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.
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
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 They’re static, outdated and come at hefty prices.1 Not to mention that new editions are usually released three times a decade—forcing students to buy the most recent edition if they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 […]
Top Hat has awarded scholarships worth a combined $100,000 USD to five exceptional students for their achievements.
Top Hat has partnered with independent textbook publisher Fountainhead Press to offer high-quality, affordable course materials.
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 […]
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 […]
How do you know if your teaching practice is effective—and whether you’re just teaching a certain way because that’s how your professors did it? In the spirit of reinvention—and remembering the ‘growth mindset,’ where making mistakes is an important part of getting better, here are four professors and how they decided to tweak their initial […]
Josh Guttman, Regional Vice President of Sales at Top Hat, outlines the must-haves in any sales role: authenticity, values and fighting the status quo. Listen to the full interview from John Barrows to learn more.
Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Product Officer at Top Hat, explains how Top Hat disrupts higher education on three levels—students, professors and textbook publishers—to create an agile learning environment. Listen to the full interview from CanInnovate to learn more.
Mike Silagadze, CEO and co-founder of Top Hat, acknowledges the benefits and criticisms of incorporating open educational resources into higher education. Read the full article from Education Dive to learn more.
Mike Silagadze, CEO and co-founder of Top Hat, believes that active learning cannot be restricted to the classroom but instead needs to transcend it. Read the full article from EdTech Magazine to learn more.
How leading human anatomy textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
How Top Hat helps professors John Redden and Kristen Kimball engage their large class by using small group exercises: with a rethink of their instructional design, their students are more engaged. Read the full article from Inside Higher Ed to learn more.
Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Product Officer at Top Hat, explains the direction higher education is heading—one that revives the Socratic Method and emphasizes technology and data. Read the full article from Getting Smart to learn more.
Top Hat’s 2018 Professor Pulse Survey finds that the biggest issues professors face are a lack of communication to and from university administration, and student apathy. Read the full article from eCampus News to learn more.
Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Product Officer at Top Hat, believes technology will unlock student success—it permits active learning and keeps students engaged regardless of cohort size. Read the full article from eCampus News to learn more.
Eran Ben-Ari, Chief Product Officer at Top Hat, explains how future classrooms will be built on collaboration and communication. Read the full article from EdSurge to learn more.
Mike Silagadze, CEO and co-founder of Top Hat, believes active learning must exist beyond the classroom—students must be engaged not just in lectures, but before and after class. Read the full article from EdTech Magazine to learn more.
How leading sociology textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
Top Hat has for the third consecutive year been recognized with a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Leadership Award.