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Top Hat Is Acquiring Aktiv Learning To Transform Stem Education At Scale

Dec 05, 2022about 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Top Hat

Acquired Company

Aktiv Learning

TorontoEducationSoftwareCommunity And LifestyleEducationE LearningEdtechLanguage Learning

Description

Top Hat, the market leader in student engagement solutions for higher education, has entered into an agreement to acquire Aktiv Learning (101 Edu, Inc.), a company revolutionizing education and learning technology in STEM disciplines. Given the growing demand for STEM careers, ensuring high quality learning is critical to both student and university success. This acquisition accelerates Top Hat’s mission to deliver personalized, engaging, and equitable learning for every student.

Company Information

Company

Top Hat

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Top Hat is the only all-in-one teaching and learning platform that enables active learning — a proven student-centred teaching pedagogy that promotes deep understanding, critical thinking, and subject mastery — with interactive content, tools, and activities. Millions of students at 750 leading North American colleges and universities use Top Hat to teach and engage with students before, during, and after class, in both in-person and online education.

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