Use breakout rooms and audience-response platforms to enhance learner engagement in remote teaching environments¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 qualitative), q2–q3 · 1 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The review identifies specific tools for increasing interactivity in remote teaching: "tools such as breakout rooms and audience-response platforms (e.g., Mentimeter™) can facilitate interaction, provide formative assessment, and mimic elements of in-person education." Students participate in polls and quizzes, which the review says increases engagement and interactivity of RT.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Platform support for breakout rooms and audience-response tools such as Mentimeter

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• medical students
• surgical residents in remote teaching sessions

Target Learning Goals¶

• engagement and interactivity during synchronous remote surgical instruction

Claims¶

• Teachers controlled instructional content in large virtual classes by creating interactive environments through questioning, student presentations and out-of-class discussions, and by using learner-centred methods such as breakout rooms, flipped classroom and case study techniques [+W]
• Technology acceptance did not differ between Mentimeter and AhaSlides QBI conditions [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Increase Synchronous Teacher Presence
• Incorporate objective structured scoring systems and progressive dashboards into self-directed curricula to support motivation and autonomy development

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Morsund Lars Andreas Lars, Singh Shraddha, Patel Agastya, Lancellotti Francesco, Satyadas Thomas. (2026). Computer-based surgical skill training: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08830-7