Top Hat
The issue reported on 24/05/2022, which affected the ability to disable/enable the Top Hat gradebook has now been resolved. If you are still experiencing any issues, contact the IT Help Desk.
Issue with disabling the Top Hat gradebook
It is currently not possible to disable/enable the Top Hat Gradebook from the Top Hat course settings panel. Checking or unchecking the box and pressing Save does not result in your change being saved.
A module fully integrated into TopHat
Dr Tad Gwiazdowski writes about using TopHat, combined with Blackboard and MyMediasite, emphasised active learning and constant student engagement. During the semester, students watched over 200 days of videos and submitted over 100,000 answers to questions.
Digital tools for students – a quick reference guide
Find out about the Digital Tools Guide for students – an introduction to the digital learning tools that are available at the University of Leeds.
Using the Top Hat Concierge Service to get help setting up January assessments
Due to Christmas and New Year closures, please submit your requests to the Concierge Service no later than the 10th of December 2021 to ensure that content is returned to you within the standard 14 day turnaround time.
Should you create a new Top Hat course for 2021/22?
Top Hat courses do not rollover automatically, if you used Top Hat in 2020/21 you may find it helpful to take a look at staff article: I used Top Hat last year, do I have to create a new Top Hat course this year?
Better formatting options when creating questions in Top Hat
Staff can now apply bold, italic, superscript and subscript formatting to question text when creating a multiple choice, matching or sorting question.
Flipped Classrooms using Top Hat
Top Hat has really helped me to redesign my delivery method in teaching …
Active Learning using Top Hat
The Digital Education Service have produced a video showcase exploring how University of Leeds staff have used Top Hat in their teaching. (Duration 4:41 minutes).