immersive learning
DELTA Grant Enhances Student Learning
A team of DELTA specialists worked with MEAS Associate Professors Karl Wegmann and Ethan Hyland using a DELTA Grant to enhance student learning. Read about the results of their collaborative efforts to support experimental uses of stream tables for educational and research purposes!
DELTA Produced Virtual Tours Promote Exploration
Ten virtual tours were created for NC State as a result of DELTA’s new Express Grant for Virtual Tours in 2021-22 — some inside buildings and some in the great outdoors. These tours provide immersive experiences for students, prospective students and the greater community.
Inside DELTA: 5 Questions with Cathi Dunnagan
For the last 14 years, Senior Instructional Designer Cathi Dunnagan (née Phillips) has worked at DELTA and on July 1, 2022, she’s retiring. Since 2008, Dunnagan has worked with faculty and fellow DELTA staff to solve instructional challenges using technology. […]
DELTA Summer Workshops — Save the Date
From navigating Moodle 4.0 to learning about Top Hat, Jamboard, Gradescope and more, participants have the opportunity to partake in online or hybrid workshops to boost their knowledge inside and outside the classroom.
Redesigning FOR 339: Name That Plant!
Learning to identify 170 different plant species is no easy task, and students in FOR 339: Dendrology have to do just that. A team of DELTA staff and an NC State instructor redesigned the course and created a new tool to help students along the way.
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.
DELTA Offers Express Grants for Spring 2022
DELTA is offering Spring 2022 Express Grants — Rapid Design and Instructional Tools — for faculty and instructors seeking ways to enhance their teaching with technology. How Can DELTA assist you next semester?
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.
The Dickey Group Goes Digital with Virtual Lab Tour
The Dickey Group created an immersive virtual tour to help students and scholars get to know its laboratory and navigate the space on their own. Find out how DELTA Express Grants can help you do the same for a variety of educational environments.
Get on Board for New DELTA Express Grants
DELTA has an exciting opportunity for NC State University faculty and instructors this fall. Introducing DELTA Express Grants –– three new funding opportunities dedicated to enhancing teaching and learning by applying technology in innovative, collaborative ways.