Research and Analysis Team Research and Scholarship

Research and Scholarship

DELTA’s Research and Analysis team is actively involved in contributing to higher education digital learning research. Collaborating with faculty and staff and spearheading its empirical research, the team targets research to address wider themes in digital education. The team’s collaborative research work and findings are disseminated to those at NC State and the wider academic community via journal articles and conference presentations.

Journal Articles

• Learning to Learn: A Metacognitive Approach to Class Piano Instruction. Dan Spencer, Olga Kleiankina, Caitlin McKeown, David Tredwell, and Rebeca Calderon Lima. 2022. Accepted for publication. (Based on MUS 107 grant)
• Utilizing a Hybrid Learning Approach in a Calculus for Life and Management Sciences Classroom. Chris Willis, Dan Spencer, Yan Shen, Molly Fenn, and Shira Viel. 2022. Accepted for publication. (Based on MA 231 grant)
• Lessons learned: A Reflection on the Impact of COVID-19 on Implementing an AR application. Lyniesha Wright, Dan Spencer, and Maria Olivio-Hoyo. 2022. Accepted for publication.
• The New Normal: How Virtual Learning can Benefit K-12 Students. Daniell DiFrancesca and Dan Spencer. 2022.
• Examining Students’ Online Course Perceptions and Comparing Student Performance Outcomes in Online and Face-to-Face Classrooms. Dan Spencer and Traci Temple. 2021.
• Veterinary Student Experiences in a Community- and Competency-based Primary Care Rotation: A Case Study. Katie Sheats, Traci Temple, and Dan Spencer. 2020. (Based on Equine Primary Care (VMC 949) grant)
• Direct and Indirect Assessment of Student Perspectives and Performance in an Online/Distance Education Chemical Engineering Bridging Course. Matthew Cooper, Lisa Bullard, Dan Spencer, and Chris Willis. 2020. (Based on CHE 596 grant)
• Facilitating Inspiration: Design of the Textiles Archive Design Application (TADA). Dan Spencer, Chris Willis, David Tredwell, Jessica White, Kayla Briska. 2020. (Based on FTD 201 grant)
• Presentations
• Changing the “Face” of Education: How do Perceptions, Attitudes, and Academic Outcomes Differ Between Online and F2F Education? Robyn Fusaro, Dejah Oertwig, Dan Spencer, and Chris Willis. EERA 2022.
• An Adaptive Learning Engineering Mechanics Curricular Sequence. Katherine Saul, Anna Howard, Zodiac Webster, and Dan Spencer. ASEE 2022.
• Immersive Clinical Lactation Videos Improve Student Self-Efficacy. Nicola Singletary, Rebecca Sanchez, Dan Spencer, April Fogleman, and Ellen Chetwynd. NC State Teaching and Learning Symposium 2022.
• Integrating Cognition, Self-Regulation, and Motivation: A Framework for Post-Pandemic Flipped Classroom Design and Research. Yan Shen and Dan Spencer. AECT 2021.
• Promoting Cognitive and Social Awareness during Collaboration Using Group Regulation Guidance: An Exploratory Study. Sarah Heckman, Kai Presler-Marshall, Christopher Parnin, Yan Shen, Dan Spencer, Chris Willis. AERA 2020 (Based on Programming Concepts – Java (CSC 216) grant).
• Data vs. The Hunch: Letting Data Lead Innovation in Course Design. Chris Willis, Jakia Salam. 2020 UNC System Student Success Conference.
• What, How, and When: Assessing Student Learning After Course Redesign. Traci Temple, Dan Spencer, and Chris Willis. TTLE, Online, 2020.
• A Gamified Design Framework for Flipped and Self-Regulated Learning Presenters. Yan Shen and Chris Willis. OLC Accelerate/Innovate, 2019.
• Evolution of Course Redesign Toward Research Design and Assessment: A Timeline. Traci Temple, Dan Spencer and Chris Willis. Lilly-Asheville 2019.
• What, How, and When: Assessing Student Learning After Course Redesign. Chris Willis, Dan Spencer, and Traci Temple. Lilly-Asheville 2019.
• Utilizing a Hybrid Learning Approach in a Calculus for Life and Management Sciences Classroom. Chris Willis, Dan Spencer, Yan Shen and Molly Fenn. AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018-2019.
• Course Redesign as Educational Research: Extending Best Practices to Project and Program Assessment. Traci Temple, Dan Spencer and Chris Willis. AALHE Annual Conference, 2019.
• STEMbling Toward Student Success: Evaluating EdTech’s Impact in STEM Courses. Chris Willis. CREATE Conference, 2018.
• Reaching the Digital Student: Examining Course Redesign Data to Determine Student Needs and Preferences Related to Course Structure, Technology, and Support. Chris Willis. CREATE Conference, 2018.
• Don’t Take it for Granted: Using Assessment to Strengthen and Improve a Collaborative Course Redesign Initiative. Chris Willis and Traci Temple. AALHE Proceedings, 2018.
• Making MUSIC with Technology-Enhanced Competency-Based Education. Poster. Katie Sheats, Traci Temple, and Chris Willis. LILLY-Asheville 2018. (Based on Equine Primary Care (VMC 949) grant)
• Collaboration in Assessing Educational Technology and Innovative Course Redesign. Chris Willis and Traci Temple, LILLY-Asheville 2018.
• Redesign and Shine: Using Assessment to Help Tell Your Course Redesign Story. Chris Willis and Traci Temple. AALHE Annual Conference 2018.
• There to Here to There: Assessment’s Impact on a Collaborative Course Redesign Initiative. Poster. Chris Willis and Chris Willis and Traci Temple. AALHE Annual Conference 2018. 
• GEER: Global Edtech Evaluation Repository. Poster. Chris Willis and J. Bergström. AALHE Annual Conference 2018.
• Classroom Flipping Models, Strategies, and New Directions. Yan Shen, Jakia Salam, and Chris Willis. NC State Office of Faculty Development Teaching and Learning Symposium, 2018.
• Technological Solutions to Enhance Veterinary Student Clinical Training in a Distributive Model of Equine Primary Care. Katie Sheats, B. Tobey, Chris Willis, Traci Temple, and Jennifer Petit.  TIDE Symposium, 2018. (Based on Equine Primary Care (VMC 949) grant)
• Building Communication, Collaboration, and Culture in Evaluating Technology and Innovative Course Redesign. Poster, Traci Temple, Chris Willis, Yan Shen, Molly Fenn, and Dan Spencer. TIDE Symposium, 2018.
• Constructing Testing Cohorts to Develop Better Models for Predicting At-Risk Students. Lou Harrison, Jeff Webster, and Chris Willis. TIDE Conference, 2018
• To Better Understand Flipping in Higher Education: A Framework of Classroom Flipping Models. Yan Shen, Jakia Salam, and Chris Willis. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting, 2018.
• Data vs. The Hunch: Letting Data Lead Innovation in Course Design. Chris Willis and Jakia Salam. OLC Accelerate 2017.
• Redesigning a Traditional Lecture Course Using a Blended and Flipped Approach: An Exploration of Strategies. Yan Shen, Shira Viel, and Chris Willis. DELTA Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies, 2017.