that prioritizes student success through frequent and structured in-class activities, periodic feedback and instructor-facilitated peer-to-peer interactions.