best practices

Arlene Mendoza-Moran (right) works with faculty at the 2018 Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies program. Mendoza-Moran and faculty are working on a laptop at a desk.

Jan 2, 2019

Using Technology to Support Your Teaching: DELTA is Here to Help

As you prepare for the start of the spring 2019 semester, are you thinking about how using technology in your teaching endeavors can help with student success? DELTA is here to help you leverage technology to support teaching in both face-to-face and online course environments.

Graphic of DELTA 2019 Spring Workshops. Wolf graphic with flowers. go.ncsu.edu/deltaworkshops

Dec 13, 2018

Registration Open for DELTA Spring Workshops(Archive)

DELTA workshops can help you transform your course by effectively integrating the various academic technologies available to you. All workshops are open to faculty, staff and graduate students. Starting in March, we'll host a weekly webinar focused on exploring topics related to teaching with technology.

Dec 4, 2018

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2018 Highlights

NC State University was well represented at the 2018 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference held Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. Eleven DELTA staff members attended the conference and shared back their key takeaways.

David Howard, Lou Harrison, Yiling Chappelow and Stacy Gant at the Engage 2018 conference. The team is holding props in front of a photo booth screen.

Nov 28, 2018

Takeaways from Engage 2018

The 2nd annual Engage conference was held in Chicago in late October 2018. Yiling Chappelow, Stacy Gant, Lou Harrison and David Howard attended the conference to learn more about the Top Hat platform, meet users and Top Hat executives, and hear about the future direction of the company and their software.

Image of DELTA 2018-2019 DELTA Faculty Fellows in the CTI lobby. Standing left to right: James McConnell, Melissa Ramirez, Stacy Supak, and Justin Post.

Sep 25, 2018

DELTA Welcomes New Class of Faculty Fellows

DELTA is excited to welcome four new Faculty Fellows for the 2018-2019 cycle. James McConnell, Justin Post, Melissa Ramirez and Stacy Supak will partner with DELTA to share teaching with technology best practices through a variety of activities. The four new Fellows will join Angie Smith who is continuing her grant through summer 2019.

Jerry Miksch, David Tredwell, Dan Deter and Daniel Davis discuss a conflict situation at the Agile sessions at DELTA.

Aug 16, 2018

Agile at DELTA: Communication is Key

For the second year, a team of DELTA staff attended the Agile2017 conference in Orlando, Florida, where they experienced a variety of sessions on the Agile philosophy, communication, collaboration, leadership and more. The group returned to DELTA and led a series of workshops for all staff to attend.

Yiling Chappelow at front of class leading a workshop.

Aug 13, 2018

Registration Open for DELTA Fall Workshops(Archive)

Interested in integrating technology into your in-person or online class? Join us for our first round of DELTA workshops and get started using technology in your classroom today! All classes are free and open to faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants.

Aug 10, 2018

DELTA Adds Documentation Resources

This year, the DELTA communications team made a concerted effort to create documentation for a variety of technologies and processes. Check out this first-person account from Kane Martin, who served as a technical writing intern and contributed to a variety of documentation projects.

An instructor using Top Hat in his course. He is standing at front of large classroom using a Tablet. Students have cellphones in hand.

Aug 3, 2018

Top Hat Gains Traction at NC State

It’s been one year since NC State acquired a campus license for Top Hat, allowing faculty and students to use it at no cost. We caught up with a few instructors to hear their stories of successfully implementing Top Hat and how the use of this interactive classroom tool is benefiting their teaching as well as student learning.

Angie Smith facilitates a yarn toss activity during her session at the 2017 Summer Shorts program. The group is passing around a ball of yarn.

Aug 1, 2018

Navigating Online Teaching: Perspective from a Faculty Fellow

Teaching Associate Professor Angie Smith began her online teaching journey eight years ago in the Counselor Education program. Read about her new book, collaborations and hopes of helping new instructors navigate online teaching.