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Tornadoes pictured in the distance of a field. Photo from Postdoctoral Research Scholar Brice Coffer.

May 1, 2019

MEA 140 Makes Waves Online

An Online and Distance Education DELTA Grant is bringing MEA 140: Catastrophic Earth online for the first time. See how we are collaborating with faculty to enhance this course with media deliverables, interactive content and more.

Instructional Designer Bethanne Tobey (center) facilitates a face-to-face working meeting of the Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program cohort. Bethanne is pictured at the back of the table with participants on the other side.

May 1, 2019

New Round of Quality Matters-Certified Courses

Congratulations to our second group of faculty for confirming their commitment to online course quality. In one short year, NC State has added 12 Quality Matters-certified courses to its curriculum through the Online Course Improvement Program.

Mar 19, 2019

DELTA Seeks New Online Course Improvement Program Cohort for Fall 2019

DELTA’s Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) is a rigorous professional development program based on Quality Matters that requires a significant time commitment from August - December 2019. Complete your application by Friday, April 19.

Mar 4, 2019

Zoom: New Enterprise Video Communications Tool Goes Above and Beyond

From holding online classes to professional meetings and webinars, Zoom provides reliable video, audio and chat functionality for your online communication needs. Check out how users across NC State are taking advantage of Zoom.

Mar 4, 2019

DELTA Offers New Ways to Strengthen Your Teaching With Tech Skills

At this time in the semester, we know you’re busy teaching and advising, so we want to offer you a few ways to learn or refresh your teaching with technology skills that fit in your schedule. A self-paced Moodle course, online 30-minute workshops, and faculty-led webinar series are our new offerings.

The spring 2019 OCIP team The spring 2019 OCIP team. Front row, left to right: Rebecca Sanchez, Bethany Smith, Arlene Mendoza-Moran, Christopher Beeson and Bethanne Tobey. Back row, left to right: Peter Hessling, Julianne Treme, Melissa Ramirez, Muntazar Monsur and Christine Cranford. Pictured in the lobby of CTI. The front row is sitting on a couch and the back row is standing behind them.

Feb 26, 2019

Confirming Commitment to Online Course Quality through Quality Matters

The Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) has a new cohort of faculty who will work to make improvements to their online courses to meet the nationally recognized standards of the Quality Matters organization. Meet the new group of dedicated faculty members committed to providing quality online teaching and learning.

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.

Members of the first cohort of the Online Course Improvement Program facilitated a panel discussion at Summer Shorts 2018. Pictured left to right: Paul Mulvey, Cheryl Block, Amanda Edwards and Tracy Appling. Not pictured: Marne Coit, Ana Gray and Jill Grifenhagen. The group sits in front of the audience. Tracy Appling is speaking and the other OCIP members are looking at her.

Dec 3, 2018

First in Quality Matters at NC State

Seven faculty members recently became the first at NC State to have online courses certified by the nationally recognized Quality Matters organization. This prestigious achievement proves NC State’s commitment to quality online teaching and learning and the success of every student.

Avent Ferry entrance to Centennial Campus. Photo by Roger Winstead.

Nov 16, 2018

DELTA Testing Services Alerts Faculty to Changes at the Centennial Campus Test Center

If you are a user of the Centennial Campus Test Center, please be advised of recent changes. Due to an increased demand for testing services, there is no longer study space available in the Centennial Campus Test Center located in Venture IV. We encourage faculty to remind students to complete their studying elsewhere prior to arriving for their test.

An expo participant strolls through a water garden in downtown Raleigh through an untethered real-time 3D mobile virtual reality experience. The project is a collaboration between DELTA and the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Design.

Nov 6, 2018

A New Reality for Online Education

Online instruction at NC State is taking on a whole new meaning, thanks to emerging virtual reality technologies and the DELTA staff members who adapt them for faculty and staff to use.