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Harleen Dhami

Harleen Dhami is a Senior Growth Marketing Specialist for Top Hat. During her tenure at Top Hat, she's interviewed acclaimed educators including Dr. Bryan Dewsbury and Dr. Christopher Emdin. She works to amplify the stories of both faculty and students alike through case studies, blog posts and ebooks. Harleen holds a Master's Degree in Professional Communication from Toronto Metropolitan University. In 2020, she was the recipient of a Gold Quill Award of Merit presented by the International Association of Business Communicators.

  1. In Conversation With the Hope Center’s Christine Baker-Smith

    Understanding students’ basic needs is the first step in becoming student-ready this fall

  2. Faculty Preparedness for Fall 2020: Survey of More Than 800 Educators and Instructional Support Staff in Higher Ed Finds Uncertainty and Lack of Confidence with Institutional Plans

    Half of respondents lack confidence in students’ ability to be successful and see value in their educational investment in the Fall

  3. Elevate Your STEM Class with Top Hat’s Lab Functionality

    Our six step guide to setting up your virtual lab in Top Hat

  4. How Teachers Can Build Communities In Online Classrooms

    Establishing a sense of community or belonging in the classroom is important to developing trust among students and with their instructors. Learn how Top Hat user Frank Spors establishes a sense of community in an online learning environment to foster student engagement and learning success.   Read the article in Forbes to learn more.

  5. How One Professor Keeps His Students Engaged When Teaching Online

    During this crisis, Top Hat user Frank Spors was able to raise student engagement in his class to a 100% participation rate and a big part of that was because he created opportunities for students to stay engaged with their learning before, during, and after class. Read the article in Apple News to learn more. 

  6. What One Teacher Has Learned During Their Transition to Online Teaching

    The most important takeaways from Top Hat user Frank Spors’ shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read the article in Apple News to learn more.

  7. Employers Partner Up To Open Doors for Black Tech Workers

    In an effort to increase diversity and promote inclusion with employers, a number of major Canadian organizations are partnering with the Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) to open doors for Black tech workers including TD Bank, Bell Canada and Top Hat. Read the article in Canadian HR Reporter to learn more. 

  8. Black Professionals in Tech Network Partner With Canadian Companies To Support Black Tech Workers

    The Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) has partnered with eight Canadian companies, including Top Hat, TD Bank, Bell Canada, and Rogers, pledging “to create a more reflective, supportive and transformational space for Black tech professionals in Canada.” Read the article in BetaKit to learn more.

  9. Introducing Top Hat Community, a Free Digital Communication Tool Purpose-Built for Higher Education

    Community provides students and educators with digital spaces to build community and connectedness.

  10. How to Strengthen Connectivity and Community in the New Semester

    Learning names, introducing icebreakers and ensuring students have ways to reach you outside of class time can help maintain connectivity in your online class

  11. 3 Ways to Maintain Work-Life Balance in the New Teaching Paradigm

    Productivity shouldn’t be the sole end goal for faculty members. Avoid burnout by balancing your teaching schedule, finding time-saving tools and prioritizing your mental wellbeing.

  12. How Empathetic Teaching Motivates and Engages Students in Online Classes

    Post-secondary students’ engagement can flourish in online courses through authentic, community-based pedagogy

  13. Using Top Hat to Include Synchronous and Asynchronous Elements in Your Online Class

    A balance between real time and self-paced course components is essential for your online classroom. Here’s how Top Hat can help you maintain an equilibrium

  14. How Ed Tech Can Help Create Tailored Learning Experiences

    Personalized learning can help higher ed students see the value of their education beyond your classroom. Top Hat’s new features can help professors unleash the power of their own experience

  15. Infographic: Students Remain Hopeful for the Fall 2020 Semester

    Despite an unparalleled winter term, students are looking forward to what the fall semester might offer

  16. Top Hat to Acquire Nelson’s Canadian Domestic Higher Ed Textbook Business, Transforming Educational Publishing Landscape

    More than 400 textbooks will be converted into interactive digital courseware on Top Hat.

  17. Infographic: Students Report Being Deprived of Academic and Social Opportunities

    Over 3,000 higher ed students made it clear that college was so much more than just a place for learning

  18. The Importance of Creating Connections with Students in a Virtual Classroom

    Inclusive teaching starts with engagement, feedback and accessibility. Top Hat’s new features can help inject empathy into your course delivery

  19. 5 Tips for Creating a True Online Learning Community

    Elevate student learning outcomes by responding to their needs, communicating outside of class time and supporting them with non-academic resources

  20. Adrift in a Pandemic: Survey of 3,089 Students Finds Uncertainty About Returning to College

    Almost 70% say online instruction they received this Winter is worse than in-person instruction.