5 Ways to Personalize the Online Course Experience
We share actionable tips for online teachers who are looking to tailor the virtual classroom experience through flexibility, community and accessibility
Blog Archive
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How to Flip Your Classroom Online to Keep Students Engaged
Flipping your online classroom ensures students feel a real stake in their own learning by using self-paced and real-time learning activities strategically
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These 3 Professors Discuss How They Plan to Maximize Student Engagement in Their Online Courses
This fall, these professors will be using Top Hat Pro to build on their successes in different teaching modalities
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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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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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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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Introducing Top Hat Community: The Free Messaging App Purpose-Built for Higher Education
We’re making it easy for instructors to connect with students and build community inside and outside the classroom
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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 maintain connectivity in your online class
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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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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 teaching and learning is smooth
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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, finding time-saving tools and prioritizing your mental wellbeing.
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How to Elevate Your LMS With Top Hat
Your LMS provides great administrative infrastructure, while Top Hat creates an active learning environment and offers opportunities to collect insights into student performance
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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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Resilient Pedagogy for the Age of Disruption: A Conversation with Josh Eyler
Resilient course design promises greater efficiency for instructors and more engaging learning for students—regardless of the modality
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4 Synchronous Tools for Online Teaching and Learning
Highlighting the importance of building connections with students, strengthening support systems and assessing learners with a multitude of options in your synchronous online course
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How Empathetic Teaching Motivates and Engages Students in Online Classes
Post-secondary students’ engagement can flourish in online courses through authentic, community-based pedagogy
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How to Implement Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching in Your Online Course
A blend of synchronous and asynchronous methods will help you keep your students engaged with course content
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What You Need to Know About Hyflex Courses
As institutions consider how they will proceed in the Fall, there are a number of options available for blended or hybrid learning models
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Using Top Hat to Include Synchronous and Asynchronous Elements in Your Online Class
A balance between real time and self-paced course components is essential for your online classroom. Here’s how Top Hat can help you maintain an equilibrium
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Strategies to Make Online Teaching and Learning Stick
Successful online teaching relies on engaging students effectively in the process of their own learning