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Education Technology

  1. How to Equip Your Students With Essential Soft and Hard Skills Using Ed Tech

    Students entering the workforce need essential hard and soft skills. Find out how instructors are using ed tech to to prepare their students…

  2. 10 Top Hat Tips for a More Engaging Semester

    Make learning even more exciting with our latest AI-powered features and more interactive teaching tools

  3. Beyond the Ballot: How a Top Hat Interactive eText Navigates Teaching In An Election Year

    Authors of Top Hat’s "An Introduction to American Government" share their advice for hosting political discussions in the lead-up to a…

  4. In Conversation with Dr. Derek Bruff: 5 Ways to Reimagine Assignments in the Age of AI

    The author and host of the "Intentional Tech" podcast says AI should encourage educators to reevaluate their assignment structure and…

  5. How Top Hat’s Customizable Content Puts an End to the Print vs. Digital Debate

    Print textbooks fall flat when it comes to interactivity, inclusivity and insights. Here’s why digital-first content provides real promise…

  6. In Conversation: 5 Ways to Boost Peer Connection Using Class Threads

    Biology instructor Leigh Delaney-Tucker shares practical techniques to up the ante on student engagement, collaboration and real-world…

  7. Clickers: The Ultimate Guide [UPDATED 2023]

    Get strategies and tips that will help you effectively use classroom clickers to increase engagement in your college course

  8. Top Classroom Management Strategies To Try in Your College Courses

    Get 11 classroom management strategies to create a positive and productive learning environment

  9. Why Scaffolding Is Essential in the Chemistry Classroom [+ Planner]

    This professor weighs in on how practice and feedback were proven to raise exam scores—and shares his blueprint for getting started

  10. How Education Technology In The Classroom Can Impact Student Learning

    Technology in the classroom is essential for increasing student engagement and empowering educators to create innovative learning…

  11. Digital Doesn’t Mean Dynamic: How College Textbooks Have Evolved

    Students engage with personalized, relevant and current content outside of academia. Here’s how Top Hat is meeting the needs of a…

  12. Modernizing Organic Chemistry Textbooks With an Interactive-First Model

    Dr. Steven Forsey, the author of Top Hat’s Organic Chemistry textbook, shares why he wrote his own text and how he uses it to improve the…

  13. The Best Chrome Extensions and Apps for College Professors

    Here is a list of the best Chrome extensions and apps for teachers and professors in 2019. Take your teaching to the next level with these…

  14. Making Smart Choices About Tech In The Classroom

    For professors, new technology can be a great opportunity to grow and experiment as educators. But making the right choice can quickly…

  15. 4 Emerging Education Technology Trends to Watch

    Education and technology have always developed hand-in-hand—and technology has always informed the way we educate. But we are far from the…

  16. College is Failing Students When It Comes to Digital Literacy

    Tony Bates, who helped pioneer distance education and computer assisted learning at the University of British Columbia, says that leadership…

  17. Top Hat Geoscience Textbook Author Wins Innovation Prize

    Top Hat author Dr. Ricardo Nogueira, a senior lecturer in Geosciences, has been honored by Georgia State University (GSU) with a prestigious…

  18. The Professor’s Guide to Classroom Response Systems

    Learn how to effectively choose and use clickers in the classroom, and gain tactical insights from professors who have put them to work to…

  19. Change—and Persistence—Helps This Award-Winning Mathematician Thrive

    In our recurring series “Academic Admissions” we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role education has played in…

  20. SXSW EDU 2019: 4 Key Takeaways About Education Technology

    Personalized learning, formative assessment and improving student interaction all require technology to be teacher-led and focused on…