Setting Up Top Hat
- First, create your own account with Top Hat. Enter your email, school (University of Denver) and create a profile.
- Watch this video for step-by-step instructions on setting up an instructor account.
Adding Students to your Top Hat course:
- Students must first purchase a Top Hat subscription. Students purchase subscriptions to use Top Hat in an unlimited number of courses at $22 for 4 months, $34 for 12 months, $65 for the student’s career. Students can purchase subscriptions online directly from Top Hat for the reduced price or at the DU bookstore for a slightly increased price.
- Step-by-step instructions on adding students to your course
- Once students have a Top Hat subscription, they can be added to the course in the following ways:
- Send a list of student emails to Oliver Richardson (oliver.richardson@tophatmonocle.com) with the name of your Top Hat course and Canvas Course
- Allow students to sign up for an account, and join the Top Hat course using the join code
- Connect your Canvas account to a Top Hat course and invite the students from the Canvas roster
Training and Support:
- Contact and receive a one-on-one training session from the Top Hat team by emailing DU’s Top Hat account director, Oliver Richardson (oliver.richardson@tophatmonocle.com).
- Alternatively, you can access direct Top Hat support clicking the question mark button in the top right-hand corner of the page.
- From this page, you can view self-paced help Educator resources, like:
- How do I add students to my course?
- What can I include about Top Hat on my syllabus?
- Can Top Hat integrate with my LMS?
- How do I add a co-instructor to my course?
- How can I best prepare my students to get started with Top Hat?
(Please note: in order to view the help articles above, you must be logged into your Top Hat account.)