Academic Continuity addresses the capability of a higher education Institution to maintain teaching despite a disruptive event- or the capability to quickly resume teaching given such an event.
Academic Continuity is defined by Sloan Consortium-Academic Continuity as, "the process of maintaining continuity of learning in a crisis situation caused by a natural disaster, human-induced (man-made) disaster, or other precipitating factor. It is the extent to which operations can be sustained which enable affected faculty, staff and students to continue academic activities during the response and recovery phases despite the disruption caused by the crisis."
Academic Continuity can be addressed through a variety of strategies that include:
- Mutual aid plans with other institutions to provide classroom and other facilities for teaching
- Regular use of online technologies to support teaching that can be adapted in emergencies to continue teaching for the duration of the disruptive event
