Time in Development: One Week

My Role: Learning Designer and Facilitator

Tools Used: Google Slides, Google Forms, BreakoutEDU, Bitmoji

Overview

In this course adult learners experienced a spooky Halloween themed digital breakout room. After the experiential activity, they learned to create their own digital breakout rooms using Google Forms.

Challenge

• To engage student learners in the classroom using gamified elements.

Solution

• The librarians and I received materials and a subscription to Breakout EDU. We wanted to show the adult learners how they can create digital breakout rooms to add gaming elements to engage students in the classroom.

• Due to it being the Halloween holiday, we created a themed Edgar Allan Poe digital breakout room activity. Adult learners got to experience participating in a breakout room. They then learned how to create one and brainstormed ideas on how they could use this in the classroom with students.

• We also thought it was important to show our learners how using google forms for breakout room can collect data.

Results

• Student engagement increased.

• Students got to work on their communication and collaboration skills through breakout room games.

• Adult learners learned how to create breakout rooms and use google forms to collect data to inform their instruction with students.