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A Metamorphosis: DELTA Grant Transforms ENT 410

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3D rendering of a tissue culture room showing a biosafety cabinet, cell counter, microscope, among other standard lab equipment.

Feb 28, 2022

Experimenting in the Lab Sandbox

Lab courses provide meaningful hands-on experiences for students, and these experiences can be difficult to replicate in an online environment. A team of DELTA staff and NC State faculty set out to design an immersive, configurable online lab for students in BIT 410/510. 
wolf statue

Feb 28, 2022

Meet Faculty Fellow Sarah Khan

Associate Teaching Professor Sarah Khan started her online teaching journey well before the onset of the pandemic, which has proven to be a blessing in disguise. Now, as a DELTA Faculty Fellow, Khan aims to share her experiences with those in higher education who could benefit. 
Copper wolves at Wolf Plaza near the Free Expression tunnel. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Feb 22, 2022

Digital Repositories: A Solution for Underrepresentation, Learning Challenges

Underrepresentation, a virtual gallery walk, and microscopic viewing ability are just a few instructional challenges that have been solved through digital repositories. 

Feb 18, 2022

DELTA Grants Save the Date

DELTA Grants are back! For more than 20 years DELTA Grants have helped to support the creation of online courses, explore new technologies for teaching, seed new online programs, assist in the redesign of blended and face-to-face courses and enhance and update existing courses. 
Faculty Fellow Claire Gordy. Photo by Katie Harris.

Feb 2, 2022

Meet Faculty Fellow Claire Gordy

Claire Gordy is a passionate instructor in the STEM field, striving for accessibility in her courses. As a DELTA Faculty Fellow, she helps other instructors navigate instructional technologies to provide the best learning experience for students. 

Feb 1, 2022

Metamorphosis Turns Into An Infestation

Extension Associate Terri Billeisen, Ph.D., provides updates on DELTA Grant work that created 3D interactive models of insects and how it has impacted student engagement and success. Also, it transformed her overall instructional mindset and made the transition to online teaching during the pandemic easier. 

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. 
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. 
Associate Professor Adam Fahrenholz demonstrating the magnetic filter of the hammer mill. This filter picks out debris from the raw materials to be ground by the hammers in the chamber below.

Nov 1, 2021

FM 425 Works with DELTA to Create 3D Model Apps of Feed Mills

FM 425: Feed Manufacturing Technology’s Area Specialized Agent Marissa Herchler Cohen and Associate Professor Adam Fahrenholz worked with a DELTA team to convert labs into web-based 3D apps allowing students to see inside the feed mills. 
An eastern tent caterpillar with long hairs and a bright orange and black body.

Sep 20, 2021

A Metamorphosis: DELTA Grant Transforms ENT 410

Through an extensive DELTA Grant, Extension Associate Terri Billeisen teamed up with DELTA experts to bring innovative learning technologies to ENT 410: Turfgrass and Ornamental Insect Pest Management, a new course launching in 2022, to help students connect with course material.