professional development

Dec 21, 2020

Takeaways from 2020 Conferences: A New Normal

Members of the DELTA team attended and presented at the virtual 2020 conferences to exchange best practices in teaching with technology with others in the higher education world. Nine DELTA staff members share their key takeaways from these conferences. 

Dec 11, 2020

Online and Distance Education Fall Graduates are Ready to Make a Difference

NC State Online and Distance Education fall 2020 graduates from a variety of degree and certificate programs share their journeys and advice for others thinking about continuing their education or launching a new career.  

Nov 23, 2020

Faculty Perspective: QM Essential Standards Program Leads to Student Engagement

Participating in QMESP leads to a well-designed course built to engage students. Learn how Professor of Accounting Eileen Taylor incorporated the QM Essential Standards to improve her course. 

Oct 30, 2020

Course Quality Program Applications Open for Spring 2021 

The Course Quality Program at NC State is accepting applications for spring 2021. Submit your application by Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. New this year is a pilot program for the Teaching Online Certificate in addition to Quality Matters Essential Standards Program and the Online Course Improvement Program. 

Oct 27, 2020

Bethanne Tobey Earns Quality Matters Award

Assistant Director of Course Quality Bethanne Tobey earned the Quality Matters Making a Difference for Students: Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education Award for her significant contributions to students’ success and experience. 

Sep 28, 2020

DELTA Workshops Anytime, Anywhere

We understand that teaching online can be tireless work and finding the time to fit professional development into a busy day of lesson planning, remote teaching and virtual meetings may be hard for some faculty members. That is why we have compiled a list of DELTA’s most popular workshops that you can view anytime completely online. 

Sep 25, 2020

Fostering Deeper Discussions using Zoom Breakout Rooms

Student-to-student interaction is important for student learning as well as student well-being and persistence. Breakout Rooms in Zoom offer great opportunities for student-to-student interaction and help create a richer online learning experience. 

Sep 22, 2020

Faculty Continue Commitment to Online Course Quality

Join us in congratulating the newest faculty members to complete Quality Matters (QM) training. These individuals have worked hard to serve their students through course improvement and providing a quality online education. 

Sep 4, 2020

WolfWare Outreach Grows to Support Learning Opportunities during COVID-19

As the pandemic forces campus partners to pivot to non-credit, fee-based courses online, WolfWare Outreach has grown to meet their needs. From food safety to beekeeping, WolfWare Outreach is helping to support professional development and continuing education in a virtual world. 

Sep 1, 2020

New OCIP Cohort Raises the Bar for Online Education

In a time when online course quality is critical, this group of faculty is dedicating their time and efforts to making improvements to their courses to earn official Quality Matters (QM) certification.