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5 Strategies for Improving Your Course Evaluation Results
There are good reasons colleges conduct student course evaluations, though you might be forgetting them as you skim through your results.…
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Pedagogy: What Educators Need to Know
This article aims to offer you a good understanding of what ‘pedagogy’ is (and how to say it!), why it’s important and how pedagogy…
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5 Innovative Professors On The Future of Higher Ed
Top Hat’s panel of innovative educators have one piece of advice for rookie educators eager to start afresh in 2019—try something new,…
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Reflective Teaching: Some Tips To Get Started
Some days, students respond well to your lesson; other days you can’t seem to get through. That’s where reflective teaching can help. As…
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Curriculum Development and The 3 Models Explained
This article will explain what curriculum development is, why it’s important for an instructor’s pedagogy and discuss the three…
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How to Become an Adjunct Professor
If you love to teach and have a passion for your industry, you may want to consider part-time work in higher education. Here’s how to…
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How To Get The Title Professor: Career Steps to Take
To the outsider, being a college or university professor seems like a great career. You get to work everyday in a field or subject you’re…
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A 19-Point Teaching Checklist For The First-Time Lecturer
Top Hat Scholar and Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus of biology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Andrew Petto, offers a series of tips to…
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What Makes a Good Teacher in 2018: 3 Traits to Develop
What makes a good teacher in higher education is not your level of knowledge, or even your ability to grade students quickly. It’s down to…
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Instructor vs Professor: What’s In An Academic Name?
What should your students call you? Instructor? Professor? Doctor? Or do they just go with your first name? This guide will serve as an…
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How Profs Can Help Isolated Students Make Connections
Happy holidays? That’s not always the case for many freshmen. As the first college semester comes to a close, many leave classes with…
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How to Organize a Lecture: Use This Free Planning Tool
Every teacher knows what a pedagogical lecture plan is meant to achieve in the classroom. But if you want to know how to organize your…
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How to Squash Nerves and Ace Your First Lecture
With class back in session, first-time profs may be feeling the pressure. An expert weighs in on how to deliver your best lecture possible,…
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Behind the Buzzwords: A Guide to Modern Education Jargon
We’ve started a glossary to explain some of the more confusing education jargon used to describe modern teaching techniques and lesson…