Instructors and assistants with co-host privileges can create, open, close, and manage participants in breakout rooms
Note: Recording will pause when breakout rooms are started. Instructors will receive a prompt to resume recording when breakout rooms are closed.
1. Instructors can start a breakout room by selecting the Breakout+ button on the bottom toolbar. A new window will pop up asking how many breakout rooms to create. Note: Recording will pause when breakout rooms are started. Instructors will receive a prompt to resume recording when breakout rooms are closed.
2. The instructor has the option to assign rooms automatically, assign them manually, or allow participants to choose. The total number of available learners is shown below the Create Breakout Rooms heading. Once the desired preferences are selected, select Create.
Note: Under Assign Automatically or Assign Manually, the instructor has the option to automatically place learners in rooms immediately after opening. When checked, learners will not be prompted with an invitation to join or not join breakout rooms.
3. To add a countdown after closing breakout rooms, select an option from the dropdown menu next to the heading.
4. To automatically close breakout rooms, select an option from the dropdown menu next to the heading.
5. When assigning rooms automatically, review the rooms and the number of learners assigned to each.
Note: “Recreate” takes the instructor back to the previous page
Note: “Add Room” allows the instructor to create an additional breakout room
6. To move a learner to a different breakout group, navigate to the dropdown menu titled Move To and select another breakout room.
7. When assigning breakout rooms manually, select Assign. A dropdown menu will populate with the learners that can be assigned to breakout rooms.
8. Once the room assignments have been determined, to open the breakout rooms select Open All Rooms to send learners to the breakout rooms.
9. The next screen will give the instructor the option to join one of the breakout rooms or to close all rooms. Closing all rooms will bring all of the learners back into the main gallery of Class.
10. To leave a breakout room, select Leave and then select Leave Breakout Room.
Note: By clicking Leave Class, you will leave this Class session.Instructors have the option to leave a breakout room from the Create Breakout Rooms menu. Click Leave next to the name of the room.
Instructors can disable student audio or video within the breakout rooms using the selections in the "Security" section shown when creating breakout rooms.