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DELTA History

Oct 10, 2024

Top Hat Implemented at NC State

NC State acquired an enterprise-level license for Top Hat in May 2017, meaning faculty can use it at no cost to them or their students. After a successful pilot phase, students and faculty alike were excited about the unique features of Top Hat such as the variety of interactive question types and the ability to…
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Oct 10, 2024

Physics App Selected as a 2017 Campus Technology Impact Award

When Colleen Countryman, Ph.D., applied for her first DELTA Grant in 2014, she was seeking assistance to develop a Physics app to increase her students’ understanding of the experiments. A DELTA team was organized to provide assistance in meeting Countryman’s learning objectives and to create the app. The idea for the “Measurements using everydaY TECHnologies,”…

Oct 10, 2024

Creative Director Mike Cuales Receives NC State University Awards for Excellence

Creative Director of DELTA’s New Media Development Mike Cuales was honored with the NC State University Awards for Excellence at the recognition ceremony at Talley Student Union. The award is the most prestigious honor bestowed upon non-faculty employees. Cuales was nominated by Associate Vice Provost for Instructional Technology Support and Development Donna Petherbridge in the efficiency and innovation category for his relentless…

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA’s Academic Technology Reorganization

Academic Technology Innovation (ATI) is a new unit formed July 1 by merging the Media Production Services (MPS) team and the Instructional Technology Support and Development (ITSD) unit as part of a reorganization within DELTA. This organizational transition for DELTA will better position us to serve NC State’s current and future needs in distance education and…

Oct 9, 2024

WolfWare Website Usability Study Released

DELTA conducted a usability study of the WolfWare website to help assess how usable the website is for our faculty. Based on the results of the study, DELTA was able to reflect on positive opinions and also discover areas that needed to be enhanced for functionality. Read more about the results of the study. The…

Oct 9, 2024

Provost Warwick Arden Visits DELTA

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden visited DELTA to give staff members an opportunity to discuss relevant projects and provide an overview of DELTA’s many services. Read more about the visit.

Oct 9, 2024

Project Management System Assists DELTA Marketing and Communications Team

Over the past eight months, DELTA’s marketing and communications team incorporated the use of Kanban into their work in order to efficiently and effectively track ideas and project progression. Using this project management tool, employees can maximize their time on the job and increase work efficiency. Read more about Kanban.
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Oct 9, 2024

DELTA administration relocates to the Center for Technology and Innovation

DELTA relocates offices at Venture II on Centennial Campus and D.H. Hill Library on Main Campus into the new Center for Technology and Innovation on Centennial Campus. Sixty-nine permanent staff members and 15 part-time staff members are moving to the CTI building. Among them include the Finance and Business staff, Instructional Technology Support and Development…

Oct 9, 2024

NC State Online Rated “Best Online College” in North Carolina

NC State Online and Distance Education was recently ranked as the top online college in North Carolina by The Best Schools, a leading resource for campus and online education. NC State Online and Distance Education was one of nine schools in the UNC System who made The Best Schools list of Best Online Colleges in North Carolina. Read…

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Testing Services Receives NCTA Certification

The National College Testing Association (NCTA) awarded DELTA Testing Services with NCTA Test Center Certification. DELTA Testing Services demonstrated compliance with the NCTA’s professional standards and guidelines. View full article.