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  1. What Your Peers Are Looking Forward to at Top Hat Engage 2020

    Interesting panels, inspiring keynotes, and the chance to network with like-minded peers are just a few of the things attendees are looking forward to at Engage 2020

  2. How Technology Impacts Social Change: Dr. Lauren Herckis at Top Hat Engage 2020

    The Carnegie Mellon University anthropologist will discuss the intersection of technological change and effective teaching on college campuses

  3. When Youth Culture and Education Intersect: Dr. Christopher Emdin at Top Hat Engage 2020

    This Columbia University professor blends hip-hop music, STEM, and performance art to engage students inside and outside the classroom

  4. Why Educational ROI Matters: Mike Silagadze and Nina Bilimoria Angelo at Top Hat Engage 2020

    How these ed tech leaders see Top Hat’s role in creating opportunities for professors to improve student outcomes inside and outside the classroom

  5. Teaching with Insight at Top Hat Engage 2020

    Top Hat Engage 2020 has dozens of sessions, organized by three themes: Teaching with Experience, Teaching with Empathy, and Teaching with Insight. The ‘Teaching with Insight’ track focuses on making scholarship relevant for everyday learning. Today’s students are much less tolerant of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to their college education—and for good reason. Gen Z has […]

  6. Teaching with Experience at Top Hat Engage 2020

    Top Hat Engage 2020 has dozens of sessions, organized by three themes: Teaching with Insight, Teaching with Empathy, and Teaching with Experience. The ‘Teaching with Experience’ track focuses on the sharing of best practices from institutions and educators. The power of the modern college educator lies not in their assessments or lecturing skills, but in […]

  7. Teaching with Empathy at Top Hat Engage 2020

    Top Hat Engage 2020 has dozens of sessions, organized by three themes: Teaching with Insight, Teaching with Experience, and Teaching with Empathy. The ‘Teaching with Empathy’ track focuses on maintaining student-centered approaches to higher education. Creating a sense of belonging matters in today’s classroom environments. Connecting with students and reflecting the diversity of backgrounds and […]

  8. Canadian Business Law Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading Canadian business law textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  9. 4 Ways To Master the Start of A New Semester

    How the best college professors address common misconceptions and set expectations in their classrooms at the beginning of each new semester

  10. Using Self-Reflection To Become A Better Educator

    The art of teaching is naturally an iterative process. Even without formal reviews or reflection, the things we learn as educators while in the act of teaching often stick with us subconsciously for the next time we teach. The self-awareness of what works in the classroom, and what doesn’t, is partly what makes a great […]

  11. How Professors Can Master Presenting In The Classroom

    One professor discusses some top tips for presenting course material to today's students in an effective and engaging way

  12. College Success Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading college success textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  13. Technology in Education: Emerging Trends for 2020

    Customized learning experiences, diverse content delivery mechanisms and data leveraged to improve student outcomes will all impact higher ed this year

  14. Five Resolutions for a New Term (or Year, or Decade!)

    One professor discusses embracing technology, guest speakers and active learning in her New Years' resolutions for 2020

  15. Management Strategy Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading management strategy textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  16. How Think-Pair-Share Drives Student Participation

    Think-Pair-Share is an easy-to-implement strategy that improves the way students think, discuss and retain course material through group collaboration

  17. 5 Rules For Selecting The Right Classroom Technology

    One professor shares his views on how to blend digital and analog tools to create an ideal active learning environment

  18. College Algebra with Support Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading algebra textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  19. Stephen Buckles, Lead Author of Top Hat’s 3 Intro Course for Economics Textbooks

    How this Vanderbilt University professor with a career in economics research and teaching used Top Hat to best engage his students in course material

  20. How Does Generation Z Really Learn in College?

    One neuroscience professor ponders the role that educators and technology have in teaching Gen Z students effectively and engagingly