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First generation student Delia Grantham overcame early life struggles to embrace her studies and college experience
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The Future of Active Learning
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Student Engagement
Creating a ‘Small-Classroom’ Feeling Matters—And Tech is the Solution
Cultivating student engagement remains of paramount importance. Creating community, with the help of educational…
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Faculty Development
8 Reasons You Should Author Your Own Textbook
When does it make sense to create a new textbook from scratch? Here, we look at some reasons you might author your own…
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Student Engagement
73% of Colleges Are Planning Active Learning Classrooms by 2020
Students are changing—which means courses must start changing too
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Student Engagement
Statistics for Social Science Textbooks: Which Is The Best?
How leading Statistics for Social Sciences textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace
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Education Technology
Technology in the Classroom in 2019: 6 Pros & Cons
For professors, new technology can be a fantastic opportunity to experiment and grow in realms not originally considered
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Student Engagement
Top Hat Awards Three Students $10,000 Scholarships
Top Hat scholars Hope Long of the University of North Georgia, Patryk Tomaszkiewicz of Texas A&M University and Nicole…
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Agile Classroom
3 Students on What They Need to Succeed in College
Passionate teaching, flexible evaluations and ongoing assessments all contribute to student success
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Trends in Higher Education
The Average Print Textbook Goes Out of Date Every 3 Years
Print textbooks have been posing problems for students for years. They’re static, outdated and come at hefty prices.1…
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Education Technology
College is Failing Students When It Comes to Digital Literacy
Tony Bates, who helped pioneer distance education and computer assisted learning at the University of British Columbia,…
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Student Engagement
$20,000 Top Hat Scholarship Goes to Michigan State University Student
Environmental economics student Emma Rice hopes to work at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.…
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Trends in Higher Education
Personalized Learning: The Ultimate Guide
In today’s classroom, the pressure is on for educators and students to succeed. So how do higher ed facilitators and…
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Education Technology
Top Hat Geoscience Textbook Author Wins Innovation Prize
Top Hat author Dr. Ricardo Nogueira, a senior lecturer in Geosciences, has been honored by Georgia State University…
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Student Engagement
Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom: The Ultimate Guide
This guide outlines the history of intrinsic motivation, related theories—including extrinsic motivation—and how…
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Student Engagement
4 Ways Professors Can Make Their Classes More Inclusive
Institutions are struggling to adapt to today’s diverse student body: according to the National Student Clearinghouse…
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Educational ROI
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…
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Faculty Development
4 Ways Introverted Professors Can Succeed in the Classroom
Getting outside your comfort zone and embracing your in-class personality are just a few of the ways introverted…
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Faculty Development
Why This Prof Thinks Engagement is in Need of an Emotional Rescue
Professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh, author and psychology professor, believes course material that is relevant to student…
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Trends in Higher Education
How to Help Students Overcome Impostor Syndrome
No one is immune to impostor syndrome’s effects, and millennials, faced with constant comparisons to friends’…
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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…
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Agile Classroom
Intro to Biology Textbooks: 3 Subjects They Need To Cover
Biology—the study of living things and their vital processes—is a continuously evolving field. New cutting-edge…
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Trends in Higher Education
How to Help Students Overcome Impostor Syndrome
No one is immune to impostor syndrome’s effects, and millennials, faced with constant comparisons to friends’ accomplishments on social…
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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…
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Student Assessment
Introducing Top Hat’s New Gradebook
Top Hat’s revised grade and attendance management system is designed to be intuitive and easy to learn. Product manager Karthiga…