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How a Riot, a Rock Band and Rutgers Led to the Rise of Richard Florida
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The Future of Active Learning
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Student Engagement
19 Student Engagement Strategies to Start with in Your Course
Student engagement strategies are changing. Previously, in a traditional classroom, students would passively take notes…
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Student Engagement
How to Help Introverts Thrive in the Classroom
Are you an introvert? Roughly one third to a half of the population feel most capable or alive in quiet environments.…
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Agile Classroom
Teaching Styles: The Ultimate Guide
In this guide, you’ll learn what teaching styles are, how they vary and affect learning and what tools and resources…
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Student Engagement
4 Professors Share: What I Wish I Had Known
How do you know if your teaching practice is effective—and whether you’re just teaching a certain way because…
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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…
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Agile Classroom
How Top Hat Can Save You Time During Course Prep
A little bit of time invested in learning new ways of doing something can pay huge dividends in the future. Top Hat is…
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Faculty Development
How This Professor Became a Crusader For the Disenfranchised
Sara Goldrick-Rab, the Temple University professor and scholar-activist working to make college more affordable and…
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Innovation in Teaching
2 Profs on the Benefits of a Course Refresh
In this abridged extract from our new e-book, The Professor’s Guide to Agile Teaching, we look at a pair of professors…
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Faculty Development
Work-Life Balance: A Guide for Professors
Postsecondary educators, who often view their work as a vocation, are experiencing previously unseen levels of…
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Active Learning
How to Engage Students in Active Learning
You’ve created new lesson plans and are experimenting with active learning in the classroom. The problem is, your…
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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…
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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…
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Education Technology
The Professor’s Guide to Classroom Response Systems
Learn how to effectively choose and use clickers in the classroom, and gain tactical insights from professors who have…
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Faculty Development
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Education Technology
This Entrepreneur Is Making Kids Fall in Love With Science
In our recurring series “Academic Admissions” we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role…
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Faculty Development
Course Evaluation: What’s Wrong and How to Fix it
Course evaluation often elicits groans from students — and can cause stress for instructors. There’s even an…
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Education Technology
How Does Technology Impact Student Learning?
How does technology impact student learning? Some postsecondary educators view technology as a distraction in the…
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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…
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Faculty Development
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…
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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…