student success

Several screen grabs of the virtual meeting with read transparent overlay. Actors sit around a conference table to simulate the meeting. Text: Inside an IEP: A Team-Based Approach to Effective IEP Meetings.

Oct 21, 2020

Inside an IEP: Immersive Meetings to Prepare Future Teachers

Assistant Professor Jamie Pearson and a team at DELTA are leveraging virtual reality and PlayPosit to create virtual meetings that will better prepare future teachers to support students with disabilities and positively impact the educational experience.

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 15, 2020

OpenStax Partnership Drives Equitable Learning with Free, Peer-Reviewed Textbooks

Faculty and students who have participated in NC State’s OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program reflect on the impact of free, peer-reviewed textbooks on creating equitable learning environments.

Students work and study in the Hunt Library prior to the transition online.

Aug 31, 2020

NC State Faculty Teach Creatively with PlayPosit

PlayPosit transforms instructional videos into engaging, interactive learning tools, and many faculty members are developing unique and creative ways to use the technology in their teaching. Hear from four faculty members about how they innovate with PlayPosit.

Talley Student Center is mostly deserted as undergraduate students prepare for online-only classes during the COVID19 (coronavirus) outbreak in the United States.

Aug 21, 2020

All of Our Tips for Teaching and Working Remotely

In this roundup, you'll find articles that share tips, tricks and resources from DELTA's teams and partners to help you and your students get online and thrive remotely this fall.

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Aug 14, 2020

Elaine Bohórquez Named as a Finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator

In March 2020, Elaine Bohórquez was chosen as a finalist for Top Hat's Most Innovative Educator Award. Top Hat is NC State's enterprise-level student engagement tool. We caught up with Bohórquez to discuss her path to the nomination.

A photo of the lobby of the Talley Student Union during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Marc Hall.

Aug 3, 2020

Navigating a New Academic Year in a Time of Uncertainty: DELTA is Here to Help

DELTA is here to help and encourage you in your journey to use technology to support your teaching in the face-to-face, hybrid and/or online course environment you find yourself teaching in this fall. Learn more about our services in this article.

Jul 22, 2020

Wicked Awesome

A new online course — “Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions” — gives incoming first-year students an extraordinary opportunity to learn and connect.

Jul 21, 2020

Perk Up Your Course Announcements: 5 Tips for Enhancing the Faculty-Student Connection

Weekly announcements from a course instructor help establish a faculty-student connection, which leads to gains in student understanding and the overall online course experience. We're sharing some tips to make announcements in your online course with the Moodle Announcements Forum.

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Jul 21, 2020

Hybrid Teaching at NC State

Learn more about hybrid teaching and its benefits. This article provides resources and helpful tips on how to design, develop and facilitate a hybrid course.