This is such a great use of this forum, thanks Carl!
Penn State told us *yesterday* to be prepared to deliver classes online starting on Monday with a potential return date to in-class instruction of April 4th. We were told to hold synchronous class periods, using Zoom on Canvas. This of course has many issues, not the least of which being the fact that PSU seems to be taking for granted that students will have unfettered access. BUT they have said to "be flexible" (?)
We have come up with a plan for FR 1-2-3: class will be a combo of Voicethread presentations that we are taking turns creating, threaded discussions, Zoom break-outs, and online assessments. Not ideal but manageable.