Online Teaching and Learning
5 Ways to Make Recorded Lectures More Engaging
Recorded lectures provide students with opportunities for connection and collaboration while maintaining the flexibility necessary to learn…
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Guest Lecture
Michelle Miller on Radical Availability, Flexibility and Why Building Community Online Starts With Good Course Design
If there was ever a time to make trade offs and question our basic assumptions, that time is now
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Online Teaching and Learning
Online Classes vs. Traditional Classes: Which Are Truly More Effective?
Online courses are no longer a novelty—in fact, they are quickly redefining the entire college experience
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Announcements
Top Hat Adds bluedoor Labs and Course Materials to Support Science Educators
Bringing the higher ed science publisher on board gives more professors access to high-quality content and active learning tools in this…
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Online Teaching and Learning
Using Top Hat Pro to Raise Student Engagement in the Virtual Classroom
Our Virtual Classroom tools are designed to help educators connect with their students, wherever learning takes place
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Student Assessment
20 Formative Assessment Examples To Use In Your Online Classroom
Informal assessments are an easy way to stay connected with your students and understand their progress in your course
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Active Learning
Considering Top Hat Pro? We answer your questions
Answers to the most popular questions from our “Active Learning, Anywhere” webinar
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Online Teaching and Learning
What is Distance Learning? The Benefits of Students Studying Remotely
With the fall semester approaching, pressure is increasing for institutions and instructors to be ready to teach effectively online
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Online Teaching and Learning
Differentiated Instruction in the Digital Classroom
For instructors, differentiating instruction according to individual student needs is the key to success in the virtual classroom
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Online Teaching and Learning
Adrift in a Pandemic: Survey of 3,089 Students Finds Uncertainty About Returning to College
Understanding what’s important to today's college students will set the stage for success in the Fall
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Online Teaching and Learning
We’re Launching Powerful Virtual Classroom Capabilities and a New Free Offering
With major platform upgrades—and a new free virtual classroom offering—Top Hat is showing educators just how much better online and…
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Remote Teaching
How Top Hat Supports Different Approaches to Summative Assessments
Top Hat offers two types of remote summative assessments that are flexible and customizable to accommodate online learning
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Remote Teaching
Top Hat Remote Teaching Quick Start Resources
Access in-depth resources, including webinars, support videos and articles to get started with Top Hat quickly and efficiently
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Remote Teaching
How Top Hat Keeps Your Students Engaged in a Remote Learning Environment
There are a number of ways for instructors to ensure remote learners stay up to date with course content—no matter where and when they…
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Remote Teaching
Top Hat Announces Free Secure Remote Proctoring for Tests and Exams
As university and college campuses close, Top Hat is addressing the pressing challenge of administering tests and final exams remotely
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Announcements
In Response to COVID-19, Top Hat’s Platform is Now Free for Professors Who Need a Remote Teaching Solution
Colleges and universities across North America are facing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty. At Top Hat, we share the concerns of all…
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Engage 2020
5 Ways to Get Ready for Top Hat Engage 2020
How to prepare for your visit to NOLA in less than two weeks
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Student Engagement
What Are Student Learning Outcomes?
Learning outcomes are descriptions of the abilities, skills and knowledge that are used for assessing student learning
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Engage 2020
What Professors Loved at Previous Top Hat Engage Conferences
Our attendees share their favourite parts of past Engage conferences, as well as what they're looking forward to this year
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Engage 2020
A Deep Dive into the Breakout Sessions at Top Hat Engage 2020
Join 300+ progressive educators for the third annual Top Hat Engage 2020 conference to share best teaching practices, pedagogies and…
