Using Breakroom Training
The Breakroom Training system can be added to any Region to facilitate teacher-led instruction. Learn how to track your learning progress, manage touchpoints, and access teaching tools.
Overview
The Breakroom Training system is designed to support online learning through the streamlined management of educational content. World Owners and other stakeholders can create instructor-led courses consisting of waivers and quizzes, and integrate these touchpoints into their live online instruction.
This section will show you how to access the Breakroom Training tools as a student and as an Instructor. For more information about creating Breakroom Training courses and installing the system in a Region, please see our Running Your Event section.
Only World Owners and World Administrators can access the Dashboard.
As a student
Logging in
When you enter a Breakroom Region that contains the Breakroom Training system, you'll see the Breakroom Training widget appear automatically on your screen. This widget can be dragged around the screen by clicking and holding the center button.
Upon login, you'll be guided through a quick tour of the widget tools. For reference, here's an overview of the four buttons, starting in the upper right corner and moving clockwise.
| Button | Purpose |
|---|---|
Quiz Activity | Allows you to review your quiz activity and progress for all active courses. |
My Notes | Opens your own personal in-world notepad, where you can take private notes for each course. |
Notifications | Contains notices, alerts, and messages about your course activity. |
Course Info | Allows you to view descriptions of all offered courses. |
It's important to note that Breakroom Training notifications will not persist between user sessions. When you log off, this information will no longer be accessible to you.
Taking quizzes
As Breakroom Training courses are live and instructor-led, all quizzes are pushed forward by the teacher. Quizzes may contain a mix of timed and untimed material, multiple choice questions, free answer spaces, and matching games.
Question cards may contain See Reference Links or See Reference Images buttons. Clicking on these buttons will allow you to review material that may be necessary to answer a question, such as charts or writing excerpts.
The top portion of each question card contains grading requirements. Here you can see:
Whether the question is required or optional
What the answer requirements are (for example, you may need to make two choices, or write a minimum number of words)
Whether the answer requirements have been met (denoted by a red light or a green light)
How many points the question is worth
How many total questions are on the quiz
You can navigate between questions by using the forward and back arrows in the top right corner, or by clicking the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the quiz screen.
When you're done taking a quiz and click the final Next button, you'll be asked to confirm whether you want to submit your quiz for a final grade. Click the Submit button to do so, or click the Review button to continue working.
Completing waivers
Waivers can consist of syllabus information, content warnings, disclaimers, or requests for feedback. Just like quizzes, Instructors can push waivers to students. When you receive one, review the included information and click the relevant button to register your response.
As an Instructor
Logging in
Users who have access to Breakroom's moderator tools can become Instructors on the Breakroom 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.
Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing.
Click the Moderator tools/Key button located on the right side of the screen.
Click the Instructor Mode button at the top of the moderator tools.
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 Training widget.
Posting quizzes
When you're in Instructor mode, clicking the Course Information button in the Breakroom 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.
Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.
Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom Training widget.
Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Quizzes tab.
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.
Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.
Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom Training widget.
Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Quizzes tab.
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.
Navigate your avatar to the Region where you'll be instructing, and enter Instructor mode.
Click the Course information button on the top left of the Breakroom Training widget.
Click on the name of the course you're administering, and click the Waivers tab.
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.
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