breakout rooms
What you’re actually thinking about when attending a late-night Zoom class
July 12, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate “What should I have for a snack?” It’s 9:00 p.m. on a Tuesday night. Dinner seems like it happened a lifetime ago. The professor is talking, but it’s all going in one ear and out the other because all you want to do is rummage through the pantry for some munchies. Maybe that bag of Cheetos you were eyeing yesterday hasn’t been completely consumed by your family or the rogue band of mice that live in the cupboard. Let’s hope no one hears your stomach growling. “What if I quickly sneak away and come…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Switching Breakout Rooms without warning
June 28, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Since SFU began holding classes remotely, many instructors have been using Zoom to hold live classes. Zoom is a great tool, and I’m glad we can (kind of) simulate in-person settings with it, like dividing…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Breakout rooms are the worst way to learn
February 1, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief Full disclosure: I think group work and discussions are the biggest waste of time. Breakout rooms are especially the worst. I thought that after a semester or two of online trials professors would have started to…
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