Author Archive

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. Top Hat Acquires Fountainhead Press, Leads Digital Transformation of Traditional Higher Ed Textbook Industry

    Acquisition brings more than 500 titles used at 400 institutions onto Top Hat’s proven active learning courseware platform…

  2. What Makes Students More Likely To Return to School in Spring 2021?

    eCampus News shared the key highlights from the Top Hat Field Report: Higher Ed Students Grade the Fall 2020 Semester report, which surveyed…

  3. 10 Essential Higher Ed Books for 2021

    A roundup of education books from 2020 that range from professional development to emotional intelligence

  4. Audience Response Systems Can Boost Student Engagement

    Western University of Health Sciences professor Frank Spors credits audience response systems like Top Hat for bringing new life into his…

  5. 54 Tech Startups To Bet Your Career On in 2021

    Top Hat was highlighted in this list of rising tech companies worth pursuing a career with. For this list, Business Insider chose ‘growth…

  6. Technology Will Be Critical to Navigating Pandemic Challenges: Top Hat CEO

    Mike Silagadze, co-founder and CEO of Top Hat, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss what leadership in the business world might look like…

  7. Print vs. Screen: Why Traditional Textbooks Are Now Obsolete

    Here’s why education technology—and the digital courseware it supports—is the ultimate replacement for outdated teaching methods

  8. Six Ways to Maintain Online Student Engagement and Attendance

    Increase active learning and online discussions in any real-time or asynchronous class

  9. The Pandemic Crushed the Economy. These Toronto-Based Businesses Still Found Success

    The pandemic was not kind to the economy, but some Toronto-based businesses, including Top Hat, were uniquely positioned to thrive during…

  10. Faculty Expect to Return to Face-to-Face Instruction for Fall 2021, but with Online Elements

    Top Hat’s recent survey of 1,500 faculty found that the reopening of campuses post-pandemic won’t necessarily spell the end to…

  11. How ‘Doing Less’ Can Improve Community and Connectivity Online

    Giving up control in your online courses helps create a sense of belonging among students, says professor Jessica Roisen

  12. Ed-on-Ed: College Enrollment Is the Latest Casualty of the Pandemic

    Get insights on the effects of community on academic outcomes and more in our roundup of the top trends in higher ed

  13. Top Hat Field Report: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies for Fall 2021

    Online learning is here to stay — even when campuses re-open

  14. How This Toronto-Based Edutech Company Is Trying To Fix North America’s ‘Broken’ Remote-Learning System

    How Canadian tech darling Top Hat reshaped its higher learning products for professors and pupils into a powerful platform for remote…

  15. Ed-on-Ed: Isolation and Paranoia Characterize the Fall Semester

    Get insights on pass-fail grading requests and more in our roundup of the top trends in higher ed

  16. Honouring Exceptional Alumni and a Valued Supporter

    Top Hat co-founders Mohsen Shahini and Mike Silagadze were recognized as outstanding University of Waterloo Engineering alumni for their…

  17. 9 Instructors on the Importance of Teaching With Empathy

    A panel of distinguished educators discuss teacher presence, basic needs, self-care and more in part two of our #ProfChats roundup

  18. 5 Expert Tips for Creating Community in Online Classes

    A roundup of the best insights from educators on inclusive tech use, driving student connections and community-based assessment approaches

  19. Professors Find Creative Ways to Communicate

    Students from kindergarten to college are using the video and audio service Zoom in their classes. So much so that some college students…

  20. 4 Ways the Pandemic Is Challenging Graduate Students

    Pursuing a graduate degree in 2020 and 2021 means dealing with research, teaching and financial hurdles