Faculty Development
Save 9+ Hours of Admin Time With Top Hat
Preparing and curating a course takes a great deal of time and effort. But there’s a way to gain access to high quality course content and…
Faculty Development
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Faculty Development
In Lieu Of Textbooks, What Are Students Reading?
Students are increasingly strategic when it comes to utilizing textbooks—and it’s up to professors to find solutions that ensure…
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Faculty Development
Quiz: What Kind of Class Prepper Are You?
Are you spending too much time preparing for your classes each week? Or not quite as much as you should? Follow this simple quiz—picking…
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Faculty Development
8 Reasons You Should Author Your Own Textbook
When does it make sense to create a new textbook from scratch? Here, we look at some reasons you might author your own book
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4 Ways Introverted Professors Can Succeed in the Classroom
Getting outside your comfort zone and embracing your in-class personality are just a few of the ways introverted professors can face the…
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What You Need to Know About Millennial Faculty
For Boomer and Gen X academics, here are five traits—including being teamwork-focused and boasting a reward-seeking mentality—your…
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Faculty Development
How To Avoid Burnout as a Professor
Dragging yourself to work, having trouble being productive and finding it hard to concentrate on a task may be a sign that burnout is taking…
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Faculty Development
4 Professors Share Their Work Burnout Stories
Most faculty aren’t doing what they do for the money: it’s a vocation. But when you do what you love—and in particular for adjuncts,…
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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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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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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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Faculty Development
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,…
