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Tips from Faculty for Quickly Preparing to Teach Online

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Jul 21, 2020

Perk Up Your Course Announcements: 5 Tips for Enhancing the Faculty-Student Connection

Weekly announcements from a course instructor help establish a faculty-student connection, which leads to gains in student understanding and the overall online course experience. We're sharing some tips to make announcements in your online course with the Moodle Announcements Forum. 
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Jul 6, 2020

Educational Technology Services Makes Updates in Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Educational Technology Services supports NC State faculty, staff and students by developing and maintaining high-quality learning technologies. We spoke with ETS Director Jeff Webster to discuss how the department adapted and excelled with the changes of fiscal year 2019-2020. 
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Jun 2, 2020

DELTA Faculty Fellow Finds Success in Online Instruction

Associate Teaching Professor Annette Moore transitioned two courses online this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She found success by learning new skills and adjusting her teaching to be effective at a distance. 
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May 20, 2020

DELTA Summer Workshops: Effectively Teach Online

DELTA is offering weekly workshops throughout the summer to help you continue to navigate the shift to remote instruction. We’ll cover the tools, techniques and strategies you need to effectively teach online. 
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May 14, 2020

DELTA Instructional Technologists Share Tips for Teaching Online

This summer will feel different for NC State instructors and students as all courses move online. DELTA's Instructional Technology Training team is sharing their favorite tools and techniques for online instruction to help faculty make the transition and give students an engaging summer of learning. 
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Apr 29, 2020

Natural Learning Initiative Takes Education Outdoors with WolfWare Outreach

The Natural Learning Initiative offers two asynchronous certificate programs for professional development in WolfWare Outreach. The certificate programs are tailored to early childhood and landscape design professionals who want to improve children's outdoor learning environments. 
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Apr 15, 2020

Introducing the New Quick Start Course Shell for Moodle

DELTA announces a new ‘Quick Start’ course shell for Moodle. The shell, developed by the Course Quality Program at NC State, benefits instructors by providing a quick and easy framework to design an online course and benefits students by offering clear navigation and consistent course design.  
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Apr 15, 2020

What’s New in Moodle 3.8?

DELTA recently performed the annual Moodle upgrade to version 3.8 for courses starting in the Summer of 2020. While most of the functionality is the same, there are a number of changes implemented in order to improve the user experience. Check them out! 
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Mar 16, 2020

DELTA is Here to Help

In light of the campus transition to online instruction, we want to let you know we are here for you. We've gathered tips, resources and training opportunities together in one place. 
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Mar 11, 2020

Tips from Faculty for Quickly Preparing to Teach Online

Check out this article for firsthand tips from faculty on how to quickly prepare to teach online. They have provided insight on teaching in Zoom, adding existing content online, using available learning technologies to communicate with students, making videos of labs, and more.