In Response to COVID-19, Top Hat’s Platform is Now Free for Professors Who Need a Remote Teaching Solution
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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…
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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 Tips For Professors…From the Twittersphere
Humanity and empathy, a healthy work-life balance and prioritizing students’ voices can make for a seamless transition…
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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…
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Remote Teaching
Video: How One Professor Uses Top Hat for Remote Teaching
For Bellevue College’s Eric Davis and his students, Top Hat has provided a seamless transition to online teaching
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Remote Teaching
Embracing Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Learn how four instructors are keeping students on track using remote learning environments
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Remote Teaching
5 Free Tools for Remote Teaching
Effective software options available for taking your course digital in a pinch to create the optimal learning…
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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
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Innovation in Teaching
5 Inspirational Women in Higher Education
Recognizing and honoring women who are making real change in academia today
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Engage 2020
The 7 Most Important Insights From Top Hat Engage 2020
Top Hat Engage 2020 just wrapped up in New Orleans, and we’re sharing some of the most important learnings from the…
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Trends in Higher Education
Seven Inspiring Books Every Educator Should Read
Spring break is a great time to relax and catch up on your reading list, from J.D. Vance’s debut memoir to Tony…
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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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Education Technology
Why Gradebook’s New Look Is Here To Stay
On March 31, 2020 we’ll be retiring Top Hat’s old Gradebook. Read on to learn why I believe the time is right —…
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Student Engagement
Using Empathy to Encourage Student Participation
Inclusivity, creativity, and fun are the keys to fostering lively class discussions and engaging students in their own…
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Active Learning
Overcoming Student Resistance to Active Learning
Unlike the relative ease of listening to a lecture, active learning demands a level of effort some students may neither…
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Student Engagement
Using Social Media in Today’s College Classroom
One professor shares his thoughts on the role social media can play in the classroom and how to use these communication…
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New to Teaching
5 Productivity Tools to Enhance Course Organization and Preparation
Combat distractions and procrastination as a professor by using these tools designed to help you save time and increase…
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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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7 Ways for Professors to Manage the Transition to Online Teaching During COVID-19
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