Zoom outages disrupt first day of online classes for many schools and universities Yep. This is why I stressed the importance of being ready to support both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Systems fail. Good teaching is resilient to such shocks https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/zoom-outages-disrupt-first-day-of-online-classes-for-many-schools-and-universities/2020/08/24/5caf1494-e61e-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html