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Radford University Radford , Virginia

Radford University Radford , Virginia. Academic Continuity. Dr. Dennie Templeton Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness Dr. Gary Ellerman Professor Emeritus, Radford University. Four Phases of Emergency Management. IHE. Higher Education Challenges. NYU UCLA University of Oregon

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Radford University Radford , Virginia

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  1. Radford UniversityRadford , Virginia Academic Continuity Dr. Dennie TempletonExecutive Director of Emergency Preparedness Dr. Gary Ellerman Professor Emeritus, Radford University

  2. Four Phases of Emergency Management IHE

  3. Higher Education Challenges • NYU • UCLA • University of Oregon • University of Hawaii • Virginia Institutions

  4. HE Chronology of Incidents 1970 University of Wisconsin - Madison bombing 1972 Hurricane Agnes 1983 Hurricane Alice 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 1994 Cal State Northridge earthquake 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapse 2000 Seton Hall University fire 2001 University of Washington arson 2001 Tropical Storm Allison 2003 James Madison University fire 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2007 Virginia Tech massacre 2007 Pepperdine University fire 2008 Union University tornado 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting 2008 Louisiana Tech shooting 2008 Indiana earthquake 2008 Southern Arkansas train derailment 2008 Lady of the Lake University fire

  5. Instructional Disruption • Violence on campus • Weather • Technology • Pandemic Tulane University

  6. Threat review Emergency Notification Research Athletics IT data backup Administrative Services Emergency Operations Disaster planning Disaster Recovery Aftermath Response Campus Safety and Security BusinessContinuity Preparedness IT Systems Institutional Resilience Student readiness Continuity Faculty readiness Mode of instruction Advising Academic Continuity OperationalContinuity Learning Mgmt System Scalable courses Library Special needs populations Sloan-C International Symposium

  7. Strategic StrategiesSloan-C International Symposium 2008 Develop academic emergency plans as facility/IT plans are being formulated Develop a plan for re-establishing institutional Web sites…fast Develop student continuation plans—online learning should be a key component It is difficult to develop online courses or to undertake faculty training in a crisis

  8. Develop a set of guiding policies and obtain policy commitments. Include… “Admission” to another institution Tuition and fees Financial Aid Credit transfer/recognition Course completion/extension of terms

  9. Approaches • Assessment of resources • Faculty skills and expertise • Communication • What do you already do well ? • Learn from the past • Alternative delivery • Emergency management • Partnerships

  10. Distance Education • “Out of the box” teaching • Multiple instructional tools • Instructional challenge • Faculty choice • Training Plan • Practice

  11. Distance Education Relevance to Institution • Current users • Level of practice • Required ? • Minimum standards • Survey • Emergency and Non emergency benefits • Avoid all or nothing approach

  12. Faculty/Staff Concerns • Out of the box teaching • Technology competency • Increased work load • Student knowledge • Evaluations • Choices……..

  13. Student Concerns • Knowledge of technology • Comfortable with alternative instruction • Grades

  14. Academic Continuity …“the continuity of teaching and learning, in particular, is not usually on the emergency management radar screen, despite the fact that this is the ‘core business’ of higher education.” (Schweber, 2007)

  15. continued “…academic continuity is a process that serves to sustain and maintain teaching and learning during a crisis situation, whether a natural disaster, a man-made disaster, or some precipitating factor.”(The Sloan Consortium, 2008)

  16. The Radford University Model • Derived from a model created by Farleigh Dickinson University • A web-based resource that is accessible to faculty as a means of providing access to instructional, tools, regardless of the level or understanding and skills they posses with regard to the use of technology.

  17. The Radford University Model • The model is designed in a manner which facilitates customization as appropriate to the unique academic mission of any university. • Continuing in the spirit of the work completed by FDU, anyone who adheres to the guidelines established by the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Non-Commercial License version 3.0is free to use, edit, and redistribute the content on the Radford University site consistent with specific provisions.

  18. We will now look at the live Wiki Academic Continuity web site

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