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September 2020

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Sep 28, 2020

DELTA Workshops Anytime, Anywhere

We understand that teaching online can be tireless work and finding the time to fit professional development into a busy day of lesson planning, remote teaching and virtual meetings may be hard for some faculty members. That is why we have compiled a list of DELTA’s most popular workshops that you can view anytime completely online. 

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Sep 28, 2020

Course Maps Support Student Success

New DELTA Faculty Fellow Christine Cranford encourages faculty to use course maps to align learning objectives to course objectives, support learning objectives with learning materials, and assess student knowledge and skills. 

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Sep 25, 2020

Fostering Deeper Discussions using Zoom Breakout Rooms

Student-to-student interaction is important for student learning as well as student well-being and persistence. Breakout Rooms in Zoom offer great opportunities for student-to-student interaction and help create a richer online learning experience. 

Sep 23, 2020

Leveraging Visual Media for Student Success

Through our DELTA Grants program, we help instructors bring their ideas to life, solve instructional challenges and enhance student learning through visual media. Visual instructional materials are helpful when communicating the complex and adding a level of engagement to course content. In the 2019-2020 DELTA Annual Report, we’ve included a few examples of DELTA’s work… 

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Sep 22, 2020

Flexible Access Funding Evolves to Support Student Success through Online Learning

DELTA is continuing to support academic units by creating business systems and funding models that better allow them to enhance student success through online learning. Most recently, we have made changes to the Flexible Access funding model to allow for the creation of online classes that fully meet student demand. 

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Sep 22, 2020

Faculty Continue Commitment to Online Course Quality

Join us in congratulating the newest faculty members to complete Quality Matters (QM) training. These individuals have worked hard to serve their students through course improvement and providing a quality online education. 

Students find places to study in the Talley Student Center on the last day of in-person classes, before all undergraduate classes moved online for the fall 2020 semester.

Sep 18, 2020

Pack Hacks for Faculty: Compassion and Understanding in Online Teaching and Learning

This month, Angie Smith, associate teaching professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development in the College of Education, provides insight into adjusting to online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Sep 17, 2020

A New Strategy for DELTA Grants Outreach

In fiscal year 2019-2020, Senior Instructional Designer Cathi Dunnagan launched a targeted outreach strategy to share information about DELTA Grants across NC State. 

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Sep 15, 2020

OpenStax Partnership Drives Equitable Learning with Free, Peer-Reviewed Textbooks

Faculty and students who have participated in NC State’s OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program reflect on the impact of free, peer-reviewed textbooks on creating equitable learning environments. 

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Sep 14, 2020

Adapting to Change: DELTA Project Managers Redefine Agility at NC State

DELTA's Project Management team has spent years cultivating Agile, an approach to project management that prioritizes adaptability and team processes. Now, in the face of a pandemic, they are using this mindset to pivot and enhance collaborative practices at DELTA and across the university.