Quality Matters

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Oct 23, 2024

DELTA Honored with 2024 Quality Matters “Making a Difference for Students” Award

The NC State DELTA Course Quality team was honored with the 2024 Quality Matters (QM) “Making a Difference for Students” Outstanding Impact by a Higher Education Organization award in recognition of outstanding efforts in service of quality assurance practices in online courses.

Senior Lecturer Caitlin Stuckey and Associate Teaching Professors Carlos Goller, Tamara Pandolfo, Nicola Singletary and Megan Lupek shared their experiences with the Quality Matters program at the 2024 UNC System Quality Matters Council Annual Summit.

Feb 26, 2024

NC State Instructors and DELTA Staff Share Expertise at Quality Matters Summit

Explore the research of your NC State colleagues at this conference emphasizing best practices in quality course design for student success.

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Jul 18, 2023

Teaching Resources: Hybrid and HyFlex Key Takeaways

Which learning modality do you prefer? Learn more about hybrid and HyFlex teaching and technology strategies from a DELTA instructional designer and faculty fellows

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Jun 29, 2023

NC State Faculty Members Take Initiative to Complete Course

NC State faculty members Carlos Goller and Remi Ham took initiative and completed a three-week workshop through the Course Quality Program. They learned how to conduct online learning research to improve course conduct and foster student success. Learn more about their experience!

Feb 28, 2023

Does My Course Content Need a Change?

This spring, DELTA is offering the following types of grants: Faculty Fellows, Course Improvement, Critical Path, Course Design and Exploratory Grants. Each grant includes an award stipend that allows you to foster student success by creating/improving course content organization and delivery.

Oct 25, 2022

DELTA Offers Express Grants for Spring 2023

DELTA is excited to offer two grant types this spring — Course Essentials (formerly QMESP) and Instructional Tools Grant. The proposal submission system will be open from Nov. 1-21. Learn more about which grant best fits your course content.

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Feb 28, 2022

Experimenting in the Lab Sandbox

Lab courses provide meaningful hands-on experiences for students, and these experiences can be difficult to replicate in an online environment. A team of DELTA staff and NC State faculty set out to design an immersive, configurable online lab for students in BIT 410/510.

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Feb 2, 2022

Meet Faculty Fellow Claire Gordy

Claire Gordy is a passionate instructor in the STEM field, striving for accessibility in her courses. As a DELTA Faculty Fellow, she helps other instructors navigate instructional technologies to provide the best learning experience for students.

Oct 20, 2021

Koutroumpis’ Fitness Walking Course Receives Quality Matters Certification for Course Design Quality

Quality Matters, a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer-review process that certifies the quality of online courses, has recognized HESF 102 Fitness Walking for its commitment to quality assurance through course design that meets Quality Matters Standards.

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Sep 20, 2021

A Metamorphosis: DELTA Grant Transforms ENT 410

Through an extensive DELTA Grant, Extension Associate Terri Billeisen teamed up with DELTA experts to bring innovative learning technologies to ENT 410: Turfgrass and Ornamental Insect Pest Management, a new course launching in 2022, to help students connect with course material.