Faculty Development
Work-Life Balance: A Guide for Professors
Postsecondary educators, who often view their work as a vocation, are experiencing previously unseen levels of occupational stress. This…
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How a Riot, a Rock Band and Rutgers Led to the Rise of Richard Florida
Top Hat is the active learning platform that makes it easy for professors to engage students and build comprehension before, during and…
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Change—and Persistence—Helps This Award-Winning Mathematician Thrive
In our recurring series “Academic Admissions” we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role education has played in…
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5 Professors Share Their Experiences of Imposter Syndrome
Who do you think you are? What are you playing at? Sooner or later, somebody is going to find you out… Sound familiar? You’re not…
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Course Evaluation: What’s Wrong and How to Fix it
Course evaluation often elicits groans from students — and can cause stress for instructors. There’s even an article1 in The Chronicle…
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9 Ways Faculty Themselves are Changing Education
Including the rise of data collection, the continuing decline of print textbooks and the increasing use of adjuncts in all forms of higher…
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How To Give Teaching The Same Value As Research
Both teaching and research are critical for societal betterment. Is there anything that can be done to make sure pedagogy is given the same…
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How To Become a Tenure Track Professor
Looking to get on the tenure track? Here's what you need to plan for, and how to get there
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How to Write a Philosophy of Teaching Statement
5 easy steps on how to write an authentic and effective philosophy of teaching statement to help your job application get noticed.
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Want to Make Education Better? Leave Academia
Lisa Petrides—founder and CEO of ISKME, an independent education nonprofit—knew she could improve education. But she had to quit her…
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Student Evaluations: Problems and Possible Solutions
End of semester student evaluations are unreliable, biased and usually incomplete. Is there still a place for them?
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How Faculty Can Apply a Growth Mindset To Their Teaching
Video: Cal Poly’s Laura Freberg on the value of constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow
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Why It’s Important to Approach Teaching With a Growth Mindset
If you want to become a better educator, the first step is to embrace a growth mindset. We expect it of our students, so we should expect it…
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Engage 2018: What to do in Chicago
For attendees at Engage 2018, Top Hat’s Conference for Higher Education Innovators, Chicago made for a great city to explore. Here…
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Why Academic Careers Shine Outside of the Meeting Room
Professors most readily learn from each other and by attending off-site conferences, while deeply distrusting departmental meetings,…
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3 Things We Learned About OER Adoption From C. Edward Watson
C. Edward Watson is Associate VP at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Formerly director of the Center for Teaching and…
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Beyond the Workshop: How Admin Can Help Faculty Teach
For Centers of Teaching and Learning (CTLs), getting faculty to even show up at a teaching workshop is a victory. But there are still…
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11 Teaching Quotes to Inspire Educators in 2018
From Comenius to Montessori, here are some teaching quotes for the modern educator—all about letting your students challenge their…
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What Happens in a Top Hat Certification Class
If you’re just getting started with Top Hat and wondering how to use it to its full potential, help is at hand. At Top Hat, we run regular…
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4 Course Administration Tips to Help You Plan Ahead
There are many responsibilities faculty juggle, but the invisible work of course administration probably ranks both among the most…