Lessons from managing large-scale disruption within a Bachelor of Nursing community
This report documents an investigation into the effects of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake on a tertiary learning community.
It shares the process of the initial response to the disaster and meeting safety needs, and the way in which the usual ‘business’ of teaching and learning was suspended, superseded, and reconfigured.
The lessons learned from this experience can assist other New Zealand tertiary education organisations to inform their preparedness for sudden change.
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Background:
A one-year project completed in 2012, undertaken by Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, to identify and describe the impact of a sudden, traumatic natural event on the capacity to deliver a teaching/learning programme, and explore the most effective ways to minimise disruption to programme delivery and student learning.
Report prepared by Lesley Seaton, Philippa Seaton, Judy Yarwood and Melanie Ryan.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)