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  1. Differentiated Instruction in the Digital Classroom

    For instructors, differentiating instruction according to individual student needs is the key to success in the virtual classroom

  2. Adrift in a Pandemic: Survey of 3,089 Students Finds Uncertainty About Returning to College

    Understanding what’s important to today's college students will set the stage for success in the Fall

  3. We’re Launching Powerful Virtual Classroom Capabilities and a New Free Offering

    With major platform upgrades—and a new free virtual classroom offering—Top Hat is showing educators just how much better online and blended learning can be

  4. 5 Easy Ways to Infuse Learning Science into Remote Teaching

    Learn five tips from Andrea Hendricks on how to easily incorporate learning science into the remote classroom. These practices will help engage students and improve outcomes throughout the online learning process. Read the article in Campus Technology to learn more.  

  5. How Top Hat is Connecting Teachers and Students Online

    Colleges and universities in many regions are moving to remote, online teaching to avoid the gathering of large crowds. This will be a stressful time for students and teachers, so Top Hat is providing its platform free of charge to those making the change.  Watch the full video on MaRS Magazine to learn more.

  6. How COVID-19 May Forever Change the Way Professors Teach

    What impact will COVID-19 have on higher education beyond the next few months? Top Hat’s founder and CEO Mike Silagadze discusses some potential long-term effects. Read the article in Hacker Noon to learn more.

  7. Remote Work Tech Companies Prepare for Surge in Customers Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

    Asked about how prepared online teaching platform Top Hat is for a swell of new users, senior director of communications and events Joel Marans similarly said, “Bring it on.” Read the article in The Toronto Star to learn more.

  8. How to Govern, Manage, and Work Amid COVID-19

    Top Hat, won’t just be remembered for pivoting amid disruption. After redesigning its classroom engagement offering to meet the needs of virtual teaching, the company announced that it will be providing the product to educators and students for free for the Winter 2020 semester, giving its target market a helping hand as it struggles to […]

  9. Embracing Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Growing numbers of colleges and universities are shuttering their doors to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In turn, educators have had to respond by taking their courses online within a matter of days. Many of them lack experience teaching online and are now scrambling to figure out how to make remote classes work for their […]

  10. As Employers Send Workers Home, Some Tech Companies Stand To Benefit From COVID-19 Crisis

    Mike Silagadze, CEO of Toronto-based digital textbook provider Tophatmonocle Corp., said he sees this as “an opportunity to reach customers.” Read the article in The Globe and Mail to learn more.

  11. Amazing Ways Canadian Startups Are Tackling the COVID-19 Crisis

    Colleges and universities in many regions are moving to remote, online teaching to avoid the gathering of large crowds. This will be a stressful time for students and teachers, so education software company Top Hat is providing its platform free of charge for the Winter 2020 semester. Read the article in The MaRs newsletter to learn more. 

  12. Top Hat Raises $72 Million CAD Series D, Inks deals to Disrupt the Textbook Industry

    Top Hat has raised $72 million CAD ($55 million USD) in a Series D funding round to help the company accelerate its goal of disrupting the traditional print textbook market. Read the full article from Betakit to learn more.

  13. Edtech Startups Prepare to Become ‘Not Just a Teaching Tool’ but a Necessity

    As classrooms close to limit the spread of the coronavirus, educators scramble to move learning online. Read the article in Tech Crunch to learn more.

  14. Top Hat Raises $55M to Expand Digital Courseware, OER

    Top Hat, an ed tech company that specializes in creating open educational resources (OER), announced that it raised $55 million in Series D funding. Top Hat said in a statement that the funding will help it expand partnerships with academic publishers and support its efforts to help instructors create and use digitized textbooks and OER. […]

  15. Top Hat Raises $55M Series D Funding for its Higher Ed Learning Platform

    Top Hat, announces it has raised $55 million in Series D funding co-led by Georgian Partners and Inovia Capital. All of the company’s previous investors, including Union Square Ventures, Emergence Capital and Leaders Fund, also participated in this round, which also includes debt financing from BMO Technology and Innovation Banking Group. Read the article from […]

  16. Top Hat Raises $55 Million to Take on Big Textbook Publishers

    Top Hat has inked deals with Fountainhead Press and Bluedoor Publishing to convert all the publishers’ content into digital materials over the next three years. And to help Top Hat accelerate more of those partnerships, the Toronto-based company has raised $55 million in a Series D round, led by Georgian Partners and iNovia Capital. Read […]

  17. Top Hat Raises US$55 Million in Series D Round

    The latest investment for Top Hat was co-led by existing investors Georgian Partners and Inovia Capital. Top Hat has raised over US$104 million, according to Crunchbase, and aims to use the new funding to expand its offerings in digital textbooks and course material. Read the article in The Logic to learn more.

  18. Top Hat Raises $55M Series D To Help Make The 8 a.m., 150-Person Lecture More Interactive

    Top Hat wants to help textbook publishers bring their content from print-only to digitally palatable. And, since it’s 2020, add fully customizable and interactive lessons to that mix, too. Read the article in Crunchbase News to learn more.  

  19. Top Hat Raises $55-million in Debt and Equity Financing as it Prepares to Partner with Small Publishers

    “The entire academic textbook publishing space has been facing double-digit revenue declines,” Mr. Silagadze said. “Top Hat is offering this cure [to traditional publishers] and turning it into a [cloud software] business.” Read the article in The Globe and Mail to learn more. (Please note that there is a paywall for this article.)

  20. How Top Hat Supports Different Approaches to Summative Assessments

    Top Hat offers two types of remote summative assessments that are flexible and customizable to accommodate online learning