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Fall 2025 DELTA Express Grants Recipients Announced

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students using VR in a fitness class

Feb 5, 2026

Inside NC State’s VR Fitness Revolution: How Renee Harrington, Ph.D., is Reimagining Immersive Wellness

Imagine walking into a fitness class expecting the standard equipment and instruction, but instead being transported onto a real triathlon race course. Suddenly, your “classroom” isn’t a studio at all; you’re now standing in the middle of a multisport event filled with bike racks, narrow run paths and athletes transitioning between race segments. This immersive…
NC State Belltower in Winter

Feb 5, 2026

Spring 2026 DELTA Express Grants Recipients Announced

DELTA has awarded NC State faculty 14 Express Grants for spring 2026, including four Instructional Tools grants, six Course Mapping grants and four Course Accessibility grants.
Edeoba Edobor (left) and Fiona Wang (right) presented at the 2025 UNC System QM Summit about their experience in the Course Improvement grant cohort.

Jan 14, 2026

Faculty Commitment to Student Success Through QM Certification 

Congratulations to the following NC State faculty members, who have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to student success by earning Quality Matters (QM) course certification. Trino Ascencio-Ibanez BCH 453: Biochemistry of Gene Expression  Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry College of Sciences Terri Billeisen ENT 163: Ornamental and Turf Insects Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology …
A student checks in to a testing center on Centennial Campus.

Jan 13, 2026

NC State Expands Accommodated Testing Access with Academic Testing Services

NC State is strengthening its commitment to accessibility and student success by launching a new collaboration between the Academic Testing Services (formerly DELTA Testing Services) and the Disability Resource Office (DRO). This improved partnership will expand access to testing accommodations and streamline the process for students and faculty across campus. What’s Changing? Beginning this semester,…

Dec 8, 2025

Listening, Learning and Leading: DELTA’s Commitment to Supporting NC State’s Distance Education Students 

NC State’s commitment to student success extends beyond the physical classroom. In an effort to continuously improve the digital learning experience, Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) conducted a student needs survey in the spring 2024 semester to better understand the unique experiences, challenges and opportunities for students enrolled in its distance education (DE)…

Dec 8, 2025

AccessFest 2025 Brings Hands-On Support and Campus Collaboration to Digital Accessibility

On Friday, Nov. 7, instructors from across NC State gathered at the D.H. Hill Jr. Library for AccessFest — a day-long, drop-in event dedicated to improving the accessibility of digital course materials. Hosted by DELTA’s A11Y team and University Libraries with support from the Office of Information Technology and the Office of Equal Opportunity, the…
Arlene Mendoza-Moran, Edeoba Edobor and Fiona Wang

Dec 8, 2025

NC State Course Quality Team and Faculty Share Best Practices at UNC System QM Summit

NC State faculty and DELTA’s Course Quality team took center stage at the 2025 UNC System Quality Matters (QM) Summit, held Sept. 26, 2025, at North Carolina Central University. The event brought together educators and instructional designers from across the UNC System to share insights on course design, faculty development and student engagement. Several former…
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.

NC State is preparing to transition to a new learning management system (LMS) — Canvas by Instructure — a change that will shape how the university supports teaching and learning for years to come.

Nov 4, 2025

NC State Begins Multi-Year Transition to Canvas Learning Management System

NC State is preparing to transition to a new learning management system (LMS) — a change that will shape how the university supports teaching and learning for years to come. The announcement was made today by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Vice Provost for DELTA Donna Petherbridge. On July 24, 2025, the…
NC State Belltower

Oct 30, 2025

Fall 2025 DELTA Express Grants Recipients Announced

DELTA has awarded a total of 11 Express Grants for fall 2025, including five Instructional Tools grants, five Course Mapping grants and one Course Accessibility grant.