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A Look Behind the Scenes of Academic Technologies

Panopto

Laptop hosting a Zoom meeting. Image from "Panopto: The Secure, Searchable Library for Zoom Recordings" video.

Mar 27, 2024

New Student Accountability Features with Panopto Videos!

The recent upgrade to Panopto introduces new opportunities for enhancing student accountability in Moodle courses. Instructors now have greater flexibility in assigning grades to students for Panopto videos. 

Feb 24, 2023

Teaching Tech Tip: Using the Panopto Table of Contents to Reduce Cognitive Load

Help students focus on your content and achieve learning goals by reducing their cognitive load! For example, if you use lecture videos in your instruction, try creating them in Panopto or uploading them to Panopto. Then, use linked time stamps in the Table of Contents feature to help students focus on smaller chunks of information.… 
Student in a zoom meeting on laptop.

Sep 26, 2022

New WolfWare Retention Policy for Zoom Recording

NC State’s paid storage for Zoom recordings is filling up rapidly and is almost at capacity. As a result, DELTA must apply the WolfWare Retention policy for Zoom meeting recordings that are stored online. Beginning Oct. 10, 2022, all Zoom recordings older than two years will be moved to the user's Recycle Bin in Zoom for 30 days. 
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Jul 26, 2022

WolfWare News ~ August 2022

DELTA has compiled a list of the latest academic enterprise technology tools including the launch of the revamped Moodle 4. Read more to get the most up-to-date info for fall planning. 
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Jul 10, 2022

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Brandon Pope

Brandon Pope is a classroom support technician at DELTA who deals with the day-to-day technology support while also implementing big changes like Panopto in NC State classrooms. 

Jun 27, 2022

DELTA Instructional Tools Grants: Efficient and Impactful

The DELTA team provided innovative solutions to course content delivery challenges through Instructional Tools Grants during the 2021-2022 academic year. These express grants are completed in just one semester and provide course improvements to facilitate student success. 
Aerial view of the Brickyard and the block S in the bricks.

Apr 26, 2022

WolfWare News ~ May 2022

DELTA has compiled a list of the latest academic enterprise technology tools including the launch of the revamped Moodle 4. Read more to get the most up-to-date info. 
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Mar 31, 2022

NC State Completes Transition From Mediasite to Panopto

There will be no loss of content when the Mediasite server is turned off on May 16, 2022. However, existing Mediasite links will no longer be accessible after this date, so instructors must update these links as soon as possible. 
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Jan 2, 2022

WolfWare News: Spring 2022

Check out our latest WolfWare News to learn more about the recent updates to our learning technologies to help you make the most effective use of WolfWare tools in your courses. 

Dec 23, 2021

A Look Behind the Scenes of Academic Technologies

Have you ever thought about how much work goes on behind the scenes to keep all of NC State’s enterprise learning technologies running? In this story, we’ll look at how DELTA teams make upgrades to technologies and tools such as WolfWare, Moodle and Panopto with minimal downtime for campus users — thanks to regular maintenance and a rigorous testing process.