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Trends in Higher Education

  1. How to Manage Academic Work-Life Balance

    Learn why students and educators struggle with work-life balance and get tips for how to balance professional & personal life in academia.…

  2. Infographic: What Students Love About Top Hat

    Students grade Top Hat on engagement, comprehension and long-term learning

  3. Why We Shouldn’t ‘AI-Proof’ College Assessments

    Artificial intelligence has forced educators to rethink traditional assessments altogether. At a time when inequities run deep, here’s why…

  4. Announcing the 2023 Shannen’s Dream Scholarship Recipients

    Meet the recipients of this year's Shannen's Dream scholarship and see how these inspirational leaders plan to give back to their…

  5. 6 STEM Faculty On The Learning Experience They Wish They Had [VIDEO]

    As these inspirational instructors share, the challenges facing STEM students today trace back decades

  6. 10 Ways to Make STEM Courses More Inclusive in Higher Ed

    Learn more about how to ensure your classroom is a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for all students. Plus, get ten strategies…

  7. 5 Faculty Who Redefined Teaching This Term

    Meet your Top Hat Educator Award recipients—who have made a remarkable difference in the lives of their students

  8. The Higher Ed Moonshot

    5 ways to make evidence-informed teaching the standard for course design and delivery

  9. 10 Effective Course Design Ideas for Higher Education

    Learn the difference between course design and curriculum design, as well as tips for finding a great course design template

  10. ChatGPT and the Impulse to Cheat

    As with any disruptive innovation, ChatGPT should challenge us to examine our current approaches to teaching and learning, including the…

  11. To Improve STEM Education, First Break with Tradition

    Profound inequities and poor success rates are keeping too many students from becoming tomorrow’s engineers, scientists and healthcare…

  12. 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…

  13. Infographic: The Top Hat Courses and Titles That Made 2022 So Impactful

    Our inaugural Top Hat Graded spotlights faculty efforts to make their discipline more personal and meaningful

  14. 4 Top Hat Authors Win Big at the 2022 National Communication Association Conference

    These Communication scholars were recognized for their contributions to the discipline

  15. 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.

  16. 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

  17. Why Digital Textbooks Are A Necessity for Today’s College Students

    Digital textbooks allow students to learn in a way that is more flexible and empathetic to their needs—especially important in online and…

  18. 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…

  19. 20 Ways Professors Can Make Their Classes More Inclusive

    Inclusive teaching and learning spaces ensure all students not only feel a sense of belonging but have what they need to reach their…

  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 &…