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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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. Top Hat Launches Free Active Learning Platform with Powerful Virtual Classroom Capabilities—Making Online Teaching and Learning Experience More Engaging, Interactive and Human

    New online teaching tools address deep student dissatisfaction with poor remote learning experiences. during COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. 6 Tips for Thriving in the Virtual Classroom with Top Hat

    Creating an active learning environment has never been more essential. Here’s how Top Hat can help you engage higher ed students remotely

  6. Top Tips to Help College Students Succeed in Their Remote Tests

    Practice quizzes, flexibility in testing times and structured study sessions can help prepare higher ed students for this new wave of testing

  7. How In-Person Class Cancellations Are Affecting Higher Ed Students

    Five college students share their experience with campus closures and the unexpected transition to remote learning

  8. 5 Essential Strategies for Creating Collaborative Remote Classrooms

    Help your students work together while learning online in a remote teaching environment

  9. Top Hat Partners with Proctorio to Deliver Free, Secure Online Proctored Tests and Exams Remotely

    New offering seamlessly integrates Proctorio’s remote proctoring functionality within Top Hat’s robust, customizable testing platform.

  10. Remote Teaching Tips For Professors…From the Twittersphere

    Humanity and empathy, a healthy work-life balance and prioritizing students’ voices can make for a seamless transition to remote course delivery

  11. Embracing Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Learn how four instructors are keeping students on track using remote learning environments

  12. 5 Free Tools for Remote Teaching

    Effective software options available for taking your course digital in a pinch to create the optimal learning environment for your students

  13. 5 Inspirational Women in Higher Education

    Recognizing and honoring women who are making real change in academia today

  14. 5 Productivity Tools to Enhance Course Organization and Preparation

    Combat distractions and procrastination as a professor by using these tools designed to help you save time and increase productivity

  15. Top Hat Raises $55M Series D to Accelerate the Transformation of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

    Financing will enable Top Hat to accelerate the disruption of traditional publishing industry to deliver greater educational ROI to students.

  16. 4 Ways To Master the Start of A New Semester

    How the best college professors address common misconceptions and set expectations in their classrooms at the beginning of each new semester

  17. Technology in Education: Emerging Trends for 2020

    Customized learning experiences, diverse content delivery mechanisms and data leveraged to improve student outcomes will all impact higher ed this year

  18. Management Strategy Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading management strategy textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  19. Top Hat Welcomes Kristen Hamilton to Board of Directors

    Serial innovator has a track record of success in scaling start-ups

  20. Introducing Top Hat Intro Courses: Everything Professors Need to Help University Students Learn—All on One Platform

    Top Hat Intro Courses combine interactive texts, lecture slides, quizzes and assignments on one platform.