Instructors should use sub-rooms when a class has groups (i.e., learning teams, sections, etc.) that are larger than a table (max 10 learners) or need the ability to do more within the group than share, collaborate, and talk at a table, such as work in pairs or receive differentiated instruction.
When to use:
- When you need a separate space for large group work or collaboration with the option of all the features of the main classroom (including someone in the instructor role).
Example 1: Class of 100 learners divided into 5 sections, each with 20 learners and a TA
During the Engageli class session:
- The instructor first addresses all learners in the main classroom to introduce a new concept.
- Then, the learners gather in sections, each to their assigned section and sub-room.
- Let by their TA in the instructor role, the learners further discuss the new concept, and then break into pairs at separate tables (within the sub-room) to do an activity.
Example 2: Class of 50 learners covers a new concept with the instructor
During the Engageli class session:
- The instructor covers the new concept and then explains an upcoming exercise.
- Before splitting the class into table groups to do the activity, the instructor allows learners who want more time discussing and reviewing the new material to join a sub-room.
- In the sub-room, the learners who need more help gather.
- The instructor directs the learners in the main room to start the exercise at their tables.
- The instructor joins the other learners in the sub-room to provide additional assistance.
- Once the learners in the sub-room are ready, they can form table groups within the sub-room to complete the exercise or return to the main classroom to join the other learners.
Across all of these examples, the instructor can see the number of and which learners are in each sub-room, as well as move easily between the sub-rooms and the main room to support any learners, TAs, or other instructors within them.
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