TOP HAT ON CAMPUS

University of Nevada, Reno

April 9 & 10

Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Room 221

1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557

Join Top Hat and the Office of Digital Learning on April 9 and 10 for a series of interactive workshops and sessions. You’ll learn more about the centrally-funded pilot program with Top Hat, the support available to you (including content transfer!) and how Top Hat can help you drive student engagement before, during and after class.

This pilot is funded through the University of Nevada, Reno’s Provost Office and will provide all faculty, staff and students with access to Top Hat’s engagement tools at no additional cost. The pilot officially starts in Fall 2024, but is available through Spring 2024 for any interested faculty.

Feel free to attend select sessions or enjoy the full program on both days. Either way, we’re happy to have you. All sessions will be held at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center in Room 221 (the Nook!), 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89512.

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Agenda

Day 1: Tuesday, April 9

10:00 – 10:45am: Overview of Top Hat Course Migration Services

11:00 – 11:45 am: 10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Top Hat 

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch & Learn, How I Taught This, Faculty Spotlight with Professor Dennis Matthew

1:30 – 3:30 pm: Open Office Hours

Day 2: Wednesday, April 10

9:00 – 9:45 am: Overview of Top Hat Course Migration Services 

10:00 – 10:45 am: Extending Engagement with Top Hat’s Dynamic Courseware

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lunch & Learn, Dynamic Lecturing with Top Hat, Spotlight with  Professor Samantha Bickert

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Open Office Hours

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Session Descriptions & Learning Objectives

Overview of Top Hat Course Migration Services

Join Top Hat experts for an overview of the support available to you with transferring your material from its existing format into the Top Hat platform. You’ll also gain an understanding of Top Hat’s dynamic courseware and student engagement tools that are available across campus to help you create impactful learning experiences.

    10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Top Hat

    We’ve rounded up a showcase of 10 of our most powerful features. See Top Hat in action and learn how some of our capabilities can increase your impact in preparing lectures, assessing and grading your students. You’ll also learn about Top Hat Ace, our new AI powered study assistant which helps customize learning experiences for students while saving administrative time for instructors!

      How I Taught This, Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Dennis Mathew 

      Join us for an interactive course walkthrough with Dr. Dennis Mathew at the College of Science, where he will share his experiences implementing Top Hat to drive in-class engagement and  boost student comprehension. Dr. Mathew will also provide insight on migrating his materials into the Top Hat platform as well as the options available to deliver interactive learning experiences when teaching with an iPad. 

      Speaker Bio: Dennis Mathew joined the University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Biology on a tenure-track appointment in July 2014. He received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2020. He has authored numerous research and review articles in scientific journals (PubMed Bibliography). His research on the neuroscience of olfaction has been supported by NIH, USDA, and DoD grants. In addition to his position in the Department of Biology, Dennis co-directs the University’s Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program; he directs an NIH-ENDURE training program for undergraduate researchers from underrepresented backgrounds.

      Open Office Hours

      Join a Top Hat expert to answer any and all questions about the platform, the support options available to you and to better understand how Top Hat might help drive value in your classes. No question is too big or too small! 

      Dynamic Lecturing with Top Hat presented by Professor Samantha Bickert 

      Embark on a transformative journey, no matter where you are on your Top Hat journey, from beginner to expert.  In this session you will learn about how to combine evidence-based teaching practices with the power of Top Hat to deliver flexible, meaningful and student-centered learning in your courses. You’ll also have an opportunity to hear from Professor Samantha Bickert on her experience with implementing Top Hat and its impact on student interaction. 

      Speaker Bio: Professor Bickert is currently a lecturer that teaches Business Communication. Her expertise is in leadership, specifically in youth-serving organizations. She has over 10 years of experience leading teams and facilitating training sessions in leadership development, volunteer management, communications, conflict management, and program coordination.

      Extending Engagement with Top Hat’s Dynamic Courseware 

      Today’s students are digital by default—they crave course content that is interactive, dynamic, and reflective of the diverse world around them. Join us for an interactive workshop to help you extend engagement beyond the classroom and learn about Top Hat’s dynamic assessment builder – Pages. Explore how Top Hat Pages makes it easy for you to be agile and keep your content relevant, personable and flexible using a variety of multimedia sources, real-time events, historical milestones and more.

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