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WolfWare News: Spring 2022

January 2022

Jan 31, 2022

The Secret to Successful Teaching

NC State'ss Hollylynne S. Lee shares pearls of wisdom on strategies for successful teaching and other topics. 

Jan 31, 2022

Sustainable Trash Talk

Associate Professors Kyle Bunds, Jonathan Casper and DELTA created Zero Waste Gameday: A Trash Sorting Game to teach future facility managers/sports marketing professionals about sustainability. Five VR videos were also produced including behind-the-scenes experiences at landfills and some featuring former sports announcer Jeff Gravley. 
This is an example of closed captioning taken from the Wicked Problems Wolfpack Solutions informational video. The NC State logo is featured in the the night sky above the image of Earth with closed captions at the bottom of the screen.

Jan 27, 2022

Closed Captioning: Not Just a Tool, a Legal Requirement

Save time while helping students succeed in your course by planning closed captioning for your class videos in advance. If one student is registered with the Disability Resource Office, an accuracy rate of 98% is mandated for closed captions. It’s not just a great idea, it’s the law! 
Associate Professor Katherine Saul shared this illustration of an example adaptive learning network connecting lesson topics in a module in MAE 206 Engineering Statics (thanks to Teaching Professor Anna Howard).

Jan 26, 2022

NC State and DELTA Lead Group of Four Universities in Adaptive Learning Project

NC State Associate Professor Katherine Saul, Ph.D. shares her experience fully integrating Adaptive Learning (AL) and RealizeIt into her Engineering Dynamics course. This type of course design resulted in students completing five times more problems which fostered deeper understanding of concepts and individualized assistance. 
Digital Marketing Specialist Cassidy Colson.

Jan 18, 2022

Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Cassidy Colson

A new Inside DELTA highlighting the life of DELTA staff in their day-to-day work and life outside of work. Cassidy Colson is a digital marketing specialist who loves the NC State community and telling the stories of inspirational students. 

Jan 11, 2022

Donna Petherbridge Named Permanent Vice Provost

Donna Petherbridge, interim vice provost for Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), has been named permanent vice provost for DELTA, effective January 1. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden made the appointment. 
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Jan 5, 2022

Tips for success in Zoom (including some new features) for Spring 2022

Zoom updates, improvements and enhancements continued through fall of 2021. In this article, Jill Anderson gives a quick rundown of the latest features as we prepare for spring 2022! 
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Jan 2, 2022

WolfWare News: Spring 2022

Check out our latest WolfWare News to learn more about the recent updates to our learning technologies to help you make the most effective use of WolfWare tools in your courses.