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As I mentioned in an earlier post, I\u2019m a creature of habit. This means I like patterns, more specifically, patterns that repeat. I suspect this is one of the reasons teaching suits me. As I also noted earlier, COVID has wrecked those patterns. We\u2019re now in the chaos of creating new patterns. I thought for some time about how to organize my online classes this semester, so they won\u2019t be chaotic. However, there\u2019s still some chaos adjusting to the newness of all of this. The traditional \u201creturn to school\u201d doesn\u2019t really feel like a return, even though it is one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s what this post is about: chaos. While I\u2019ve planned the course, know what I\u2019m doing, and I\u2019m fully prepared to teach online, there may be hiccups. What do I mean? Blackboard may not work. Internet access might fail. Things may occasionally go wrong. With all of the posting, zooming, and other stuff I’m doing, I may forget to post something or leave a date off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s okay. As the title of this post notes, shit is going to happen. We can and will deal with any problems as they occur. I revamped my webpage in the spring as a means of handling any massive tech outages at CSU-Pueblo. The university migrated Blackboard to the cloud over the summer to limit potential Blackboard problems. And you can do a few things, so that you\u2019re prepared for the chaos life provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n