Communicate dates in a way that is easy to maintain
Rarely use hard due dates (e.g. September 22, 2017) - opt for relative dates (e.g. Tuesday of Week 1) whenever possible
Use the year when typing hard due dates so that if it does not get updated, it will be clear that this is the wrong date.
When you would like to collect submissions at midnight, consider using 11:55pm instead. Students are often confused when something is due on Monday at midnight, but the system says that it is due on Tuesday at 12:00am.
Provide students with the Zoom session in advance of the first meeting to allow them time to set up audio and video.
For fully online courses, make it clear in the Course Explorer whether live sessions are required.
Carefully go over your account defaults at illinois.zoom.us because these apply for ALL sessions that you set up.