Top Hat was among the first to survey students about their experience learning online back in April, 2020. Six months later, Top Hat is one of the first out of the gate again with fresh results from our October 2020 COVID Student Survey. Kevin Kelly, a specialist in online teaching, learning, and technology, analyzes and […]
The advent of remote work could set off a new wave of migration to Canada. Business Insider has named Top Hat among the 15 hottest startups hiring in Canada right now. See the full list.
Top Hat’s Chief Technology Officer Bhavin Shah has been awarded an inaugural Report on Business Best Executive Award. This award acknowledges Shah’s role in leading Top Hat’s efforts to build a platform that provides flexibility to support all teaching scenarios, while ensuring the experience is as engaging as possible. See the full list in The […]
COVID-19 has not only shaken up the way we deliver instruction, but the pandemic also threatens the bonds that connect students to each other and their campuses. If incoming students do not see the difference between the online instruction offered by their community college and by a traditional four-year residential school, many university administrators should […]
Today’s professors are now learning community managers—and these tips from Top Hat’s Senior Manager of Customer Onboarding and Instructional Design, Mike Di Gregorio, can help instructors create a vibrant and engaging learning space. Read the article on eCampusNews to learn more.
One clear challenge learners and educators are facing is staying engaged. Research by Top Hat found that 78% of students say the online class experience, up until now, has been not engaging. It is unfortunate that what is being counted as online learning during COVID-19 is actually remote teaching using very little of what we […]
Top Hat placed No. 230 on the 2020 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. Launched in 2019, the editorial ranking aims to celebrate entrepreneurial achievement in Canada by identifying and amplifying the success of growth-minded, independent businesses in Canada. In total, […]
The pandemic has accelerated the need for a virtual learning experience across all levels of education. Top Hat CMO Nick Stein joins The Pivot podcast by CMO Lab to discuss online education in the COVID-19 era, creating engaging educational content and how the education technology sector as a whole is keeping up with the demand […]
In July 2012, Michigan State University chose Desire2Learn, or D2L, as its learning management system. But as MSU adjusts to predominantly online learning, many professors are requiring students to purchase access to third-party platforms like Top Hat to help their classes run smoothly. Some professors and students weigh in. Read the article in The State […]
Top Hat CEO Mike Silagadze joins BetaKit’s Black Swan podcast for a candid conversation on the state of post-secondary education in North America, while explaining how his company went from massive fundraise to pandemic pivot in a few short months. Silagadze is blunt about the challenges post-secondary institutions face, and the impact of a second […]
What will the university experience look like in 5 years? Nick Stein, Chief Marketing Officer at Top Hat, shares how 2020 has changed the university experience for good and offers some predictions for the future of higher education. Read the article in Refinery 29 to learn more.
In Top Hat’s faculty survey of more than 800 higher education instructors and instructional support staff, 84 percent of respondents said their schools’ planned approach is to teach either primarily online or through a hybrid combination of in-person and online instruction. About two-thirds of respondents rated their schools “excellent” or “good” in terms of working […]
Following its acquisition of Nelson’s Canadian higher-education publishing business, Top Hat adds bluedoor’s science-focused content to its platform operations in the digital higher-education space. Read the full article in Publishing Perspectives to learn more.
On this episode of “The Ones Who Succeed,” Campbell Baron talks to Top Hat CEO Mike Silagadze about the origin story of Top Hat, how the company is adapting to the new normal and how Mike views the future of higher education in the years to come. Listen to the full interview.
The acquisition of bluedoor is part of Top Hat’s effort to bring “traditional publishers into the digital age.” The deal will see Top Hat add more than 400 labs and course materials to its interactive digital learning platform. Read the full article in The Logic to learn more.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire education sector was forced into a shift to digital-first learning that was probably long overdue. This was a challenge Mike Silagadze and Top Hat sought to overcome. Read the article in Bay Street Bull to learn more.
Top Hat has acquired another education publishing company, bluedoor. The deal with bluedoor comes three months after Top Hat acquired the Canadian higher education textbook business of Nelson, one of the country’s largest education publishers. Read the article in BetaKit to learn more.
For many businesses that moved to a remote-work model this year, keeping employees engaged without the usual watercooler chatter, team lunches or after-work pub nights has been a challenge. With a view to boosting morale, Meghan Smith, the vice-president of people and culture at Top Hat, discusses how staff have found new ways to stay […]
Teaching Associate Professor Elaine Bohórquez is an innovator. As the core professor for the Physiology Graduate Program at NC State, she prepares students for rewarding careers in medicine, dentistry and pharmacology. With team-based learning at the forefront, she strives to create courses that are tailored to NC State’s unique student body. Such courses require innovative […]
With the Fall academic term just weeks away, many educators are dissatisfied with the plans, level of clarity, and support they’ve received from their schools to teach online effectively, according to a new survey of more than 800 higher education faculty and instructional support staff. Read the article in Phil on EdTech to learn more.
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