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DELTA History

Oct 7, 2024

First DELTA All-Hands Meeting

The first meeting of the newly formed DELTA met each other at an all-hands meeting in October 2001. This was the first opportunity all the DELTA units met and learned more about each other.

Oct 7, 2024

Summer Institute Becomes Part of DELTA

Summer Institute was started by Learning Technology Services before it became a part of DELTA. The logo had to be redesigned to include DELTA. The idea behind the intensive training sessions was for faculty to get comfortable learning and teaching with technologies. By providing resources (software, training, buddies), encouragement, and opportunities to discuss implementing instructional…

Oct 7, 2024

Distance Education Enrollment when DELTA Began

When DELTA was created, the Distance Education program enrolled 1,429 students, with nearly 300 comprising on-campus students.

Oct 7, 2024

DELTA’s VCS Began Offering Video Streaming Services

DELTA’s Video Communication Services (VCS) began offering video streaming services to meet some of the distance education needs of NC State University. VCS used Dell 420 workstations equipped with high-level video streaming capabilities including archiving and live webcasting. VCS broadcasted live via NC State’s RealServer G2 from RealNetworks. VCS also had the ability to capture any video program, archive…

Oct 7, 2024

Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications is Organized

DELTA formed beginning July 1 under the direction of Dr. Tom Miller while a national search was underway. Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) began as an organization under the Provost’s Office. Dr. Thomas Kenan Miller III served as assistant dean for information technology and engineering technologies for the College of Engineering from 1998…

Oct 7, 2024

Evolution of WolfWare

A web-based system to support any course taught at NC State, WolfWare was developed before DELTA. The development team consisted of IT staff in the Department of Computer Science; Engineering Computer Operations (now Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services [ITECS]); and PAMS Computer Operations (now College of Sciences Computer and Information Systems). Once DELTA launched…