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  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Relationships, Resilience and Reflection: In Conversation With José Antonio Bowen

    Tap into the ‘New 3 Rs’ in your course policies and assessments and watch student outcomes soar

  4. 8 Ways To Properly Integrate Textbooks Into Your Class

    If I had a dollar for every student who asked me, “Do we really need to get the textbook?” I’d be writing this article in Bali. From a student’s perspective, textbooks and reading assignments can be the worst thing about a course, not just because of cost. My new students grill me about the textbook […]

  5. How to Modernize Your Curriculum with Interactive Textbooks

    Modernize your classroom with interactive textbooks that keep costs low, integrate with LMS, are current and keep students engaged all semester long.

  6. Higher Ed Institutions Need to Address Teacher Burnout. Here’s How.

    Academic burnout is rampant. Here are some ways that institutions can better support their educators, starting with mentorship and educational technology.

  7. 3 Students Speak Their Minds on Mental Health

    Whether it’s promoting campus resources or making studying a collaborative process, here’s how you can keep student mental health top of mind

  8. Finding Focus While Learning with ADHD

    Why my final, COVID-struck year at university turned out to be better than expected

  9. How to Manage Microaggressions in the Classroom

    Explore how your peers facilitate civil discourse and how to embrace micro-affirmations in your own course

  10. 6 Key Takeaways from Top Hat Summer Camp

    Top Hat Summer Camp 2022 was packed with dynamic discussions that engaged our attendees. Here are answers to the most common questions you asked.

  11. Elevating the Student Experience Starts with “Small Data”

    Faculty need real-time insights to spot the early signs of struggle and scale the mentorship and support students need for academic success

  12. A 12-Point Checklist to Support Neurodivergent Students

    It’s more critical than ever for faculty to find effective ways to support neurodiversity in education. Learn how.

  13. 8 Essential Active Learning Strategies for Your Next Class

    Engaging examples designed for in-person, hybrid or fully online courses

  14. Why Student Feedback Might Not Be Sticking—And How to Fix It

    Two professors prove that personalized feedback leads to better engagement, connection and persistence in higher ed

  15. Why Student Success Depends on Continuous Feedback

    3 ways educators can collect—and act on—real-time data to enhance the learning experience

  16. Not ‘Just for Credit:’ Keeping Non-Majors Engaged In Your Course

    Students may enter your course from different programs. Here’s how to measure student engagement and drive value for every learner.

  17. Why It’s Time to Get Specific About Grading

    Specifications grading is proven to increase transparency and autonomy among test takers. This professor shares how.

  18. Aspiring to Create Learning Experiences Students Remember

    Experiential learning can help students regain their footing and a sense of purpose and accountability in their pursuit of higher education

  19. ‘Oops’ and ‘Ouch:’ How to Manage Difficult Classroom Conversations

    Provocative topics shouldn’t be suppressed, but rather respectfully challenged and acknowledged. Here’s how to get started.

  20. Higher Ed Is More Diverse Than Ever. Now It Needs To Be Equitable.

    We're committed to helping close educational gaps among First Nations students. Here's how our partnership with the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society will get us one step closer.