Conferences
2017 OLC Accelerate Conference Highlights
NC State was well represented at the Fall Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference in Orlando, Florida. The OLC Accelerate conference focuses on ways to improve online learning in education. DELTA staff members shared their key takeaways from the conference.
EDUCAUSE 2017 Highlights
DELTA's Lou Harrison, David Howard, Donna Petherbridge and Peter Watson attended the EDUCAUSE 2017 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31 - November 3, 2017. They shared highlights from sessions, keynote speakers and other interactions.
MoodleMoot 2017 Recap
Martin Dulberg, Lou Harrison, Scott Watkins and Jeff Webster had the opportunity to attend MoodleMoot (a Moodle conference) July 25-27, 2017, in New Orleans. The conference was held in conjunction with BbWorld17 this year.
HOW Design Live 2017 Recap
Recently DELTA attended HOW Design Live, a conference that focuses on refueling passion for work while also combining practical knowledge needed to achieve and advance in your own career. Topics included giving and receiving beneficial critique, how to replenish your creativity and the idea of presence.
Increasing Efficiency, Collaboration Through Agile
A group of DELTA project coordinators and program managers attended the Agile2016 Conference and came back ready to share the knowledge they had gained as well as incorporate new approaches and practices to promote collaboration and efficiency among DELTA staff.
Interest Groups Promote Cross-University Collaboration
DELTA supports a variety of interest groups with a focus on Mediasite, instructional design and virtual reality. These groups meet to discuss the goals and challenges of utilizing new technology in the classroom.
Robinson Recognized as Finalist for Enterprise Video Awards
DELTA’s Mobile Media Producer Jeff Robinson was recently recognized as a finalist in the 2017 Enterprise Video Awards hosted by the Sonic Foundry Mediasite Conference titled Unleash17. Robinson worked with Mediasite Video Platform to show three different views of the interferometer used in labs at NC State.
2017 Lilly Conference Recap
Four members of DELTA's Instructional Training Team attended the 2017 Lilly Conference in Anaheim, California. The conference offered suggestions for designing interesting learning experiences through the use of social media and other group discussion tactics. Check out this recap.
When Technology Fails: A Short Memoir
When faced with a near-technology disaster at a conference presentation, DELTA Faculty Fellow Maria Gallardo-Williams found a solution. Read about her social media solution that saved the day.
2016 UNC CAUSE Conference Recap
From October 5-7, 2016, a number of DELTA staff attended the UNC Cause Conference in Winston-Salem, N.C. UNC Cause is an organization dedicated to helping information technology professionals in the UNC System collaborate and exchange technology leverage between campuses.