• Assessment and Evaluation,  Educational Technology,  Instructional Strategies,  SoTL

    Top Hat: How is it being used at the U of S?

    The University of Saskatchewan has a continuing commitment to a technology-enhanced learning environment for students and in January 2016 acquired a campus-wide license for the Top Hat student response system. Top Hat is a software-based student response system, incorporating a “bring-your-own-device” solution, that is available at no direct cost to instructors and students. The primary goal of Top Hat is to enhance the teaching and learning experience for both instructors and students by bringing more engagement and interaction into traditional passive lecture-style learning approaches. Who we are We are a research team at the University of Saskatchewan who are interested in student response systems with a specific focus on Top…