Share Paper: Online Breakout Rooms – Why and How

  1. Thomas Francl, National University, United States
Wednesday, November 6 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Galerie 5

Abstract: Similar to rearranging chairs in a classroom, breakout rooms in an online classroom enable small groups of students to work together in an informal environment. Groups of students can work on a class project or case, thought provoking discussion topic, or even a homework problem. Why are in-person and online breakout rooms so successful? Because they give every student the opportunity to contribute and interact, thus greatly enhancing their learning. A regular classroom environment is effective in delivering course content in a broadcast mode, much like a television program. That environment is not conducive for interactive question and answers from ...