Top Hat
Top Hat offers a dynamic courseware platform with AI-powered tools, interactive textbooks, and real-time data to enhance teaching and learning experiences at 750 leading North American colleges and universities.
Services
Top Hat offers a dynamic courseware platform loaded with advanced features. These include student response and assessment tools, discussions, polls and quizzes, automatic attendance, pages content editor, customizable dynamic eTexts, and interactive labs. The platform supports real-time insights, offering a range of educator tools for personalized, relevant, and equitable learning experiences. Additionally, Top Hat's AI-powered assistant, Ace, helps create more impactful teaching and learning experiences, and the ROI Calculator assists institutions in evaluating potential benefits.
AI-Powered Tools
Top Hat utilizes AI-powered tools to enhance teaching and learning experiences. The AI-powered assistant, Ace, offers support for studying and course preparation, making learning more effective. The platform also includes real-time data collection from assessments and attendance to provide actionable insights for educators. These AI tools are integral to developing personalized content and improving student outcomes through frequent low-stakes assessments.
Interactive Textbooks
Top Hat provides customizable, interactive textbooks designed to engage students with retrieval practice and spaced practice. These textbooks can be edited to match specific course needs, allowing educators to tailor content to their teaching strategies. Top Hat partners with other publishers to offer a variety of interactive and engaging content options. The platform's bookstore services facilitate seamless ordering of these textbooks through campus bookstores.
LMS Integration
Top Hat's platform integrates with major Learning Management Systems, including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, Moodle, and Sakai. This ensures a smooth and cohesive experience for both educators and students across multiple platforms. The LMS integration allows for seamless import and export of data, making it easier to track student progress and manage course content within a single interface.
Institutional Plans
Top Hat offers institution-wide plans that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of colleges and universities. These plans include customized courseware solutions and interactive tools designed to keep students focused and engaged. The ROI Calculator helps institutions estimate the potential impact of a partnership with Top Hat, allowing them to make informed decisions about implementing the platform across their educational programs.