5 Ways to Personalize the Online Course Experience
We share actionable tips for online teachers who are looking to tailor the virtual classroom experience through flexibility, community and accessibility
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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.
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Team Spirit Goes Digital and to the Park As COVID-19 Measures Continue
For many businesses that moved to a remote-work model this year, keeping employees engaged without the usual watercooler chatter, team lunches or after-work pub nights has been a challenge. With a view to boosting morale, Meghan Smith, the vice-president of people and culture at Top Hat, discusses how staff have found new ways to stay […]
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Elaine Bohórquez Named as a Finalist for Top Hat’s Most Innovative Educator
Teaching Associate Professor Elaine Bohórquez is an innovator. As the core professor for the Physiology Graduate Program at NC State, she prepares students for rewarding careers in medicine, dentistry and pharmacology. With team-based learning at the forefront, she strives to create courses that are tailored to NC State’s unique student body. Such courses require innovative […]
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In Conversation With the Hope Center’s Christine Baker-Smith
Understanding students’ basic needs is the first step in becoming student-ready this fall
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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
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Elevate Your STEM Class with Top Hat’s Lab Functionality
Our six step guide to setting up your virtual lab in Top Hat
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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How Empathetic Teaching Motivates and Engages Students in Online Classes
Post-secondary students’ engagement can flourish in online courses through authentic, community-based pedagogy
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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