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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know that information is coming fast and from all directions; I’m still catching up after my return to Athens yesterday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose of this email is to summarize a few things, as well as provide some department-specific information. I recognize that the situation is very fluid, and that things can change rapidly in response to circumstances.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Instruction will resume 3/23 in distance format only (rather than on 3/16), and this will continue for the remainder of the semester.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><u>PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
</u>communications coming from the college and university.<u><o:p></o:p></u></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The university is mobilizing support for all of us engaged in this transition.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please see the site <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/keep-teaching">https://www.ohio.edu/keep-teaching</a> as a starting point.</span>
<u><o:p></o:p></u></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Please make sure you know how to access the Department of Mathematics Organization on Blackboard: <u><o:p></o:p></u></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Go to blackboard.ohio.edu<u><o:p></o:p></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Log in when asked<u><o:p></o:p></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Click on “My Organizations”, and then “Department of Mathematics”<u><o:p></o:p></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Once in the department organization, you should see a “Covid-19 Response” link on the left.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We will house a list of resources and provide a repository of information in this location. In particular, this is where we will place resources that are designed for helping deliver mathematics courses through
the web. Expect materials to begin to appear there within the next 48 hours.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">There is an expectation that instructors should communicate by email with their classes before Monday, 3/16, even if just to acknowledge the situation and let them know that we’re
figuring things out. You can send such emails through Blackboard, or through the Faculty and Advising center.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Please reach out to me if you do not know how to do this.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">I will send an email to you all in a few moments with the subject “Confirmation of Communication with Class”. Please REPLY with
the word “done” to that email after you have communicated with your class</span>.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Please expect another email tonight as I work on organizing everything. Remember, less is more right now. It is OK to go low-tech if that’s what needs to be done, but we have a
lot of expertise in our department among both Athens and RHE faculty.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Todd<o:p></o:p></p>
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