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Many, many universities and colleges are shifting to online teaching in response to the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. Those of us who have taught online in the past know that the preparation to deliver a quality course in this format is laborious and takes time. But sometimes circumstances require us to (as an article in the Chronicle<\/a> puts it) go online in a hurry<\/a>, or as their new tutorial phrases it, preparing for emergency online teaching<\/a>. Inside Higher Education<\/em> also has an article with the same focus<\/a>, and a collection of links to relevant articles<\/a>. So too does Canvas<\/a> and another\u00a0LMS provider Brightspace<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Center for Academic Technology at Butler University has created a website to help, calling it Keep Calm and Teach On<\/a>. Other universities have done something similar<\/a>. Our university president has been messaging students regularly via email<\/a>, and Butler University has created a web page specifically for coronavirus updates<\/a>. There are new Facebook groups being created, such as one called \u201cPandemic Pedagogy.\u201d Individual bloggers like Tony Keen have shared tips and hints<\/a>, as have organizations like HASTAC<\/a>. Many professors are worried that providers of tools they plan to use, whether their LMS or Zoom or something else, may not hold out when used so intensely. Workers in China found this to be true<\/a>. But not every course should be just what was originally planned conducted via Zoom. That doesn\u2019t work for most online courses even under less difficult circumstances, although it might be the best option for some. Ideally, even under the constraints of time available, you should ask yourself what mode of delivery is optimal and what online mode of delivery can match or exceed that, if any, and if none can meet that high standard, then which approach comes closest and sacrifices the least of what you hope for. Keep in mind that I once thought that certain things would be lost moving to online, such as discussion, and instead I found the online format to be better in at least certain important respects.<\/p>\n What else can you do, in addition to consulting the links embedded above? Here\u2019s more. First, definitely read this:<\/p>\n Please do a bad job of putting your courses\u00a0online<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n