teaching with technology

Copper wolves stand by the walkway to Stafford Commons and Talley Student Center. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jan 18, 2023

Teaching Tech Tips: Moving and Hiding in Bulk via Mass Actions Block

Do you wish you could move multiple resources in Moodle at once? Would you like to be able to select a group of Moodle activities and hide them all simultaneously? Then the Mass Actions Block is your new friend! Teaching Scenario: You teach face-to-face one day each week and then meet students one day each…

photo of Katie Richardson sitting on a rock at William B. Umstead State Park.

Jan 6, 2023

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Katie Richardson

Gaining early experience in academia, PHP Web Developer Katie Richardson has worked with DELTA for the last 6 years and uses her unique opportunities to engage with colleagues and faculty at NC State.

Architectural detail of Talley Student Union metal spire.

Dec 15, 2022

Reflecting on UNC CAUSE 2022

The UNC Cause conference returned to an in-person event for the first time since 2019. It was held in Charlotte, NC and 14 DELTA staff members were in attendance. Additionally, eight of the presentations were led by DELTA staff in conjunction with other members of the NC State community.

Dec 15, 2022

DELTA Tour Highlights Innovative People, Products and Places

A recent walking tour of the DELTA facilities highlighted the state-of-the-art workspaces and projects. Participants gained exposure to the technology used to support NC State faculty members as well as getting an introduction to the people behind the scenes who make the magic happen!

Decorative image of an animated lightbulb plugging itself into an electrical outlet.

Dec 15, 2022

Capture the Energy: 5 Tips for the Beginning of the Semester

Instructional Technologist Kerri Brown Parker is an educator with over 20 years of experience. She understands the importance of your first impression at the beginning of each semester and shares practical tips to help you start strong. She also highlights tools you can use to bring these tips to life in your classroom or on your website!

Dec 15, 2022

Accessibility Tip: Making Hyperlinks More Accessible

Hyperlinks are an easy way to link students directly to useful internal and external resources, and it is common to see hyperlinks in digital course materials and communication. However, hyperlinks can cause accessibility problems for some students if they are not formatted in an accessible way. Follow these key guidelines to ensure accessibility: Embed your…

Dec 15, 2022

Teaching Tech Tips: Use Moodle Gradebook Categories

DELTA Instructional Technologist Kerri Brown Parker shares Teaching Tech Tips each month to help streamline your tech skills.

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Dec 13, 2022

Spring to Action: DELTA Spring Workshops Now Open

Join DELTA’s spring workshops to learn how the newest instructional tools can be used with your course content to foster student success! A social annotation tool called Perusall and IntelliBoard, a learning analytics dashboard tool are just a few of the topics covered. Overviews and in-depth sessions will be offered on most tools.

A photo of the team working together to capture an image of an object

Nov 28, 2022

The Gregg Uses DELTA Grant to Create 3D Models and Scans

Using a DELTA Grant, the Gregg Museum collaborated with the NC State College of Design to capture enhanced images of several of its textiles using photogrammetry and digital 3D models.

Nov 21, 2022

Using IntelliBoard Reports to Gather Student Moodle Data

A new analytics tool is now available for instructors in Moodle! IntelliBoard — a data visualization tool that displays reports of student Moodle data — provides additional insight into your Moodle course, including how your students are progressing.