blackboard collaborate breakout groups

by Miss Lisa Haley I 7 min read

How do breakout groups work in Blackboard Collaborate?

0:185:45Create Breakout Groups in Blackboard Collaborate UltraYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd when participants are in breakout groups they can only receive audio and video from otherMoreAnd when participants are in breakout groups they can only receive audio and video from other participants in the same breakout. Groups to get started open the collaborate panel.

How do you pre assign breakout rooms in Blackboard Collaborate?

Inform students to remember Group number. Navigate to Bb Collaborate. Navigate to Breakout Groups in Bb Collaborate....When you are in your live Bb Collaborate session create the Breakout Groups:If not open, select the purple tab to open the Collaborate panel.Navigate to "Share Content".Select "Breakout Groups".Aug 27, 2021

What is a breakout group?

Breakout groups are used as a large group discussion technique designed to increase participation. During a large meeting or workshop, the facilitator may assign the group to work in smaller teams to answer a question or tackle a specific challenge.

What are blackboard groups?

Blackboard Groups allow students to collaborate with one another and establish a closer relationship with other members of the group. Faculty can create a Single Group with either manual enroll or a self-enroll option or they can create a Group Set.

Random Assignment

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You can choose the number of groups. How many options you have depends on the number of attendees in the session. Blackboard will distribute attendees based on there being at least two in each group, so if you have four attendees you will only have the option of two groups, with two people in each. If you have six attendees, …
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Custom Assignment

  • Custom groups will take longer to set up because, unless you let participants switch groups, you or another moderator will need to drag and drop each participant into the required group. This may be okay for small numbers, but would take a lot of time with a large group. One way around this is enable the ‘Allow students to switch groups’ option (this option is also available in rando…
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Saving Information and Ending Breakout Groups

  • Breakout groups are temporary structures; once you end breakout groups you will lose the participant lists, the group names and anything that is being shared on screen in the group (for example, whiteboard drawings). Therefore if you want to use the same groups more than once, ask students to return to the main room withoutending the breakout groups. They can then go b…
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Information For Students

  • Our guide for studentshas a section on breakout groups which includes instructions for students on how to join a custom group, share files and save their group whiteboard.
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Further Information For Staff

  • For step-by-step guidance on using Blackboard Collaborate, see our article Delivering webinars: Guides for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Photo by Tirachard Kumtanomfrom Pexels
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