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Top Hat Summer Camp features talks by acclaimed educational experts and faculty presenters designed to elevate your teaching.

See how fellow instructors are upping the ante on student engagement in and out of class. Dive into the future of AI and learn how Top Hat is evolving to empower personalized, relevant and equitable learning to make all students feel they belong. Watch any session you like.

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Featured Keynote:
José Antonio Bowen

Featured Keynote:
José Antonio Bowen

Best-selling author of Teaching Change, José Antonio Bowen, offers his advice on creating a more inclusive and welcoming start to the semester. Bowen has spent more than 35 years leading change and innovation at Stanford and Georgetown, and his groundbreaking work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, PBS, NPR and more. A pioneer in inclusive pedagogy, and teaching with technology, Bowen has shared his expertise at more than 300 campuses across North America and around the world.

AGENDA OVERVIEW

Get a first-hand look at Top Hat’s latest features, the future of learning with AI, and how to lay the foundation for a more welcoming start to the new semester.

Equitable Learning in the Age of AI

Brad Cohen, Chief Academic Officer, Top Hat

AI is creating new opportunities to deliver more inclusive and equitable learning—and change is coming quickly. We explore why all good teaching is inclusive and how Top Hat is embracing AI to help more students thrive.
What's New with Top Hat?

Clare Castro, Product Marketing, Top Hat

See how our latest features are improving the student experience through advanced study tools and peer-to-peer collaboration. Mobile enhancements and greater interactivity are all part of how we’re helping you deliver personalized, equitable and engaging learning in your course.
From Syllabus to Assessment:
Strategies for the New Semester

José Antonio Bowen, Award-Winning Educator and Author

How can we design courses that better engage and motivate students? And how can we make the start of the semester more welcoming and inclusive? From tips on creating a great first impression, to reinvigorating your activities and assessments, José Antonio Bowen, author of Teaching Change, is here to set you (and your students) up for success.
Creating an Interactive Syllabus

Cany Dilan, Client Training Specialist, Top Hat

Building on the talk by José Antonio Bowen, we guide you through the process of creating an interactive syllabus using Top Hat. Learn how to employ video and interactive questions to engage students from the get-go. This is a powerful way to set expectations, drive accountability and excite students about the journey ahead.

Learn how educators from across disciplines are using Top Hat to engage students and deepen learning. Plus, see how Aktiv Learning is helping to close achievement gaps for thousands of students in math and chemistry.

Upping the Ante on Student Engagement

Faculty panel led by Mike Di Gregorio, Professional Services, Top Hat

Students are more stressed and checked out than ever. But these instructors are bucking the trend by using Top Hat to connect with, motivate and engage their students. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how they’re using interactive questions, polls and discussions to create buzz and make learning active in their classrooms.
Dynamic Courseware:
Engaging Students Outside of Class

Faculty panel led by Heather Taylor, Product Marketing, Top Hat

Your peers share how they use Top Hat’s content solutions to make learning more engaging and impactful outside of class. From authoring their own interactive readings to adopting and customizing nationally available titles, you'll see how to modernize content for more relevant, inclusive, and affordable learning.
Aktiv Spotlight:
Closing the Achievement Gap in Math and Chemistry

Justin Weinberg, Product, Top Hat & Aktiv Learning

Uneven preparedness and negative experiences in introductory science and math courses keep too many students from succeeding in STEM. Aktiv’s pioneering technology is changing the game by helping students visualize, interact with and master the most challenging concepts. Learn how Aktiv’s low-stakes assessments and adaptive feedback is improving student outcomes in math and chemistry with more engaging, supportive learning.

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Featured Keynote:José Antonio Bowen

Featured Keynote:José Antonio Bowen

AGENDA OVERVIEW

Equitable Learning in the Age of AI

Brad Cohen, Chief Academic Officer, Top Hat

What's New with Top Hat?

Clare Castro, Product Marketing, Top Hat

From Syllabus to Assessment:Strategies for the New Semester

José Antonio Bowen, Award-Winning Educator and Author

Creating an Interactive Syllabus

Cany Dilan, Client Training Specialist, Top Hat

Upping the Ante on Student Engagement

Faculty panel led by Mike Di Gregorio, Professional Services, Top Hat

Dynamic Courseware:Engaging Students Outside of Class

Faculty panel led by Heather Taylor, Product Marketing, Top Hat

Aktiv Spotlight:Closing the Achievement Gap in Math and Chemistry

Justin Weinberg, Product, Top Hat & Aktiv Learning

Featured Keynote:
José Antonio Bowen

Featured Keynote:
José Antonio Bowen

From Syllabus to Assessment:
Strategies for the New Semester

Dynamic Courseware:
Engaging Students Outside of Class

Aktiv Spotlight:
Closing the Achievement Gap in Math and Chemistry