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  1. Behind the Buzzwords: A Guide to Modern Education Jargon

    We’ve started a glossary to explain some of the more confusing education jargon used to describe modern teaching techniques and lesson planning

  2. Pocket Science: How Smartphones are the Labs of the Future

    The historian Melvin Kranzberg reminded us—in the first of his “Laws of Technology”—that “technology is neither good nor evil.” And yet, he insisted, “neither is it neutral.” Our tools (however advanced) remain expressions of human intent. They magnify both our follies and our promise. So, to adopt a Kranzbergian attitude, where are there openings that […]

  3. 4 Ways Of Teaching Stats in 1 Interactive Text

    Deborah Carroll is a Psychology professor at Southern Connecticut State University and contributing author of a chapter of Top Hat’s interactive text Statistics for Social Science. In the latest instalment of our webinar series, Why Innovative Educators Are Using Interactive Content, she talked about the lesson structure behind how she teaches a particular statistical concept—and […]

  4. The 3 Career Stages of Academic Stress

    In researching her book Helping Faculty Find Work-Life Balance: The Path Toward Family Friendly Institutions, Virginia Commonwealth University professor Maike Philipsen looked at work-related stress for academics at different stages of their careers. What she found: workplace stress never goes away, but the sources change. Subscribe to Top Hat’s weekly blog recap Get the best […]

  5. Where VR in Education Has The Greatest Potential

    VR in education isn't just entertaining. It could become integral to a holistic, three-dimensional understanding of a particular subject. We look at trends in VR in higher education and how it is impacting the classroom

  6. Canada’s Top Edtech Expert: Technology in Class is Inevitable

    Dr. Thierry Karsenti, Canada Research Chair on Technologies in Education, believes technology in class is inevitable and should be embraced soon as possible.

  7. Scaleupfest: Engagement and Growth Across Borders

    Top Hat CEO Mike Silagadze is at Scaleupfest 2017 to talk about international growth and working with investors across borders

  8. 4 Tips for Increasing Student Retention Rates

    Low retention rates hurt universities through loss of funding and morale. These tips can benefit any lecturer looking to keep students engaged.

  9. Why Do Innovative Educators Use Active Learning? Because It Works

    Professors are increasingly leaving traditional lectures behind and making their teaching more effective by getting students to interact with course content.

  10. How Real-Time Feedback Helps Students Grow

    Real-time feedback in class can make your courses more personalized, enjoyable and effective in developing students’ knowledge and skills.

  11. Q&A: The 3 Biggest Challenges in the Introductory Psychology Classroom

    As "pop" psychology competes with real psychological science, Dr. Laura Freberg from California Polytechnic State University shares her teaching techniques to keep the subject academic and relevant.

  12. Student Attendance: An Evaluation of the Top Three Tracking Technologies

    It's essential for instructors to have an accurate attendance tracker. Here's our evaluation of the most popular technologies—polling, GPS and proximity.

  13. Washington Profs Counter BS and Fake News with New Course

    An interview with UW profs Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, whose one-credit seminar on battling misinformation has gone viral.

  14. College Cost of Living: Not an Exact Science

    Postsecondary institutions have wildly different ideas of how much it costs to live in school—and it varies even for institutions in the same city.

  15. The Multiple Ways Interactive Texts Beat Hard Copy

    Professor Carl Braunlich explains the advantages that an interactive textbook has over print -- it can be kept up-to-date, for one.

  16. Why Small Class Size Isn’t Everything: Dan Chambliss

    Education expert Dan Chambliss discusses what he calls his "capstone project," class sizes, and why simply knowing your students' names can go a long way.

  17. One Educational Expert’s Favorite Sites for Teaching Tips

    In our webinar, Small Changes in Teaching, education expert James M. Lang covered active learning in a classroom. Here, he answers your questions.

  18. The Professor Who Gets a Standing Ovation After Every Lecture

    Richard A Muller, author and Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley, writes about the inspirational teaching technique of political scientist Ken Jowitt.

  19. Top Hat Wins Canadian Startup of the Year

    It's official: Top Hat is the best Canadian startup around, and at the sixth annual TechVibes awards we received the trophy to prove it.

  20. DeVos Watch: Free Speech on Campus and HBCU Funding

    In the first of a regular series, we look at Betsy DeVos's actions as Secretary of State for Education--and we showcase the important developments you need to know.