Faculty Development
Want to Make Education Better? Leave Academia
Lisa Petrides—founder and CEO of ISKME, an independent education nonprofit—knew she could improve education. But she…
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The Future of Active Learning
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Innovation in Teaching
This Prof Turned a Thirst For Knowledge Into His Dream Job
Dr. Steven Sloman studies how people think, make decisions and learn. It’s a natural choice for somebody who was…
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Faculty Development
How To Become a Tenure Track Professor
Looking to get on the tenure track? Here's what you need to plan for, and how to get there
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Active Learning
Why It’s Time to Take a Course in Active Learning
If time travelers from the far future visit our era and look at the history of education, they’ll see a strange blip.…
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Student Assessment
Curriculum Based Measurement: How To Get Started
While exams are designed to test and score knowledge, they don’t always indicate how well students are progressing…
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Faculty Development
How to Write a Philosophy of Teaching Statement
5 easy steps on how to write an authentic and effective philosophy of teaching statement to help your job application…
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Education Technology
Technology in Education 2019: 5 Trends to Watch
In 2019, education technology will be about social change, better use of resources and improved infrastructure—not the…
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Education Technology
6 Pros & Cons of Technology in the Classroom in 2019
For professors, new technology can be a fantastic opportunity to experiment and grow in realms not originally considered
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Educational ROI
Doug Lederman: OER Adoption Must Be Incentivized
Co-editor of Inside Higher Ed says that people mainly focus on the 'free' aspect of Open Educational Resources, but…
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Innovation in Teaching
Top Hat in Action: Implementing a Digital History Textbook
Professor Jonathan Bean helped keep his students accountable by switching to a digital textbook—and was able to adapt…
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New to Teaching
5 Innovative Professors On The Future of Higher Ed
Top Hat’s panel of innovative educators have one piece of advice for rookie educators eager to start afresh in…
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Innovation in Teaching
Sir Ken Robinson: From Special Ed To Academic Royalty
Knighted in 2003 for his service to the arts, Sir Ken Robinson, the bestselling author of The Element and Creative…
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Faculty Development
Student Evaluations: Problems and Possible Solutions
End of semester student evaluations are unreliable, biased and usually incomplete. Is there still a place for them?
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Faculty Development
How Faculty Can Apply a Growth Mindset To Their Teaching
Video: Cal Poly’s Laura Freberg on the value of constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow
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Agile Classroom
Course Design For Agile Teaching: 5 Ideas To Try
Rote learning has become passé. So has passive teaching. These days, top educators are thinking about being agile…
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Student Assessment
How Formative Assessment Helps Prepare Students for a Career
Video: Washington State University’s Leslie Sprunger helps veterinary students behave professionally by using peer…
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Student Engagement
How to Manage Math Anxiety in the Classroom
Video: Florida Atlantic University’s Burcu Karabina on helping liberal arts students overcome their fear of math
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Agile Classroom
How and When To Make A Course Correction While Teaching
A “course made good” in teaching is like steering a ship—work out where you are, where you’re pointing, and how…
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Blooms Taxonomy
Bloom’s Taxonomy Words Point The Way To Clearer Outcomes
Armed with the Bloom's taxonomy words, you can plan lesson activities and tasks, decide lecture and course outcomes, and…
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Student Engagement
How Data Can Make You a More Agile Educator
Video: SUNY Buffalo’s Troy Wood on mining his classroom response system for information, and using it to become a…
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Innovation in Teaching
How an Unlikely Academic Ended up Running a Groundbreaking Harvard Lab
Todd Rose—bestselling author of The End of Average—dropped out of high school because he couldn’t fit the mold.…
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Education Technology
Technology in Education 2019: 5 Trends to Watch
In 2019, education technology will be about social change, better use of resources and improved infrastructure—not the branded gadgets…
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Innovation in Teaching
Sir Ken Robinson: From Special Ed To Academic Royalty
Knighted in 2003 for his service to the arts, Sir Ken Robinson, the bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools, charted an…
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Student Engagement
How to Manage Math Anxiety in the Classroom
Video: Florida Atlantic University’s Burcu Karabina on helping liberal arts students overcome their fear of math