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The Breakout Method

“We believe that teaching is about inspiration not explanation.”

Ramit Varma
Co-Founder & CEO
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Preferred by Professors and Students

"My students come to class more engaged and with deeper comprehension."

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Dan Nathanson, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Faculty Advisor
UCLA

We’ve Expanded the Case Study Experience

Peer-led, small group discussions are among the most powerful ways to learn. We've taken a classical tool for teeing up discussions—the case study—and re-imagined it for the modern student as a multifaceted experience.

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Engaging Content

Learn how we partner with leading names in academia and bring instruction to life through rich stories, animation and dramatized reenactments.

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Peer-Led Discussion Groups

See how at key decision points we ignite small group discussions that exercise critical thinking.

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AI Assessment

Find out how professors use AI data as an omniscient window into students’ preparation and commentary, leading to powerful in-class discussions.

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Pre-work

Students listen to a top notch podcast that introduces them to the main players and lays the groundwork for the learning objectives.

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Apple

The First Bite

Pre-session Quiz

What did Mike Markkula believe Apple’s main focus as a company should be?
A. Engineering
B. Product Quality
C. Marketing
D. Teamwork and Collaboration

Quiz

After finishing the pre-work, students take a brief quiz that measures their knowledge and retention.

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Experience Videos

Students meet in online Breakout rooms and watch reenactments that place them into the shoes of the protagonists.

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Moderated Discussions

At key decision-making moments, students are prompted to discuss what they would do. They practice their communication and collaboration skills and test drive their ideas before coming to class.

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At the end of the experience, students view polling results and AI reporting on their contributions to the discussion.

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Afterwards, professors receive the most interesting comments made by students, along with an analysis of their engagement and comprehension. Scores are based on Bloom's Taxonomy and integrate with most major LMSs.

Best Case Scenarios

We have a growing library of Breakout Original cases built with the oversight of our Academic Advisory Board from some of the best schools in the world.

We can also use our platform to moderate and assess discussions in any academic discipline, from an infinite variety of sources.

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