Teaching Resources

Teaching Strategies

  1. 25+ Effective Assessment Ideas for Higher Education

    Get 25+ student assessment ideas and grading strategies for higher education, from college exam design to alternative assessments

  2. 20+ Interactive Classroom Activities for First Year Experience Courses

    Help first-year students reflect on campus life, academics, and wellness with this 20+ question interactive activity that builds community and reveals where students need support.

  3. 20+ Interactive Classroom Activities for Introductory Psychology Courses

    Engage intro psych students from day one with 20+ research-backed activities covering perception, memory, social psychology, cognitive biases, and mental health—all ready to use with Top Hat.

  4. Free Exit Ticket Templates for Formative Assessment

    Get free exit ticket templates to assess student understanding with ready-made questions in an easy-to-use, customizable format.

  5. 20+ Icebreakers to Boost Engagement in College Classes

    Get a free list of 20+ classroom-ready icebreakers designed for in-person, online, and hybrid college courses—delivered through Top Hat.

  6. Template: Student Perception Survey for College

    Collect end of semester student feedback with ease. This free template includes interactive questions for anonymous student feedback. Try it now!

  7. Self-Regulated Learning Activities

    Get ready-to-use metacognitive strategies to boost student self-awareness and self-regulated learning—co-created with Dr. Linda Nilson.

  8. Using AI for Personalized Learning

    Ethically apply AI higher education. Download our 30-minute guide for faculty, co-created with Dr. Abram Anders at Iowa State University.

  9. The Best Classroom Activities for College Courses

    The right classroom activities can transform the way students learn in your course. Get our free list of classroom activities today.

  10. Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Stems for College Courses

    Use this comprehensive list of pre-created Bloom’s taxonomy question stems ensure students are critically engaging with course material.

  11. The Professor’s Guide to Using Bloom’s Taxonomy

    This guide quickly summarizes the core principles of Bloom’s taxonomy and demonstrates, by example, how top educators have harnessed this framework to help them achieve their teaching goals and improve students’ learning

  12. 45+ Team-Building Activities for College Courses

    Create connections in your classroom. Download our free list of 45+ team-building activities.

  13. Level Up Your Teaching with Interactive Textbooks

    In our new teaching toolkit, you’ll get essential activities, strategies and guidelines to help students thrive both in and beyond any classroom.

  14. #ProfChats

    Join our panel of educators live on Zoom on August 26 from 1-2 PM ET for pandemic-driven teaching strategies for Fall 2021

  15. Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: 20+ Tips from Six Innovative Educators

    In this free ebook, six innovative professors share forward-thinking, easy-to-implement strategies from pandemic teaching that will make in-class learning an exciting and welcoming experience for students.

  16. The 2021 Online Teaching Toolkit

    Learn how to elevate your online teaching practice, why community is so important to today’s college students and how to create it virtually

  17. Teaching Online with Top Hat

    Use Top Hat to build effective online and blended courses with evidence-based strategies, clear lesson plans and ready-to-use activities.

  18. The Innovative Professor’s Guide to Remote Assessments

    In this guide, we explore the fundamentals of online assessments and share strategies to help you adjust your assessment plans and drive student success.

  19. The Ultimate Guide to Online Teaching

    In this guide, we explore the fundamentals of teaching online and share tools and best practices to help you accelerate your journey—and drive student success.

  20. How to Teach With Insights

    In this new guide, we highlight how technology is being used in five college classrooms to create a participation-rich setting where professors can easily and regularly employ evaluations—and leverage the results of those assessments to help struggling students.