Instructor orientation

Overview

Once Breakroom for Training is installed in a Region, Instructors can post and review materials for any active courses. This may take the form of administering standalone waivers and quizzes in a relaxed teaching environment, or it may involve executing a multi-step automated syllabus complete with live media presentations.

This page is designed to serve as a quick-start guide for Instructors, focusing on the tools available in-world. For detailed information about grading or reviewing quizzes and waivers via the Dashboard, or guiding students through a multi-step syllabus, please see the linked documentation.

As a best practice tip, it would also be helpful for Instructors to be aware of the moderator tools available to assist with crowd management, as well as how to troubleshoot common audio and video issues.

Logging in

Users who have access to Breakroom's moderator tools can become Instructors on the Breakroom for Training system. This list includes:

• The World Owner

• World-level Administrators, Moderators, and Developers

• Region-level Owners, Administrators, and Moderators

This section of the documentation refers to these individuals collectively as "Instructors." To enter Instructor mode, follow these steps.

1. Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing.

2. Click the Moderator tools/Key button located on the right side of the screen.

3. Click the Instructor Mode button at the top of the moderator tools.

4. When prompted to confirm your choice, click the Yes button.

To leave Instructor mode, repeat steps 1-4 above. You can also click the Leave Instructor Mode button on the top right of the Breakroom for Training widget.

Posting and reviewing quizzes

When you're in Instructor mode, clicking the Course Information button in the Breakroom for Training widget will give you access to quizzes and waivers for each course.

To post a quiz for all users currently located in the Region, follow these steps.

1. Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.

2. Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom for Training widget.

3. Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Quizzes tab.

4. Locate the quiz you want to post, and click the associated Post button.

While the quiz is active, the text on the Post button will change to say End. When you're ready to end the quiz for all users, click the End button.

Reviewing quiz responses

Instructors can view anonymized quiz responses in real-time within the Breakroom platform. This is a powerful tool, as instructors can alter their content or instructional techniques based on student feedback.

To view quiz responses, follow these steps.

1. Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.

2. Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom for Training widget.

3. Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Quizzes tab.

4. Locate the quiz you want to review, and click View Responses.

If a quiz contains multiple questions, you can scroll through the question cards by clicking the forward and back arrows in the top right corner.

Grading quizzes

Quizzes that require manual review (such as written response questions) can only be accessed and formally graded through the Dashboard.

Posting and reviewing waivers

Just like quizzes, waivers are visible under the Course Information window when you're in Instructor mode. To post a waiver for students to review, follow these steps.

1. Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.

2. Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom for Training widget.

3. Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Waivers tab.

4. Locate the waiver you want to post, and click the associated Post button.

You can view anonymized response data at any time by clicking View Responses.

Launching a syllabus

Likewise, once you're in Instructor mode, you can launch a syllabus by clicking the Course Info button in the top left corner of the Breakroom for Training widget.

Click on the relevant course, then click on the Syllabuses tab. Locate the syllabus you want to launch, and click the Run button.

Once a syllabus is launched, a Syllabus widget will appear on all Instructor and student screens. Here's an overview of the associated UI.

The syllabus can then be executed by using the arrow buttons located on the widget. For an example of how this might play out in real time, you can review our tutorial example on the Syllabuses page. You can also access quiz and waiver responses from within the platform, as previously detailed on this page.

Finishing a syllabus

To finish an Instructor-led syllabus, the Instructor should click the advancement arrow on the final step in the Syllabus widget, and then click Yes in the pop-up that appears.

The Instructor will be presented with a list of students who were in the Region at any point during the session. The Instructor has discretion as to whether a particular student should be marked as having completed the course. By default, all students are marked as completed. Click the toggle located to the right of any student name to disqualify that student from accreditation, and then click Submit.