Quin Parker, Author at Top Hat

Student Engagement

Social Psychology Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

How leading social psychology textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
Toolkit: How to Fuel In-Class Engagement

It’s the stuff of cold sweat nightmares: you’re midway through a semester you swore was going to be different. You came to each…
Toolkit: How to Fuel In-Class Engagement

It’s the stuff of cold sweat nightmares: you’re midway through a semester you swore was going to be different. You came to each…
Education Technology

4 Must-Haves For a Modern Digital Textbook

Interactive features, and content that’s customizable and always up to date are among the most important aspects to consider when adopting…
Agile Classroom

Save Time Before, During and After Class with Top Hat

A little bit of time invested in learning new ways of doing something can pay huge dividends in the future. Top Hat is a single, end-to-end…
Faculty Development

In Lieu Of Textbooks, What Are Students Reading?

Students are increasingly strategic when it comes to utilizing textbooks—and it’s up to professors to find solutions that ensure…
Student Assessment

3 Ways Student Data Can Improve Your Teaching

Leveraging data from your classroom can be one of the most effective ways to ensure students succeed
Active Learning

Toolkit: How to Fuel In-Class Engagement

It’s the stuff of cold sweat nightmares: you’re midway through a semester you swore was going to be different. You came to…
Trends in Higher Education

The Downsides of Using Older Editions of Textbooks

Textbook prices continue to be out of control—and one of the most common ways that students get around the issue of high prices is through…
Faculty Development

Quiz: What Kind of Class Prepper Are You?

Are you spending too much time preparing for your classes each week? Or not quite as much as you should? Follow this simple quiz—picking…
Guest Lecture

Big Data is the Secret to Student Success in Higher Ed

Dr. Mark Milliron, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at Civitas, draws on his own experience as a student, using data to give a leg up…
Faculty Development

What You Need to Know About Millennial Faculty

For Boomer and Gen X academics, here are five traits—including being teamwork-focused and boasting a reward-seeking mentality—your…
Guest Lecture

How Education Helped This Author Escape a Decade of Abuse

There's far too much silence around domestic abuse, says bestselling author, speaker and UofT scholarship award winner Samra Zafar
Faculty Development

4 Professors Share Their Work Burnout Stories

Most faculty aren’t doing what they do for the money: it’s a vocation. But when you do what you love—and in particular for adjuncts,…
Innovation in Teaching

How to Use Data in Class To Achieve Better Learning Outcomes

In this abridged extract from our new e-book, The Professor’s Guide to Agile Teaching, we look at how technology has made it easier for…
Active Learning

Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Active Learning?

When it comes to active learning, do you know your Bonwell from your Eison? Are you problem solving, or is everything just at the muddiest…
Guest Lecture

Change—and Persistence—Helps This Award-Winning Mathematician Thrive

In our recurring series “Academic Admissions” we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role education has played in…
Trends in Higher Education

3 Ways To Keep Your Teaching Nimble

In this abridged extract from Top Hat’s new e-book, The Professor’s Guide to Agile Teaching, we look at three different ways that…
Student Engagement

Classroom Response Software Lifts Engagement and Grades: Study

In-class classroom response software, including Top Hat Classroom, has a profoundly positive effect on engagement—and a knock-on effect on…
Faculty Development

5 Professors Share Their Experiences of Imposter Syndrome

Who do you think you are? What are you playing at? Sooner or later, somebody is going to find you out… Sound familiar? You’re not…