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Harleen Dhami

Harleen Dhami is a Senior Content 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. A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Hidden Power of Instructional Scaffolding

    Sharpen critical thinking skills with this teaching approach that puts reflection, feedback and collaboration front and center

  2. 7 Ways Dr. Christopher Emdin Reaches the Soul to Teach the Mind

    The award-winning ‘ratchetdemic’ educator and best-selling author on embracing our own vulnerabilities and struggles to connect…

  3. Students First, Curriculum Second: In Conversation With Bryan Dewsbury

    An expert on equitable teaching weighs in on how to support underrepresented students

  4. The 3 Phases of Curiosity: A Conversation with Cathy Davidson

    Learning by doing, self-directed lessons and re-thinking the role of research are keys to sparking curiosity in higher ed

  5. Meet Your 2022 Top Hat Educator Award Recipients

    Top Hat is honoring three faculty members who have gone above and beyond to support their students

  6. The Best Apps for Building Community in Higher Ed [Updated 2022]

    Support student connections with these mobile apps. You’ll be able to improve asynchronous interactions and enable file and media sharing…

  7. Infographic: How Top Hat Makes Learning Engaging and Meaningful in 2022

    Students have weighed in: dynamic courseware and frequent opportunities to show what they know do wonders for maintaining engagement.

  8. Top Hat Field Report: 2,798 Students on Assessments, Career-readiness, and Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom

    Hope Amid the Uncertainty Hard-won lessons from remote teaching, along with growing concerns over student well-being and enrollment rates,…

  9. Digital Doesn’t Mean Dynamic: How College Textbooks Have Evolved

    Students engage with personalized, relevant and current content outside of academia. Here’s how Top Hat is meeting the needs of a…

  10. 8 Essential Higher Ed Books to Help You Navigate 2022

    Assigned reading for anyone looking to get through a time of great uncertainty

  11. Diagnostic Assessment Design to Boost Student Learning In Any Online Course

    Consider these tips when designing diagnostic assessments to meet student needs—applicable across any discipline

  12. Meet the Educator Tackling Hip Hop, Race and Class in His Course

    "Deconstructing Drake and The Weeknd" delves into the massive success stories of two music titans, bringing a much-needed dose of diversity…

  13. Top Hat Hires Seasoned Higher Education Executive Maggie Leen as Chief Marketing Officer

    A proven leader with a track record of driving aggressive growth strategies, Leen most notably dedicated 14 years to helping build Pearson…

  14. Equitable Assessments and Small Data: Takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2021

    Helping students derive value from their higher ed experience has never been more important. Here’s how to go about it.

  15. Create Meaningful Learning Experiences with an Interactive Customizable Textbook

    How to create meaningful learning experiences with interactive, digital textbooks that contain relevant material

  16. The Impact of Real-Time Signals and Insights on the Student Experience

    Today’s students are questioning the value of their higher ed investment. Here’s why ‘small data’ is the solution.

  17. Top Hat Recognized in The Globe and Mail’s Third-annual Ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies

    TORONTO — September 24, 2021 — Top Hat, the leading teaching and learning platform for higher education, today announced it placed No.…

  18. How to Maintain Flexibility In Any Course Modality

    Use these innovative teaching strategies in the new semester, offered in Top Hat’s #ProfChats panel

  19. Top Hat Acquires Morton Publishing Company, Broadens Student Access to Interactive Course Materials in Sciences

    Acquisition brings a robust catalog of best-selling labs and course materials across a number of markets and disciplines onto Top Hat’s…

  20. Undergraduates Need Extra Support This Year—Here’s How to Help

    Instead of back to school, let's get back to better