Not all digital texts and etextbooks are created equal. Top Hat’s dynamic courseware empowers educators to bring relevant and inclusive learning to their students, wherever it takes place.
Digital Friendly
Top Hat’s dynamic courseware was developed for our digital-first world, creating an environment where students can demonstrate and apply their understanding of course concepts. Interactive figures, multimedia and dynamic assessments keep students engaged with even the most difficult topics. When discussing with their peers, students often prefer the functionality of digital textbooks.
Traditional texts were not developed for the digital era, so even if they get adapted they often contain only basic interactive features.
Inclusivity
Our dynamic courseware is created with representation and inclusivity at its core, as educators can use our customization tools to ensure their course reflects their unique students.
Not developed with a framework of making the content inclusive.
Easy to Update
Top Hat offers in-app content updates which lets educators use the most up-to-date and relevant author-created content, without sacrificing the customizations they’ve already made. With just a few clicks, you decide if and when to incorporate the latest updates, ensuring a seamless experience.
With traditional textbooks and static digital texts or etextbooks, educators often have to wait until the end of the semester to use an updated text, or even start from scratch with a new one to avoid disrupting their course.
of students who used a Top Hat eText agreed that Top Hat helped them understand the course material.
*Top Hat Spring 2024 Student Survey. n=21,033 students
With Top Hat, you’re giving your students more than a textbook—you’re giving them an interactive and immersive learning experience.
"It eliminated having to carry an extra book and the mobile app made reading chapters on the go very convenient."
-Student from the University of South Carolina, Columbia
Learning doesn't have to end when the course does. With Top Hat, students pay once for lifetime access to a textbook.
We offer seamless integrations with all major LMS providers including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Moodle and Sakai. The Top Hat gradebook houses digital interactions between instructors and students, including results from attendance, quizzes, tests, assignments, and participation, and is available in your LMS from the moment each semester begins.
"Top Hat provided me everything I needed in order to succeed in the course and combined well with the lectures. I enjoyed the questions found within the readings. I felt they helped solidify (my) knowledge from the reading, greatly improving (my) retention."
—Student at the
University of North Texas
“[Top Hat] really helped me understand the course better than I would've if I’d just used a regular textbook or had to sit through lectures. The readings were easy to navigate and the questions helped me pay attention throughout.”
—Student at Suffolk County
Community College
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