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Jacob Rutka

Jacob Rutka is the Director of Content Marketing at Top Hat. While at Top Hat, he's worked to highlight the voices and perspectives of influential academics and higher ed thought leaders in Top Hat's teaching resources. Prior to joining Top Hat, Jacob was a journalist in Toronto, Canada, writing about everything from city politics and medical advancements to food and real estate.

  1. Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Stems For Use In Assessment [With 100+ Examples]

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

  2. Infographic: Students Give Low Grades to Their Remote Learning Experience

    Over 3,000 higher ed students offered their views on this unprecedented semester

  3. Announcing the Winners and Nominees of the 2020 Top Hat Educator Awards

    In March 2020, Top Hat honored three educators dedicated to improving learning experiences for students before, during and after class

  4. How to Use Active Learning in an Online Lecture

    Higher ed institutions have embraced remote teaching environments—and active learning is now more important than ever

  5. Video: How One Professor Uses Top Hat for Remote Teaching

    For Bellevue College’s Eric Davis and his students, Top Hat has provided a seamless transition to online teaching

  6. 7 Ways for Professors to Manage the Transition to Online Teaching During COVID-19

    Set yourself up for success when teaching college students in an online learning environment

  7. 12 Ways to Make the Most of Your First Year in College

    Advice for college freshman both in and out of the classroom

  8. Anatomy and Physiology Textbooks: Which Is The Best?

    How leading Anatomy and Physiology textbooks fare in the higher ed marketplace

  9. $20,000 Top Hat Scholarship Goes to Michigan State University Student

    Environmental economics student Emma Rice hopes to work at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Here, she talks…

  10. Ohio University Student Wins $50,000 Top Hat Scholarship

    First generation student Delia Grantham overcame early life struggles to embrace her studies and college experience

  11. 4 Ways Introverted Professors Can Succeed in the Classroom

    Getting outside your comfort zone and embracing your in-class personality are just a few of the ways introverted professors can face the…

  12. How This Professor Became a Crusader For the Disenfranchised

    Sara Goldrick-Rab, the Temple University professor and scholar-activist working to make college more affordable and equitable, was…