Item: Top Hat
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used in a course as a standalone learning management system platform which was used for courses where students login to collect, download, and access course contents. Lecture slides and presentations are posted to the class site platform for students. There are a few interactive applications and tools, for example polls and checkpoints, which were utilized to help with student engagement.

Pros and Cons

Offers a good variety of interactive tools such as polls and quizzes
It is relatively easy to create and customize pages on the class site
Educators have access to good analytics and insightful performance information

When creating polls/quizzes a way to make it a bit easier to build from templates
More prompt and guided support for students
Some ability for offline updates and updates once logged back online

Most Important Features

Polls and Quizzes creation
Data and Class Performance Reports
Relatively easy or intuitive for educators to use

Return on Investment

Positive return on investment providing one platform that has many features
Reduces complexity of requiring to use multiple learning management systems
Provides good oversight for student attendance with its location feature

Alternatives Considered

Canvas LMS

Top Hat generally stacks up pretty well against other industry leading or popular learning management systems. Top Hat is comparable to learning management systems used in most educational institutions. The features such as allowing the educator to create an interactive experience by leveraging tools such as quizzes and polls is comparable. Data on student performance is also a helpful feature that is comparable to that of other similar learning management systems.

Key Insights

Do you think Top Hat delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Top Hat's feature set?

Yes

Did Top Hat live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Top Hat go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Top Hat again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Top Hat is well suited for courses where students are comfortable with utilizing online learning management system as part of their course contents. It is more appropriate to use Top Hat as a stand-alone learning management system or if the school happens to have it integrated to the system. It is not recommended to use Top Hat and another platform or system for students as this would be too much for students.

Top Hat Review

Overall Satisfaction with Top Hat