Top Hat is an engagement platform that empowers educators to incorporate active learning into every area of their course. Instructors use Top Hat during class to drive discussions, take live polls, and give students real-time feedback on how well they understand course concepts. Outside of class, Top Hat enables instructors to adopt and personalize interactive content, assignments, and assessments. Top Hat also offers services such as group training, individual consultation, and instructional design support to help faculty achieve their desired course outcomes.
How to Access Top Hat
Top Hat can be accessed from Canvas after the course instructor adds the Course Navigation link to their course.Students must purchase a license to use Top Hat in Canvas courses. Pricing is listed on the Top Hat website.
Instructors
Instructors can Log in to Top Hat here.
Students
Guides/Tutorials
Instructors
- Educator: Getting Started with Top Hat
- Create Your Account and Create Your Course(s)
- Upload and Edit Slides
- Create Interactive Questions and Create Discussions
- Enroll Your Students
- Present Your Content
- Take Attendance
- Create Pages Content
Videos
If you have 5 minutes…
If you have 30 minutes…
Using Top Hat integrated with Canvas
Follow these steps to integrate your Top Hat course with Canvas:
Instructor Training
Live demonstrations of Top Hat are available to instructors on request. If you are interested, please email Connor OʼKane (connor.okane@tophat.com), Top Hatʼs Learning Solutions Consultant for UAB, or book a meeting with Connor directly.
Technical Support
Please follow the steps below if you need technical support after reviewing the information, guides, and FAQs above.
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Check Status Page
Top Hat Status Page - Check to see if there any know issues before submitting a ticket.
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Contact TopHat Support
- Submit a request
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support@tophat.com Email Support
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Ask Learning Technologies
If these support options do not give a satisfactory resolution, please submit a Learning Technologies Support request and include any ticket numbers provided by TopHat.
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