🔁 Apply Groups to Future Assignments
Find a grouping setup that really works? Now you can keep using it.
We've added a new "Apply to Future Assignments" button so you can copy and re-apply group configurations with a couple clicks. No need to rebuild group structures from scratch each time — this "rinse and repeat" option saves time, reduces errors, and makes multi-week modules smoother to run.
💬 Instructors Insights Tab
What if you had a TA that could sit in on every group discussion to take notes, flag interesting trends, and give specific feedback on your students' performance?
Our new Instructor Insights Tab exists to offer just that. This platform feature allows instructors to ask targeted questions about their students' discussions, such as:
What were some key discussion themes brought up in each group?
Where was there significant disagreement?
How many students kept their cameras off for more than 10 minutes?
This feature is in Beta, but early testers are calling it a game changer. It's like having a research assistant that actually loves office hours.
🤖 Solo Bot
Have a student that can't make their group time work? No problem. Our new Solo Bot (an AI discussion partner we call Sofia) can be added into any Breakout experience and talk directly with the student who's going through the activity solo.
Sofia can walk students through content, ask comprehension questions, and even debrief her 1:1 discussion with the student.
The Breakout platform is centered around group discussions, but we get it — sometimes things come up. If a student can't make their group time, Sofia is available to save the day!
Check out the video below to see Sofia in action (volume up!).
🧩 Interactive Activities
We've added new list-sorting exercises to make each Breakout experience even more engaging.
Students might build priority lists, organize ideas by category, or make decisions together in real time. The goal: deeper collaboration and better discussions.
And we're just getting started... stay tuned for more activity types coming soon.
👥 TA Management Made Easy
Managing multiple teaching assistants just got way less annoying.
You can now assign different TAs to different sections (even within the same class), save settings, and re-apply them whenever needed.
So, now that you don't have to spend hours copy-pasting settings between tabs, what do you plan to do with all of your extra time?
🧑🏫 LMS Upgrades
Breakout now integrates with D2L Brightspace!
We also made interaction with Canvas even smoother, with improved UI and better grade pass-back.
Fewer clicks + less lag = more time to focus on teaching.
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