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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.

Summer Shorts participants in a discussion at DELTA-Con.

Jul 5, 2018

Registration Open for Summer Shorts(Archive)

Join us Aug. 13-17 for DELTA’s annual Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies featuring a brand new pre-conference WolfWare Bootcamp in addition to general conference sessions on innovative instruction, teaching online and student engagement followed by the second-annual DELTA-Con.

Apr 30, 2018

DELTA’s Planning and Assessment Team Positively Impacts Student Success

DELTA's Planning and Assessment team makes a broad impact across DELTA and the university. With a focus on Online and Distance Education programs, student and faculty support, DELTA Grants projects and research, the planning and assessment team works to make data-driven decisions for promoting student success.

Photo of Kim Allen, Ed Lindsay, Maria Gallardo-Williams.

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.

DELTA collaborates with various on-campus partners. Pictured: group session from the Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies program.

Mar 21, 2018

Creative Collaborations Support New and Future Faculty to Improve Student Learning

DELTA team members began new collaborations with The Graduate School and the Office of Faculty Development in 2017 in an ongoing effort to provide students and faculty with additional teaching resources.

Photo of OCIP group l-r Tracy Appling, Paul Mulvey, Amanda Edwards and Cheryl Block.

Mar 2, 2018

OCIP Creates Culture of Quality Assurance

The Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) pilot began in January 2018 to help a group of dedicated faculty members restructure their online courses to meet the nationally recognized standards of Quality Matters. The group will have the first online courses certified for quality at NC State.

Dec 21, 2017

Registration Open for DELTA Spring Workshops(Archive)

Get a jumpstart on refreshing your current or new teaching with technology skills with DELTA workshops! New to WolfWare technologies and online teaching? Looking to sharpen your current knowledge and skills? We'll help you navigate online teaching.

DELTA's Peter Watson, David Howard, Donna Petherbridge and Lou Harrison met with previous DELTA staff member Sharon Pitt.

Nov 20, 2017

EDUCAUSE 2017 Highlights

DELTA's Lou Harrison, David Howard, Donna Petherbridge and Peter Watson attended the EDUCAUSE 2017 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31 - November 3, 2017. They shared highlights from sessions, keynote speakers and other interactions.

Apr 13, 2016

March IIS Meeting Welcomes UNC Guests

DELTA’s Instructional Innovation Services Team hosted Instructional Technology Consultants and Information Technology Services Liaisons Bob Henshaw and Aiya Williams from UNC Chapel Hill March 3. The IIS Team and UNC staff members discussed various educational projects and advancements occurring at NC State and UNC. After a round of introductions, DELTA’s David Tredwell, multimedia specialist, and Yan Shen,…