Participate in Top Hat Discussions

Participate from a Web Browser

Step 1

Log into app.tophat.com (opens in new tab).

Step 2

Enter the desired course. If you have not yet joined the Top Hat course, please visit our Join a Top Hat Course help page for instructions.

Step 3

Start by making sure the classroom tab is selected along the course header. The discussion will appear in the content tree on the left side of the screen under the Questions & Attendance header.

Step 4

Select the discussion and it will appear in the preview pane in the center of your screen. Posts made by others will appear in the preview pane beneath the discussion prompt.

Step 5

To add a post of your own, select the Reply button beneath the discussion prompt, type your response and select Post.

Note

You can upvote and comment on posts made by others in the discussion by using the thumbs-up and comment buttons on the corresponding posts in the feed.

Participate from the Mobile App

Step 1

Log into the Top Hat - Better Learning mobile app, available for iOS and Android.

Step 2

Enter the desired course. If you have not yet joined the Top Hat course, please visit our Join a Top Hat Course help page for instructions.

Step 3

Ensure that the Classroom tab is selected at the bottom of the screen. The discussion will appear in the main body of the screen under the Presenting header.

Step 4

Select the discussion icon, type your post in the field provided, then select Reply

Note

You can upvote and comment on posts made by others in the discussion by using the thumbs-up and comment buttons on the corresponding posts in the feed.

Support

If you have any questions or concerns about Top Hat, please reach out to the UCATT Instructional Technology team at intech@arizona.edu, or Top Hat's support team at support@tophat.com.