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Danielle Leboff

Danielle Leboff is a Content Marketing Operations Specialist at Top Hat. While at Top Hat, Danielle works to share perspectives from higher ed's top leaders through strategic marketing efforts. Previously, she worked in the non-profit and youth education sectors.

  1. Toolkit: Getting Started with Remote Teaching

    Remote learning can be a daunting transition for many educators who are comfortable with their tried-and-true lecturing methods, syllabuses,…

  2. How Online Educators Get It Done: A Conversation with Andrea Hendricks

    This mathematics professor has taught remotely for 19 years—and has some wisdom to share

  3. Using Empathy to Encourage Student Participation

    Inclusivity, creativity, and fun are the keys to fostering lively class discussions and engaging students in their own learning

  4. How to Deal With The Mid-Semester Crunch

    As midterm exams and assignments to grade pile up, one professor shares their tips for handling one of the busiest times of the year

  5. Private is the New Public: The Problem with Tech Stars Chasing Private Money as They Don’t File IPOs

    In the face of myriad capital-raising options, founders of tech companies have the upper hand and are choosing to stay private for longer.

  6. How Professors Can Master Presenting In The Classroom

    One professor discusses some top tips for presenting course material to today's students in an effective and engaging way

  7. Five Resolutions for a New Term (or Year, or Decade!)

    One professor discusses embracing technology, guest speakers and active learning in her New Years' resolutions for 2020

  8. How Think-Pair-Share Drives Student Participation

    Think-Pair-Share is an easy-to-implement strategy that improves the way students think, discuss and retain course material through group…

  9. Stephen Buckles, Lead Author of Top Hat’s 3 Intro Course for Economics Textbooks

    How this Vanderbilt University professor with a career in economics research and teaching used Top Hat to best engage his students in course…

  10. George Griffin, Lead Author of Top Hat’s Effective Public Speaking Textbook

    How this Keiser University professor used Top Hat to help his students overcome stage fright

  11. How to Engage Your Students With Effective Assessments

    Well-designed assessments encourage students to prioritize intellectual growth, while equipping them with marketable skills

  12. Making the Most of Guest Speakers in the Classroom

    How one professor uses guest speakers to allow her students to build a classroom community and engage in the process of their own learning

  13. Joseph Crivello: Co-Lead Author of Top Hat’s Anatomy and Physiology in Context

    This University of Connecticut professor authored a Top Hat textbook to relay complex anatomical concepts to his students

  14. Meaghan Altman: Lead Author of Top Hat’s Introduction to Psychology textbook

    How this Binghamton University professor uses Top Hat to create a more interactive learning environment

  15. Ed Tech in the Classroom: The Biggest Benefits and Challenges

    How educational technology in the classroom works for one communications professor —and some changes she’d like to see

  16. What Students Think About Technology In The Classroom

    Today’s Gen Z students are changing—they are digital natives who have grown up with technology woven throughout their lives. Today’s…

  17. What Students Are Saying About the Fall 2019 Semester

    What today’s college students have to say about their hopes and frustrations for the academic year ahead

  18. Reading Before Lectures Helps Students Succeed

    Incorporating online prereading into your course results in improved final grades, Professor Steven Forsey of the University of Waterloo…

  19. Making Smart Choices About Tech In The Classroom

    For professors, new technology can be a great opportunity to grow and experiment as educators. But making the right choice can quickly…

  20. Why This Professor Is on a Mission to Change How People Learn

    Harvard University Extension School professor Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa believes technology may be just what teachers need in order to excel