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Radford University Radford , Virginia

Radford University Radford , Virginia. 2010 EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference. Ensuring Academic Continuity During Emergencies. Dr. Dennie Templeton Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness. Assessment of Regional Environment. Radford, Virginia (population of 16,500)

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Radford University Radford , Virginia

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  1. Radford UniversityRadford , Virginia 2010 EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference Ensuring Academic Continuity During Emergencies Dr. Dennie TempletonExecutive Director of Emergency Preparedness

  2. Assessment of Regional Environment • Radford, Virginia (population of 16,500) • Radford University (9600 students/faculty & staff) • Regional • Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, 28,000 students) • New River Community College (Dublin) Potential of 45,000 students in 10 mile radius

  3. RU Historical Perspective • Emergency Coordinator (2006) • Pandemic Catalyst (2007) • Need for Academic and Emergency Management engagement • Technology needs assessment for RU • Director appointment(2007)

  4. Academics and Emergency Management COMMUNIACATION

  5. Emergency Preparedness Needs Assessment

  6. Assessment of ResourcesTelecommunication & Instructional Technologies • Wireless Campus • ATM (videoconferencing) • ISDN (Videoconferencing) • IP Teleconferencing • IP Telephone Bridging • Web Based Delivery Platforms • WebCt, IP Based Polycom • Evaluation of Moodle/Open Source • Macromedia Breeze • Satellite Downlink • I-University (IPOD)

  7. As a result of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans, Tulane University was closed for the second time in its history—the first being during the American Civil War. The university closed for four months during Katrina, as compared with four years during the Civil War.[1] The Tulane University Medical Center. John Duffy. Louisiana State University Press. 1984.

  8. 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)

  9. “…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)

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. Research Informing the Model • Academic continuity and campus resiliency are inextricably linked. • Because teaching and learning are core components of the business of higher education, it follows that any emergency preparedness plans must of necessity include specific strategies to maintain academic continuity. (Schweber, 2007)

  13. Research • A number of institutions and organizations consistently support the use of distributed technologies as a means of responding to emergencies and preserving academic continuity. (Pirany & Yanoski, 2007) • “Disaster or no disaster, the goal is to utilize distance education to improve learning outcomes.” (Chelan, 2006) • Students enrolled in distributed education courses expect support that is both accessible and flexible.

  14. Delivery (Wiki)

  15. NOTE

  16. Preparation

  17. Course Preparations • Quality Matters • Course design and re-purposing • Critical course components • Course evaluation • Open Source Materials • Open courseware

  18. Assessment of Technologies

  19. Professional Development Faculty Development • RU Faculty Development Institute for Distributed Education Course Development • F2f Training and Consultation • Tutorials online through CITL 24/7/365

  20. Course Design • Course Design and Delivery Methods and Options: • Emphasize access and communication • Encourage interaction • Emphasize engagement

  21. What if !

  22. SOP’s

  23. Roles & Responsibilities

  24. Issues • Faculty & Administration • Support • Testing • Assessment-Surveys • Accreditation • Training • Will it work ? • Apathy

  25. http://academiccontinuity.wikispaces.com/ Dr. Dennie TempletonExecutive Director Emergency Preparednessdtemplet@radford.edu540-831-6696

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