Question: What can colleges or universities do as an alternative if we decide to dismiss classes?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
section_headers: Dismissals
If I make the decision for a school dismissal, what else should I consider?
section_content: In the event of a school dismissal, extracurricular group activities and large
events, such as performances, field trips, and sporting events should also be
cancelled. This may require close coordination with other partners and
organizations (e.g., high school athletics associations, music associations).
In addition, discourage students and staff from gathering or socializing
anywhere, like at a friend’s house, a favorite restaurant, or the local
shopping mall.
Ensure continuity of meal programs for your students. Consider ways to
distribute food to students who receive free or reduced cost meals. Check with
the US Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Service for additional
information:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/USDAfoodsPandemicSchools.external
icon If there is
community spread of COVID-19, design strategies to avoid distribution in
settings where people might gather in a group or crowd. Consider options such
as “grab-and-go” bagged lunches or meal delivery.
Consider alternatives for providing essential medical and social services for
students. Continue providing necessary services for children with special
healthcare needs, or work with the state Title V Children and Youth with
Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Responds to the question and provides steps that can be taking if schools were to close, such as continuing meal programs and considering alternatives for medical and social services. Does not discuss information related to actual courses however.
This is more about cancelling school events, there really isn't any information about how to offer alternative education.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Institutes of Higher Education
section_headers: Dismissals
How long should colleges or universities be dismissed?
section_content: It depends on the situation at your school and community. You may need to
temporarily dismiss school for 2-5 days, if someone with COVID-19 was on
campus. This initial short-term dismissal allows time for the local health
officials to gain a better understanding of the COVID-19 situation impacting
the school and for custodial staff to clean and disinfect the affected
facilities. The need for an extended dismissal will be made based on what
officials discover from contact tracing.
If there is substantial transmission in the local community, local health
officials may suggest extended school dismissals. This longer-term, and likely
broader-reaching, dismissal strategy is intended to slow transmission rates of
COVID-19 in the community.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Indicates the benefits of temporarily dismissing school but does not provide what alternatives should be put in place.
This is more about school dismissals.  The question is about providing alternative education.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Institutes of Higher Education
section_headers: Dismissals
Should we continue teaching and/or research activities if we decide to dismiss classes?
section_content: Yes, consider ways that your college/university can adapt or use alternative
teaching methods.

Review continuity plans, including plans for the continuity of teaching, learning, and research. Implement e-learning plans and distance learning options as feasible and appropriate.
Ensure continuity plans address how to temporarily postpone, limit, or adapt research-related activities (e.g., study recruitment or participation, access to labs) in a manner that protects the safety of researchers, participants, facilities, and equipment.
Consider the following approaches: 
Use of existing infrastructure and services (e.g., Blackboard, Skype, Zoom) to support efficient transition of classes from in-person to distance-based formats. This may include using strategies such as faculty check-ins, recorded class meetings or lectures, and live class meetings.
Other student support services such as online library services, print materials available online, phone- or Internet-based counseling support, or study groups enabled through digital media.


Institutes of higher education should determine, in consultation with their university system: 
How to convert face-to-face lessons into online lessons and how to train faculty to do so.
How to triage technical issues if faced with limited IT support and staff
How to deal with the potential lack of students’ access to computers and the Internet at home or in temporary housing.




Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides a very detailed explanation of what can be done if classes are dismissed, such as determining how to covert them to online lessons and utilizing existing services. However, does respond with "yes" despite the fact the question was not a yes or no question.
There is a good bit about alternative information here.  Someone looking for this information would find this helpful.

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