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The Future of Active Learning
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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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Innovation in Teaching
Print Textbook Sales Are On The Rise—Why That Will Only Be Temporary
Digital, interactive textbooks offer collaboration and accountability to Gen Z students who crave dynamic, customizable…
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Guest Lecture
In Conversation With the Hope Center’s Christine Baker-Smith
Understanding students’ basic needs is the first step in becoming student-ready this fall
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Online Teaching and Learning
Elevate Your STEM Class with Top Hat’s Lab Functionality
Our six step guide to setting up your virtual lab in Top Hat
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Online Teaching and Learning
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
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Online Teaching and Learning
5 Essential Icebreaker Activities for Any Online Course
Reduce student anxiety and uncertainty with these virtual icebreakers
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Student Engagement
How to Strengthen Connectivity and Community in the New Semester
Learning names, introducing icebreakers and ensuring students have ways to reach you outside of class time can help…
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Guest Lecture
Using Ed Tech to Boost Student Outcomes and Engagement in the Virtual Classroom
Professor Frank Spors explains how infusing the human element in your course can help sustain community, collaboration…
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Top Hat University
Why Video Is the Key to Creating an Engaging Online Class
In online learning environments, videos are an important communication tool that help to solidify course concepts and…
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Online Course Delivery
4 Ways Tech Can Elevate Learning in the Virtual Classroom
Online tools and platforms make it easy to create a sense of community and collaboration for Gen Z college students
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Online Teaching and Learning
Keep Online Teaching Simple with the Rule of 2s
It's important to focus on the essentials when preparing for the fall semester to ensure the transition to online…
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Active Learning
How Active Learning Engages Students in The Virtual Classroom
Community and collaborative learning make active learning an essential part of staying connected in online learning…
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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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Faculty Development
3 Ways to Maintain Work-Life Balance in the New Teaching Paradigm
Productivity shouldn’t be the sole end goal for faculty members. Avoid burnout by balancing your teaching schedule,…
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Top Hat University
How to Elevate Your LMS With Top Hat
Your LMS provides great administrative infrastructure, while Top Hat creates an active learning environment and offers…
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Guest Lecture
In Conversation With Tony Bates: Could Online Teaching Change Higher Ed for the Better?
Understanding how students learn is the first step in adapting courses for online delivery
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Teaching Strategies
5 Ways to Prioritize Educational Equity in Your Virtual Classroom
Address equity issues in higher education through Universal Design for Learning, flexible and accommodating assignment…
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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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Teaching Strategies
Supporting First-Generation College Students Is Essential in Academia’s ‘New Normal’
Academic and financial barriers pose a threat to first-generation college students’ success—and that’s even more…
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Online Teaching and Learning
Online Teaching: 3 Unique Challenges and How to Solve Them
Online teaching poses a different set of challenges for educators and students, but collaboration and communication make…
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Remote Teaching
How Online Educators Get It Done: A Conversation with Andrea Hendricks
This mathematics professor has taught remotely for 19 years—and has some wisdom to share
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Remote Teaching
Remote Teaching: When and How to Use Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Methods
Every course and educator is different. Consider your learning objectives, your students and the merits of each method to guide your…
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Remote Teaching
7 Ways for Professors to Manage the Transition to Online Teaching During COVID-19
Set yourself up for success when teaching college students in an online learning environment
