| 词条 | Top Hat (company) |
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}}{{Infobox dot-com company | name = Top Hat | logo = Top Hat logo.svg | logo_size = 128px | type = Private | industry = Educational technology | foundation = 2009 | location_city = Toronto, ON | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Mike Silagadze (CEO)|Mohsen Shahini (CAO)}} | num_employees = 300+ | homepage = [https://www.tophat.com/ www.tophat.com] | location_country = Canada }}{{Infobox software | title = Top Hat | name = Top Hat | logo = Top Hat logo.svg | logo_size = 128px | logo alt = Top Hat educational software logo | developer = Top Hat | genre = Educational software | license = Proprietary | website = https://www.tophat.com }}Top Hat is a Canadian educational software company with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[1] and a second office in Sydney, Australia.[2] Top Hat hosts a library of interactive college textbooks that students read on their mobile devices, and a platform designed for teachers to check attendance with additional products for student engagement, assignments and activities.[3][4] Students pay to use the app per semester or over longer periods, and universitywide licences are also available.[5] HistoryCo-founders Mike Silagadze and Mohsen Shahini started Top Hat in 2009 in Waterloo, Ontario, to tackle problems with student concentration and mobile devices they witnessed while studying at the University of Waterloo.[6] Early on, the company’s sales approach involved selling directly to academic administration "who had little incentive or interest in changing the way students access course materials," according to Silagadze. The firm changed its tactics to sell directly to educators, a strategy that,according to the company, has resulted in more than two million student subscribers across North America and beyond.[7] The company claims that they are used in over 1000 universities. [8] {{asof|2018}}, Top Hat charges no platform fees for students when their professors assign Open Educational Resources.[9]RecognitionIn 2017, Top Hat was recognized by numerous awards including Canadian Innovation Exchange Top 20 Program,[10] "Best Canadian Startup of the Year" at the TechVibes Canadian Startup Awards,[11] and Pauli Award for Company of the Year.[12] ProductsEducators are able to adopt, customize and sell digital textbooks and course materials on the Top Hat Marketplace.[13] Teachers can also collaborate with one another to create and update teaching material. Currently, 90 percent of course materials in the Marketplace are free.[14] Top Hat Test allows educators to create and administer tests and assessments.[15] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.itbusiness.ca/slideshows/touring-top-hats-new-toronto-headquarters|title=Touring Top Hat’s new Toronto headquarters|date= February 13, 2018|author= Brian Jackson|work=ITBusiness.ca }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/18/top-hat-monocle-expands-to-australia-new-zealand/|title=Top Hat Monocle Takes Its Classroom Response System International, Signs Up 25K Students In Asia-Pacific Region|date= March 18, 2013|author= Frederic Lardinois|work=Techcrunch }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-04-12-can-a-for-profit-venture-backed-company-keep-oer-free-and-be-financially-sustainable|title=Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free—and Be Financially Sustainable?|date= April 12, 2018|author= Sydney Johnson|work=EdSurge }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/globe-wealth/meet-canadas-next-titans-of-technology/article38293232/|title=Meet Canada’s newest titans of technology (and next billionaires?)|date= March 15, 2018|author=Joel Schlesinger|work=The Globe & Mail}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/08/02/mobile-apps-gaining-ground-handheld-clickers|title=Communications Crossroads|date=August 2, 2017|author=Nick Roll|work=Inside Higher Ed}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/growth-strategies/how-top-hat-is-winning-over-the-edtech-market-one-professor-at-a-time|title=How Top Hat is winning over the edtech market one professor at a time|date= October 25, 2016|work=Financial Post}} 7. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/classroom-tech-company-gets-schooled-on-selling-direct/article33219363/|title=Sales took off after Top Hat ignored advice and flipped its sales strategy|date= December 7, 2016|author=David Israelson |work=The Globe & Mail}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/globe-wealth/meet-canadas-next-titans-of-technology/article38293232/|title=Meet Canada’s newest titans of technology (and next billionaires?)|author=Joel Schlesinger|date=March 15, 2018|work=The Globe & Mail}} 9. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/04/13/top-hat-makes-access-oer-free|title=Top Hat Makes Access to OER Free|author=Lindsay Mackenzie |date= April 13, 2018 |work=Inside Higher Ed}} 10. ^{{cite web |url= http://canadianinnovationexchange.com/2017/cixtop20/|title=CIX TOP 20|publisher=Canadian Innovation Exchange|access-date=May 16, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web |url= https://techvibes.com/2017/03/03/winners-sixth-annual-canadian-startup-awards|title=Announcing the Winners of the Sixth Annual Canadian Startup Awards|work=Techvibes|author= Knowlton Thomas|date= March 3, 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web |url= https://goldentriangleangelnet.ca/gtan-announces-6th-annual-pauli-award-winners/|title=GTAN Announces 6th Annual Pauli Award Winners|publisher=Golden Triangle Angel Network|access-date=May 16, 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/14/top-hat-takes-on-textbook-publishers-with-the-launch-of-its-content-marketplace/|title=Top Hat takes on textbook publishers with the launch of its content marketplace|author= Frederic Lardinois|work=TechCrunch|date= June 14, 2017}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/can-he-tear-up-that-400-textbook/83142|title=Can He Tear Up That $400 Textbook?|author=James Watkins|date=February 5, 2018|work=Ozy}} 15. ^{{cite web |url= https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/04/16/oer-vendor-top-hat-commits-to-care-opens-content.aspx|author=Dian Schaffhauser|title=OER Vendor Top Hat Commits to CARE; Opens Content|date=April 16, 2018}} External links
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