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May 19, 2021

VMP 991-162: Virtual Reality – Milk Production and Distribution in Ethiopia

VMP 991-162: Global Health Challenges is a one-week selective course for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students. The course provides students with an introduction to global health issues and challenges. This includes understanding the importance of Animal Source Foods (ASFs) and food safety in tackling food security challenges. Andrew Stringer sought an immersive experience that…

May 19, 2021

Tourism Microentrepreneurship: Designing an Immersive Online Course

The goal of this project was to develop a new technology-driven immersive online course on tourism microentrepreneurship. DELTA collaborated with Dr. Duarte Morais and Erin Adair from the College of Natural Resources to develop high-quality and immersive virtual field trips to allow students to experience unscripted and immersive experiences provided by a variety of charismatic…

Apr 19, 2021

EC 416: Designing an Individualized Education Program Meeting in a Virtual Reality Setting

Individualized Education Programs (IEP) serve as roadmaps for specialized instruction and educational support for students with learning challenges. Written IEP documents are developed at IEP meetings: closed sessions attended by the student (upon request), their parent(s) or guardian(s), general and special education teachers, related service providers and school administrators. Although pre-service special education teachers receive…

Apr 8, 2021

CH 220: Building Bonds with Interactive Lewis Structures

The goal of this project was to help students acquire Lewis Structure knowledge in General Chemistry in preparation for Organic Chemistry. Lewis Structures are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis Structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded…

Mar 11, 2021

TMS 211: Crafting a Virtual Microscope for Online and Blended Courses

The Virtual Viewer was originally developed as part of a DELTA Grant in the 2011-12 cycle and is still being actively used today in TMS 211 (Introduction to Fiber Science).  With browser support for Flash ending by the end of 2020, this project seeks to create an updated version of the Virtual Viewer that is…

Mar 9, 2021

CH 224: Increasing Organic Chemistry Representational Competence and Reinforcing NMR Concepts Through Augmented Reality

The general goal of this grant was to produce a mobile AR app that provides streamlined, engaging and effective supplemental instruction, which will give students a much deeper understanding of  NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance). Furthermore, the app will aid students during labs, and prepare them for industry or academia. Although NMR is an essential component…
PRT 266 allows students to explore a possible career in the sports industry.

Mar 8, 2021

PRT 266: Improving Online Student Success in Introduction to Sport Management

The goal of this project was to overcome course delivery and gamification challenges in a sport management course. Takeaways include the need to integrate game-based learning, scaffold critical thinking, and visualize learning progress. Instructional Challenges Content learning tasks and activity schedule were originally delivered through Moodle calendar. Students had difficulty understanding the course structure. Those…
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Oct 5, 2020

Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions

NC State invited all incoming first-year students to participate in a new online experience — Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions — a special kind of multidisciplinary course. Students explored the history, biology and societal impacts of pandemics like COVID-19, as well as how NC State faculty in many different areas are contributing to solutions to this wicked problem.

Aug 12, 2019

FM 480: An Inside Look at Feed Milling with Augmented Reality

This Exploratory grant uses interactive augmented reality (AR) to enhance the way traditional and distance education students learn about feed milling equipment and processes. With a free mobile app and their phone cameras, students can look inside the different machines in real-time or on-demand, eliminating instructional challenges like inaccessibility, noise and physical barriers. This grant…
Screenshot from the GD 303 augmented reality application to enhance the standard textbook.

Aug 7, 2019

Enhancing the Standard Textbook in GD 303 with Augmented Reality App

For this Exploratory Grant, the team designed and developed an augmented reality app that enhances the textbook, Graphic Design Theory — Graphic Design in Context by Meredith Davis. The app was created to improve students’ learning experiences, increase engagement, and help users better understand core concepts from the textbook. Varied and captivating AR experiences cover…