Due to the COVID -19 crisis, educators are confronted with the problem that the way teaching can be offered often changes within days or weeks. The pace of these changes hampers a structured approach, rather it is necessary to change the format of education immediately based on the current state restrictions. In order to meet this demand, educators, who in most cases are already working to full capacity, must keep pace with these rapid changes, while at the same time addressing the challenges of a fully virtual education. This is a particular challenge for educators who have no experience with digital technologies. In the absence of generally accepted guidelines on how to digitize the different types of lectures in the face of the current situation of an ongoing (health) crisis, educators must rely on their own knowledge and skills rather than on scientifically based and proven approaches.