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.
Half of respondents lack confidence in students’ ability to be successful and see value in their educational investment in the Fall
Our six step guide to setting up your virtual lab in Top Hat
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Community provides students and educators with digital spaces to build community and connectedness.
Learning names, introducing icebreakers and ensuring students have ways to reach you outside of class time can help maintain connectivity in your online class
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.
Post-secondary students’ engagement can flourish in online courses through authentic, community-based pedagogy
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
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
Despite an unparalleled winter term, students are looking forward to what the fall semester might offer
More than 400 textbooks will be converted into interactive digital courseware on Top Hat.
Over 3,000 higher ed students made it clear that college was so much more than just a place for learning
Inclusive teaching starts with engagement, feedback and accessibility. Top Hat’s new features can help inject empathy into your course delivery
Elevate student learning outcomes by responding to their needs, communicating outside of class time and supporting them with non-academic resources
Almost 70% say online instruction they received this Winter is worse than in-person instruction.
New online teaching tools address deep student dissatisfaction with poor remote learning experiences. during COVID-19 pandemic.