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DELTA History

Oct 9, 2024

WolfWare Brand Redesign

DELTA is working to pull all the available academic tools and technologies at NC State into WolfWare. The goal throughout these efforts is a more convenient, holistic point of access for instructors and students.
WolfWare logo.

Oct 9, 2024

WolfWare Suite Adds Mediasite

Mediasite was added to the WolfWare suite of enterprise services offered.

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Website Redesign Features Services

DELTA launched a newly redesigned website, focused on helping you learn about our services more easily, get help faster and learn more about our work with university departments, faculty and courses. The service-oriented navigation guides our key audience, NC State faculty and staff, to DELTA’s service areas, where they can explore details and contact information…

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Creates the First Fully Online Adaptation of a Physical Studio Design Class

The College of Design’s Dana Raymond teaches the first fully online adaptation of a physical studio design class, ADN 386: Basic Sculpture, in the Fall 2013 semester. DELTA produced videos of the processes Raymond was teaching. Pictured below, Amanda Robertson of DELTA watches as Raymond explains a new process.

Oct 9, 2024

WaitTime Launched

The DELTA Testing Center needed a solution to help balance periods of heavy and light traffic and to improve the testing experience for students. So DELTA staff developed the WaitTime Web application, available for students to plan visits to the DELTA Testing Center. Because the application is a web application, rather than an app registered…

Oct 9, 2024

Course Inspires Web-based Game for NC State Community

In ANS 110: Equine Science, Dr. Shannon Pratt Phillips sought a way to introduce her students who had never seen a real horse to gain specific knowledge. The idea for a web-based educational game was implemented by a team of DELTA full- and part-time designers and programmers. About the game: Covering topics from nutrition and…

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Has OOC Experiment

DELTA staff teamed up with Dr. Paul Franzon, professor of electrical and computer engineering, to create NC State’s first large enrollment, open online course (OOC)–ECE 520: Digital ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) Design. A 10-week course offered in summer 2013, ECE 520 was project-based with an emphasis on design practices and underlying algorithms. Students were…

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Grants Program Merges Existing Grants Awards

The IDEA Grants and Large Course Redesign Grants were joined into one system and called DELTA Grants in 2013. The grants program awards funds and technical assistance (DELTA staff time does not come out of the monetary awards) in a competitive bid process. DELTA Grants are provided to create, enhance and update online courses, to…

Oct 9, 2024

Mediasite Presentations Playback Made Available on Mobile Devices

In keeping with demands and the increase in usage of handheld technology, DELTA made Mediasite presentations playback available on mobile devices. You can playback a Mediasite presentation on an iPhone, iPad and Android devices. For more information about Mediasite Mobile, visit: Mediasite Mobile: Viewing Presentations On-the-Go

Oct 9, 2024

DELTA Holds Third Open House

Just over 75 guests attended the 2012 DELTA Open House on December 4, 2012, to learn about the services DELTA provides that allow faculty to build student success at NC State University. The second floor of Park Shops provided the perfect layout for visitors to stroll through “Presentation Hallway” and visit booths where representatives from…