best practices

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. 

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. 

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. 

Apr 2, 2018

Facilitate Faculty Learning as a DELTA Faculty Fellow

DELTA is currently seeking faculty members who have a passion for sharing their expertise in teaching and learning with technology. If you’re interested in joining a group of exemplary faculty, apply now for DELTA’s Faculty Fellows grant. 

Mar 1, 2018

2018 ELI Annual Meeting Highlights

Members of the DELTA team attended this year’s EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January. ELI focuses on advancing learning through information technology innovation, and that was evident by the session themes and topics throughout the conference. 

Jan 5, 2018

2016–2017 DELTA Annual Report Now Available Online

This year’s Annual Report provides examples of how the units in DELTA work together to improve the user experience for both students and faculty. 

Dec 15, 2017

2017 OLC Accelerate Conference Highlights

NC State was well represented at the Fall Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference in Orlando, Florida. The OLC Accelerate conference focuses on ways to improve online learning in education. DELTA staff members shared their key takeaways from the conference. 

Sep 26, 2017

Five Tips from Quality Matters

The Instructional Technology Training Team in DELTA participated in an online training course delivered by Quality Matters (QM) on Applying the Quality Matters Rubric. Quality Matters is a nationally recognized program that assists in guiding faculty through the process of creating a high-quality online course. 

Jul 31, 2017

Tips and Tricks for Exploring Lightboard

Are you thinking about using Lightboard in your new course? Does the glass board with glowing writing leave you intrigued? Check out these tips and tricks from DELTA staff to help you learn Lightboard best practices and get started!