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June 2021

The NC State Memorial Belltower with digital annotations.

Jun 30, 2021

Scaling Up: DELTA Takes Innovation to New Heights

In a collaborative, cross-campus effort, DELTA staff created a first-of-its-kind immersive tour and digital archive of NC State's Memorial Belltower. We explore this unique effort and consider how such technology elevates teaching and learning at NC State. 

Spring 2021 graduates watch as fireworks shoot at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Jun 28, 2021

Online Graduate Leaves Comfort Zone to Continue Her Education

Melanie Lewis' devotion to helping others in her community inspired her to enter the Leadership in the Public Sector online program. She shares her story and reflects on her time in the program. 

Jun 22, 2021

Panopto or PlayPosit? Deciding Which is Best for Interactive Video Quizzes

Numerous NC State instructors have increased class engagement through interactive video quizzing. One DELTA collaboration even led to pairing virtual reality with PlayPosit. Faculty may be familiar with PlayPosit and wonder how this connects to Panopto…or if the two tools even have to connect. The breakdown of features below will help you decide which is best… 

From left to right: Suzie Goodell, Natalie Cook, Cathi Dunnagan and Jessica White.

Jun 12, 2021

DELTA Grant Nutrition Faculty Receive Gertrude Cox Award

Former DELTA Grant Recipients Suzie Goodell and Natalie Cooke were awarded the Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology. This award was created to honor the creative pedagogy of NC State’s faculty and their work in integrating new technologies into effective teaching strategies. 

Downtown Raleigh skyline, framed by the State College smoke stack. Photo by Marc Hall.

Jun 9, 2021

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Lina Battestilli

Teaching Associate Professor Lina Battestilli shares her experiences throughout the DELTA Faculty Fellows program. Her compassion toward students has been a driving factor in improving teaching and learning practices across NC State's campus. 

Student completes an assignment on her laptop.

Jun 1, 2021

Get to Know Gradescope

Gradescope is an online grading platform that helps you seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments. To get familiar with Gradescope, we consulted two NC State faculty members who have valuable experience to share. 

Older woman works on her laptop.

Jun 1, 2021

The Panopto First-Time User Experience

Brand new to Panopto? You're not alone. We caught up with two faculty members who had never used the video management system before this spring but soon became fans of its intuitive design and innovative features. 

Jun 1, 2021

Incoming Students to Confront Global Change in Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions

All incoming NC State students and their families are invited to explore the many dimensions of global change in Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions (WPWS), a free online multidisciplinary course. Students will become part of the NC State community that is working to solve these wicked problems together. 

Students working at the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus find ample space to social distance, with undergraduate classes moved online for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jun 1, 2021

Introducing WolfSNAPS

DELTA has a new training opportunity starting in July –– WolfSNAPS: Short Nimble Asynchronous Pedagogy Series. This series of seven quick trainings is designed to provide instructors with information, templates and resources to help you incorporate best practices in online or hybrid course design.