Author: Juliana Kocsis

Jun 28, 2014

The Evolution of WolfWare: A Brief History

By now, the NC State community is quite familiar with WolfWare, the DELTA-powered enterprise suite of academic technologies and course tools. When the WolfWare interface underwent significant updates in January 2014, 90.2% of NC State students used at least one of the learning management systems (LMS) supported through WolfWare, and 60% of all course sections used WolfWare… 

May 25, 2014

MOOCs and Online Learning: Recent Reports and Resources

As NC State and universities across the nation work to discover how best to engage with MOOCs (massive open online courses), paying attention to current trends and thinking critically about new developments remain important for moving forward in pedagogically-sound and cost-effective ways. Included below are three recent articles and resources exploring MOOCs, open courseware and blended/hybrid… 

May 1, 2014

What Have We Learned?: A Recap of “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State” Seminar

With staggeringly large enrollment numbers and millions of dollars invested thus far, the MOOCs (massive open online courses) movement in higher education has become impossible to ignore. The question for many institutions now is not “will we be involved?” but “how should we be involved?” That question led nearly 100 individuals from across NC State’s campus… 

Mar 24, 2014

DELTA Annual Report Now Available Online!

Want to learn more about what’s happening at DELTA? The DELTA Annual Report 2012-2013 is now available online! DELTA staff collaborated this year to create a full online report, developed as a responsive micro-site in HTML5 using the Bootstrap framework. Inside the Report DELTA’s wide range of services impacts a growing number of NC State faculty members, staff… 

Mar 18, 2014

Upcoming Seminar! “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State: Current Work and Lessons Learned”

DELTA is pleased to invite all NC State faculty and staff to its upcoming seminar, “MOOCs and OOCs at NC State: Current Work and Lessons Learned,” where we’ll explore the future of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open online courses (OOCs) at NC State University. The seminar will take place on April 17, from 2:45 – 5:00 p.m.,… 

Jan 24, 2014

DELTA Featured in HigherEd TechDecisions

DELTA was featured in a recent article on HigherEd TechDecisions, which highlighted NC State’s unique blended learning environment as a successful example for other institutions. Dr. Tom Miller, vice provost for DELTA, explained the university’s holistic conception of distance learning not as “a separate program or category” but as “a method of delivering education.” This effective…