Top Hat Recognized as Best Tech Work Culture at the Timmy Awards
Top Hat announced it won Tech in Motion's 2019 Best Tech Work Culture at the annual Timmy Awards.
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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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Top Hat Launches New Features to Scale Workflow Management in Higher Education in Microsoft Office 365
Top Hat now enables professors to edit a variety of document types directly through the Top Hat app integrated with Microsoft Office 365.
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Atoms First General Chemistry Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading general chemistry textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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American Government Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading government textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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Research Methods in Psychological Science Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading research methods in psychological science textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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4 Learning Myths Every Professor Needs to Know
Myths can be harmful. Confronting neuromyths about learning will help educators pursue a primary mandate they share with doctors: do no harm
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Economics Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading economics textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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You Need Weekly Feedback From Your Students. Here’s How
The traditional method of testing students—once at midterms, and once at finals—works to a certain extent. After midterms, you’ll have a general idea of who in your class is doing well and who might need more help. But what you don’t know is how people are progressing in individual modules, or even whether some people […]
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Organic Chemistry Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading organic chemistry textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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U.S. History Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading U.S. history textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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Top Hat Now Equips Professors with the Ability to Identify Students at Risk of Falling Behind — or Failing — Before It’s Too Late
Top Hat announces the world’s first active learning platform providing a holistic view of student performance and actionable insights.
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Eran Ben-Ari: How Anthropology Can Create Products That Are Customer Obsessed
Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Product Officer at Top Hat, uses his Anthropology background to solve real customer problems—including growing user engagement and product differentiation. Read the full article from Medium to learn more.
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70% of Students Buy Used Textbooks
The widespread use of second-hand textbooks is proof that students need more affordable solutions
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8 Reasons You Should Author Your Own Textbook
When does it make sense to create a new textbook from scratch? Here, we look at some reasons you might author your own book
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Top Hat Awards Three Students $10,000 Scholarships
Top Hat scholars Hope Long of the University of North Georgia, Patryk Tomaszkiewicz of Texas A&M University and Nicole Blinn of Dalhousie University say the active learning platform has made them more engaged in class, increased their confidence and GPA and eliminated physical boundaries to their education
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The Average Print Textbook Goes Out of Date Every 3 Years
Print textbooks have been posing problems for students for years. They’re static, outdated and come at hefty prices.1 Not to mention that new editions are usually released three times a decade—forcing students to buy the most recent edition if they hope to keep pace in class. Here, we look at what new editions mean for […]
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Top Hat Awards $100,000 Scholarship to Five Exceptional University Students
Top Hat has awarded scholarships worth a combined $100,000 USD to five exceptional students for their achievements.
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Top Hat and Fountainhead Press Announce Partnership to Significantly Improve ROI in Higher Education
Top Hat has partnered with independent textbook publisher Fountainhead Press to offer high-quality, affordable course materials.
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Open Educational Resources (OER): The Ultimate Guide
Traditional textbooks—even electronic editions—are overpriced for students and for teachers, and worse still, the price of hard copy and e-books increases with each revised edition. Open Educational Resources (OER) are becoming more widely adopted in the classroom for teaching and learning due to their flexibility, minimal costs and easier access for students. This guide outlines […]
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How to Help Introverts Thrive in the Classroom
Are you an introvert? Roughly one third to a half of the population feel most capable or alive in quiet environments. Author and speaker Susan Cain’s research centers around introverts, as the co-founder of the Quiet Revolution, a movement devoted to showcasing introverts’ strengths. She is also the author of Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths […]