Stories From Aug 2022
Accessibility Tip: Making PDFs Accessible
PDFs can be a great format for materials in your course, since the reader software is free and platform agnostic. However, to make PDFs truly accessible, there are a few things you must do when creating your PDF.
Registration is Open for UNC CAUSE Conference
Many members of the NC State community are presenting at the UNC CAUSE Conference Oct. 3-5, 2022. Registration is now open for this in-person event taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina this year.
DELTA Does New York: ED-MEDIA + Innovate Learning Conference
The ED-MEDIA + Innovate Learning Conference in New York was a great learning experience for several of our instructional support and training team. In this article, our DELTA staff who attended provide a few takeaways!
Language Arts Teacher Pursues ESL Add-On to Shake Things Up
Alana McKinnon is a language arts teacher in Greensboro, North Carolina, and has decided to shake up her career by pursuing an online ESL Add-On through NC State.
DELTA Announces 2022-2023 Class of Faculty Fellows
DELTA welcomes four new and four continuing Faculty Fellows to promote excellence in teaching with technology. DELTA looks forward to collaborating with the grant recipients to help them share their knowledge of learning technologies with the NC State community.
ELI Annual Meeting Recap
Members of the NC State community traveled to San Diego, California in June for the Annual ELI meeting sponsored by EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association “whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology,” according to their website.
Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Latoya Howard
Latoya Howard is new to DELTA but has already impacted the team with strong communication skills and accounting expertise.
Instructional Designers: Teachers at Heart
Instructional designers have multiple roles: guide, analyst, consultant, researcher, designer, evaluator … and teacher. DELTA’s instructional designers share the teaching experience that they bring to the role. Learn more.
2022-2023 DELTA Grants Recipients Announced
DELTA is pleased to announce nearly $242,062 in 14 new and eight continuing DELTA Grants to 32 recipients across the university. Recipients represent nine academic colleges and the Institute for Advanced Analytics.
Just-in-Time Training at the Refreshed DELTA YouTube Channel
If you are looking for self-directed help with NC State’s technology tools, DELTA has you covered! You can find helpful videos which focus on Moodle features, Panopto, Zoom, PlayPosit, H5P, Turnitin and more on our YouTube Channel.