DELTA and University Resources

As of 2022, DELTA no longer manages enrollment formula funding allocations to colleges. The Provost's Office at NC State now handles all funding allocations. For questions regarding funding, please contact your department head, college leadership, or the Provost’s Office.

Financial resources may be available to those who qualify and are approved to participate in the DELTA Grants program. Offered through DELTA’s Digital Learning Department, the DELTA Grants program provides funding, key services, and support to enhance student success through faculty partnerships. DELTA offers various types of grants to support the development of online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. These grants also promote teaching effectiveness, facilitate large course redesigns, and encourage collaboration with instructors to explore innovative ways to engage students and improve learning outcomes.

The DE Program Directors and Coordinators Google Group, created by DELTA’s Online and Distance Education (ODE) team, is a resource for NC State faculty and staff who are involved or interested in online and distance education programs. 

The group is used to share important updates, details about upcoming meetings and events, and other news related to DE programs. It also serves as a collaborative space where members can send emails, ask questions, and share announcements or resources with the entire group.

To join or be removed from the Google Group, please email Alexis Lockett at allocket@ncsu.edu.

Digital Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) is a unit within the Office of Instructional Programs within the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. DELTA's role is to foster the integration and support of digital learning in NC State’s academic programs, as well as support online and distance education programs at the university.

DELTA consists of the following departments:

• Academic Technology: Provides a robust and reliable academic technology infrastructure for the full spectrum of digital learning environments at NC State. Assists with enterprise, customized deployments of synchronous and asynchronous Learning Management Systems, provides in-house instructional tools and spaces that support specific teaching and learning needs, and more.
   

• Digital Learning (DL): Partners with faculty across campus to create and improve online materials and courses and to drive educational innovation. Faculty services include technology support and training, instructional design, course quality improvement, instructional video production, and educational media design and development. Provides governance leadership for WolfWare, NC State’s enterprise suite of academic technologies and tools.
  
  

• Finance and Business: Supports the Office of Academic Strategy, Innovation and Solutions and University Interdisciplinary Programs by providing human resources, finance, and outreach services. Provides monitoring and support for NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship, DELTA, and NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education (NCSCaLE).
  
  

• Marketing and Communications (MarComm): Designs, implements, and manages strategic online and digital marketing and communications initiatives for NC State’s 100+ online and distance education programs and DELTA. Supports colleges and units on campus by managing market research (for credit and noncredit), managing sophisticated Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques, and implementing new marketing strategies and technologies to reach target audiences. 

• Online and Distance Education: Provides leadership for NC State’s online and distance education programs, and supports a wide variety of courses, degrees, certificates and licensure programs to meet the educational needs of students wherever they are located. Services include program planning and development, compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, and faculty and student support including local and remote testing services. 

Get Help!

• DELTA LearnTech Help Desk: Faculty and staff can receive direct support with learning technologies such as WolfWare, Moodle, or Panopto. Call, email, or submit a request form, and a member of the LearnTech support team will be in touch to assist you.

• Instructional Consultation: Schedule an instructional consultation for in-depth, one-on-one assistance on topics such as instructional design, online teaching strategies, accessibility, or technology implementation. 

• LearnTech Knowledge Base: Step-by-step tutorials and answers to many common technical questions can be found on the DELTA LearnTech Knowledge Base. New articles and self-service resources are added weekly!

• Workshops: Attend a live workshop or find a self-paced online workshop to help you learn the tools, techniques, and strategies needed to effectively use NC State learning technologies.

• Teaching Resources Website: Find guides on course design, tips on using technology tools for teaching, information on designing a Moodle course, access to workshop recordings, and pedagogical best practices for digital learning.

• Instructional Tools: Learn more about the various technologies for teaching supported by DELTA. With DELTA’s Instructional Tools list, you can browse technologies by title or instructional goal. 

• Video Tutorials: Get in-the-moment help and learn tips on using technology tools at our DELTA LearnTech YouTube channel. 

DELTA's ODE Administrative Services team uses Lightcast's Analyst market research software to generate labor market reports and support program planning efforts. Analyst compiles data from a variety of sources, including labor market trends, job postings, and professional profile data. If you're interested in accessing Analyst reports, please contact Alexis Lockett at allocket@ncsu.edu.

To find your department's scheduling officer, refer to the Campus Scheduling Officers Google sheet. This document, maintained by University Scheduling, lists the scheduling officers for all departments across the university.

Academic departments are responsible for enrolling students and assisting faculty and staff with the DE enrollment process. For additional enrollment inquiries, please contact the Department of Registration and Records.

“Regular and Substantive Interaction In Online Courses is Critical to DL Administrators." This presentation, delivered at the 2023 Distance Learning Administrator Conference, covers the importance of regular and substantive interaction (RSI) in online courses. It distinguishes between distance education and correspondence education and explains why it’s essential for online education leaders to understand these concepts.

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