Radford UniversityRadford UniversityRadford , VirginiaRadford , Virginia

Radford UniversityRadford UniversityRadford , VirginiaRadford , Virginia

Academic Academic ContinuityContinuity

Dr. Dennie TempletonDr. Dennie TempletonExecutive Director of Emergency PreparednessExecutive Director of Emergency Preparedness

Dr. Gary EllermanProfessor Emeritus, Radford UniversityProfessor Emeritus, Radford University

Four Phases of Emergency Four Phases of Emergency ManagementManagement

IHEIHE

Higher Education ChallengesHigher Education Challenges

• NYUNYU• UCLAUCLA• University of OregonUniversity of Oregon• University of HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii• Virginia InstitutionsVirginia Institutions

HE Chronology of IncidentsHE Chronology of Incidents

1970 1970 University of Wisconsin - Madison bombing University of Wisconsin - Madison bombing 1972 1972 Hurricane AgnesHurricane Agnes

19831983 Hurricane Alice Hurricane Alice1989 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakeLoma Prieta earthquake

1994 1994 Cal State Northridge earthquakeCal State Northridge earthquake1999 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapseTexas A&M bonfire collapse

20002000 Seton Hall University fire Seton Hall University fire2001 2001 University of Washington arsonUniversity of Washington arson

2001 2001 Tropical Storm Allison Tropical Storm Allison 2003 2003 James Madison University fireJames Madison University fire

2005 2005 Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina2005 2005 Hurricane RitaHurricane Rita

2007 2007 Virginia Tech massacreVirginia Tech massacre20072007 Pepperdine University fire Pepperdine University fire

2008 2008 Union University tornadoUnion University tornado2008 2008 Northern Illinois University shootingNorthern Illinois University shooting 2008 2008 Louisiana Tech shootingLouisiana Tech shooting 2008 2008 Indiana earthquakeIndiana earthquake 2008 2008 Southern Arkansas train derailmentSouthern Arkansas train derailment 20082008 Lady of the Lake University fire Lady of the Lake University fire

Instructional DisruptionInstructional Disruption

• Violence on campusViolence on campus• WeatherWeather• TechnologyTechnology• PandemicPandemic

Tulane UniversityTulane University

Preparedness

BusinessContinuity

Campus Safety and Security

OperationalContinuity

Academic Continuity

Continuity

Institutional Resilience

Research

Athletics

IT data backup

Administrative Services

Emergency Operations

Threat review

Emergency Notification

Disaster planning

Response Disaster Recovery

Aftermath

Mode of instruction

Student readiness

Faculty readiness

Learning Mgmt

System

Scalable courses

Advising

IT Systems

Special needs populations

Library

Sloan-C International SymposiumSloan-C International Symposium

Strategic StrategiesStrategic StrategiesSloan-C International SymposiumSloan-C International Symposium

2008 2008

• Develop academic emergency plans as Develop academic emergency plans as facility/IT plans are being formulatedfacility/IT plans are being formulated

• Develop a plan for re-establishing Develop a plan for re-establishing institutional Web sites…fastinstitutional Web sites…fast

• Develop student continuation plans—online Develop student continuation plans—online learning should be a key componentlearning should be a key component

• It is difficult to develop online courses or to It is difficult to develop online courses or to undertake faculty training in a crisisundertake faculty training in a crisis

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

ApproachesApproaches

• Assessment of resources• Faculty skills and expertise• Communication • What do you already do well ?• Learn from the past

– Alternative delivery– Emergency management

• Partnerships

Distance EducationDistance Education

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

Distance Education Distance Education Relevance to Institution

• Current users• Level of practice• Required ?• Minimum standards• Survey• Emergency and Non emergency

benefits• Avoid all or nothing approach

Faculty/Staff Concerns

• Out of the box teaching• Technology competency• Increased work load• Student knowledge• Evaluations• Choices……..

Student ConcernsStudent Concerns

• Knowledge of technology• Comfortable with alternative

instruction• Grades

Academic ContinuityAcademic Continuity

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

continued

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

The Radford University The Radford University ModelModel

• Derived from a model created by Derived from a model created by Farleigh Farleigh Dickinson UniversityDickinson University

• A web-based resource that is accessible to A web-based resource that is accessible to faculty as a means of providing access to faculty as a means of providing access to instructional, tools, regardless of the level instructional, tools, regardless of the level or understanding and skills they posses or understanding and skills they posses with regard to the use of technology.with regard to the use of technology.

• 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 3.0 is free to use, edit, and redistribute the content on the Radford University site consistent with specific provisions.

The Radford University The Radford University ModelModel

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