What's New in Moodle 3.4?(Archive)

screenshot of web page Moodle at NC State

Mar 30, 2018

What’s New in Moodle 3.4?(Archive)

To stay updated with Moodle, check out the recent changes in version 3.4. DELTA is upgrading to the new version for courses starting Summer 2018. While most of the functionality is the same, there are a number of changes, new plugins added, and feature requests implemented in order to improve the user experience

Mar 26, 2018

New DELTA Grant to Quickly Produce Online Courses

Do you need to create an online course but have limited time and are not exactly sure where to start? Looking for a step-by-step process to quickly and effectively produce an online course? Learn more about the new Rapid Design Course Grant.

Awards for Excellence recipients Emanuel Brunson (left) and Jeff Webster (right) pictured with Senior Vice Provost Tom Miller (center) at the reception ceremony March 21, 2018 in Talley Student Union. Photo by Marc Hall.

Mar 22, 2018

Brunson, Webster Receive 2018 Provost’s Unit Award for Excellence

DELTA staff members Emanuel Brunson and Jeff Webster each received an Award for Excellence from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost for their outstanding service to DELTA and NC State.

DELTA collaborates with various on-campus partners. Pictured: group session from the Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies program.

Mar 21, 2018

Creative Collaborations Support New and Future Faculty to Improve Student Learning

DELTA team members began new collaborations with The Graduate School and the Office of Faculty Development in 2017 in an ongoing effort to provide students and faculty with additional teaching resources.

Behind the scenes of the production of Organic Chemistry VR labs.

Mar 20, 2018

DELTA Grants Help Faculty Transform Outcomes

Are you a faculty member who has a great idea to engage your students, but lack assistance to get it done? Or are you seeking funding to develop or improve a course with the latest technologies or research-based best practices? Here are five quick facts about NC State DELTA Grants.

NC State graduate student in architecture Hao Lin experiences a landscape design in virtual reality using HTC Vive.

Mar 14, 2018

DELTA Grant Update: Continuing to Incorporate VR into LAR

Since the completion of DELTA Exploratory Grant work in 2016, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Kofi Boone has successfully incorporated virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) technology into his landscape architecture courses.

Mar 12, 2018

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Tim Hinds

A new Inside DELTA highlighting the life of DELTA staff in their day-to-day work routines and life outside of the workplace. Networking Analyst Tim Hinds has witnessed DELTA grow and adapt learning technology considerably since joining the team in 2003.

Mar 5, 2018

Q&A with AVP Tim Petty

DELTA welcomed Associate Vice Provost for Online and Distance Education Tim Petty to our team in November 2017. Entering his 28th year at NC State, Petty joins DELTA from the Department of Biological Sciences where he has served since 2013. We caught up with Petty to learn more about his new role and goals for the future.

Mar 5, 2018

WolfWare News: March 2018

The latest WolfWare News to help you make the most effective use of WolfWare including new WolfWare tools, WolfWare Classic end of service, other tips and reminders, and important resources.

Photo of OCIP group l-r Tracy Appling, Paul Mulvey, Amanda Edwards and Cheryl Block.

Mar 2, 2018

OCIP Creates Culture of Quality Assurance

The Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) pilot began in January 2018 to help a group of dedicated faculty members restructure their online courses to meet the nationally recognized standards of Quality Matters. The group will have the first online courses certified for quality at NC State.