Instantly convert static documents into dynamic, web-based pages. Use Ace to identify and automatically fix accessibility issues, generate relevant examples and create interactive, formative assessment questions that let students check their understanding in real time.
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- What's New
Teaching is evolving. So is Top Hat.
Top Hat’s latest features give you the tools to spot learning gaps and create a lasting impression in your class.
New Features
Ace Content Enhancer
Turn static documents into accessible course materials
AceInteractive Content
Scenario questions
Build real-world skills through AI role-play activities
AceAssessments & PreparednessInteractive Content
Video questions
Create assessments that students respond to with video answers
Assessments & Preparedness
Coding questions
Help students build coding confidence with auto-graded problems
Assessments & PreparednessInteractive Content
Live emoji reactions
Surface student sentiment in real time
In-Class Engagement
Lecture insights
Get the information you need to make the next class more impactful
In-Class EngagementInsights
Proximity-based secure attendance
Verify attendance with confidence
In-Class Engagement
Learning insights
Identify learning gaps before they impact grades
AceInsights
Today’s practice
Reinforce daily learning with bite-sized practice sessions
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Ace Content Enhancer
AceInteractive Content
Scenario questions
Immerse students in AI-powered simulations where they’ll practice tackling complex real-world challenges. Guided by clear goals and feedback, students develop critical thinking skills in a low-stakes, interactive space.
AceAssessments & PreparednessInteractive Content
Video questions
Capture authentic student thinking with video response assignments. Perfect for practicing communication skills and reflection, these assignments include time-stamped AI summaries so you can preview and grade submissions faster.
Assessments & Preparedness
Coding questions
Give your computer science students hands-on practice with autograded coding problems that provide immediate, actionable feedback. Coding questions are available in select Interactive OpenStax titles and soon within a new computer science question bank.
Assessments & PreparednessInteractive Content
Live emoji reactions
Read the room in real time. Let students send quick, anonymous emoji reactions during your lecture to signal confusion or understanding—giving everyone a safe, easy way to participate right from their seats.
In-Class Engagement
Lecture insights
Use a new post-lecture report to review student engagement and comprehension immediately after class. Easily analyze time spent per topic, pinpoint slides that sparked emoji reactions and instantly view question performance to see what resonated and where to focus your time next class.
In-Class EngagementInsights
Proximity-based secure attendance
Know who is truly present. Mobile-only secure attendance uses short-range Bluetooth signals to verify proximity and confirm that students are actually in the room together. The result is an accurate, tamper-proof view of attendance that works in any classroom.
In-Class Engagement
Learning insights
See exactly what your students know before the exam. Learning insights automatically maps student performance to your learning objectives, pinpointing concepts where students are making progress—and where they’re not—so that you can adjust your lectures accordingly.
AceInsights
Today’s practice
Students can access a collection of daily bite-sized practice sessions built by Ace and organized around your course learning objectives. This quick, focused review helps them build consistent study habits and track their progress throughout the semester.
AceAssessments & PreparednessInteractive Content
Tools for teaching, learning and engaging
Top Hat helps you create engaging content, encourage participation, and support student success in any learning environment
Why students love Top Hat
I liked the addition of the Ace AI, it was very helpful and the prompts were also useful.
Student
University of Toronto
I really liked how the material was set up for us to get practice questions while reading the material. I also thought the practice quizzes/mock assessments we had to take through Top Hat prepared me on material that I would see on the exam.
Student
Michigan State University
I liked how clean and easy to access the main interface on the mobile app was. The attendance and in-class questions popped up on the main page, so they were really easy to access.
Student
Miami University of Ohio