Connect a Brightspace Course to Top Hat
Top Hat can integrate with both the classlist and gradebook of a Brightspace course. Please note that an individual Top Hat course can only be linked to a single Brightspace course, and vice versa. Follow the steps below to connect your Brightspace course to Top Hat.
Note
You will need to create your Top Hat account and the desired Top Hat course before following the steps below. For step-by-step guides, please visit these help pages:
Instructional Steps
Step 1
Navigate to the desired Brightspace course site, then select UA Tools > Top Hat.
Note
If your Brightspace Course is not using the default navbar, the UA Tools and/or the Top Hat options may not appear. For more information on modifying your Brightspace navbar, please visit UCATT's Add UA Tools to NavBar help page.
Step 2
Select the Top Hat course that you would like your Brightspace course to connect to, then choose to continue. A pop-up will appear and Top Hat will then open in a new tab.
Step 3
If you receive the Your courses are connected! message, you can either close out of the tab, or choose to view course in Top Hat.
Note
Top Hat automatically syncs with your Brightspace classlist (roster) every day, between 9pm and 11pm AZ time. If you'd like to sync your Brightspace classlist to Top Hat immediately, please follow the optional steps below.
Manual LMS Sync (optional)
To sync your Brightspace classlist with Top Hat immediately, follow steps 4 and 5 below.
Step 4
Navigate to the Students tab in the upper left section of your Top Hat course.
Step 5
Locate the Sync Roster button in the upper right section of the page, immediately to the left of the export button. Selecting this button manually syncs the Brightspace classlist with Top Hat.
Support
For Top Hat support, please contact Top Hat at support@tophat.com, or UCATT's Instructional Technology team at intech@arizona.edu.