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  1. The Higher Ed Moonshot

    5 ways to make evidence-informed teaching the standard for course design and delivery

  2. 10 Effective Course Design Ideas for Higher Education

    Learn the difference between course design and curriculum design, as well as tips for finding a great course design template

  3. Democratic Course Management: Giving Students More Control and Autonomy In Class

    Two educators let their students decide what and how to learn. It’s why course drop rates have drastically declined.

  4. Why Do We Grade? In Conversation with Dr. Jesse Stommel

    The renowned higher ed leader shares how to give students greater say over their assessment experience all while deepening learning

  5. ChatGPT and the Impulse to Cheat

    As with any disruptive innovation, ChatGPT should challenge us to examine our current approaches to teaching and learning, including the issue of student cheating.

  6. How to Avoid Professor Burnout

    It’s no secret: burnout is causing professors to leave academia in droves. According to Forbes, more than half a million teachers in the U.S. have left higher ed since the beginning of 2020. Further data reveals that workload burden is a major predictor of faculty attrition. If you’re starting to feel the pressure rise, you’re […]

  7. 6 Ways I Empower Students During Sensitive Class Discussions

    Why we can no longer shy away from polarizing topics in order to cultivate the next generation of socially responsible citizens

  8. Reframing the Narrative on First-Year Student Success

    If we’re to help students develop a sense of belonging and agency, it’s time we reframe deficits as strengths, as Jeffrey Klausman advocates

  9. Improving Student Success Takes Community, Purpose and Inspiration

    Our universities are failing historically marginalized students and the reason is uncomfortably clear: the system we have is simply not designed to serve them effectively.

  10. ‘If You Can Teach It, You Know It’: The Power of Collaborative Learning

    Want a foolproof way to keep your students engaged? Help them learn from (not just with) their peers.

  11. ‘Who’s Being Left Out?’ Dr. Viji Sathy and Dr. Kelly Hogan on Inclusive Teaching

    The award-winning educators offer essential ways to adapt your course design and class environment

  12. Want to Boost Academic Integrity? Remove Your Exams (Seriously)

    High-stakes tests were leading to increased cheating and anxiety for this professor. Here are the changes he made.

  13. Organic Chemistry Is Hard and It Should Be

    By tailoring homework and providing oodles of opportunities to practice, it’s possible to help students perform in their courses without sacrificing rigor or the standards of instruction

  14. In Conversation: Scaling Evidence-Informed Teaching Practices

    It’s not about the evidence anymore. Our latest executive roundtable explores the challenges of making active learning standard practice in higher education.

  15. To Improve STEM Education, First Break with Tradition

    Profound inequities and poor success rates are keeping too many students from becoming tomorrow’s engineers, scientists and healthcare professionals

  16. Infographic: The Top Hat Courses and Titles That Made 2022 So Impactful

    Our inaugural Top Hat Graded spotlights faculty efforts to make their discipline more personal and meaningful

  17. 4 Top Hat Authors Win Big at the 2022 National Communication Association Conference

    These Communication scholars were recognized for their contributions to the discipline

  18. James Lang’s Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It

    Reducing distraction in the classroom starts with introducing variety, demonstrating empathy and thinking like a playwright and a poet

  19. We Need a Renewed Commitment to Evidence-Based Teaching

    Our students are our collective future. Let’s get serious about using the best available evidence to teach them.

  20. Stop Reviewing and Start Retrieving: Dr. Pooja Agarwal on Making Learning Stick

    The renowned cognitive scientist offers four retrieval practice activities to help students retain information more effectively