Developing Engaging, Effective and Enlightening Practical Experiments in Geotechnical Engineering. Final Report.
The study of soils is fundamental to a civil engineer's education and examining how soil behaves under various conditions in the laboratory is paramount to a sound understanding of geotechnical engineering. Measuring soil behaviour is, however, a tedious process and, almost universally, student...
| Institutions: | University of Adelaide University of Sydney University of Melbourne Monash University Curtin University |
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| Principais autores: | , , , , , |
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Office for Learning and Teaching
2015
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| Acesso em linha: | /resources/ID11_1958_Jaksa_%20Report_2015.pdf |
| Resumo: | The study of soils is fundamental to a civil engineer's education and examining how soil behaves under various conditions in the laboratory is paramount to a sound understanding of geotechnical engineering. Measuring soil behaviour is, however, a tedious process and, almost universally, students find lab classes uninspiring and often disengage from the unique learning experience that the lab environment provides. The project developed a new framework for geotechnical lab classes which will use online tools to give students a more engaging and deeper learning experience. There will be a pre-lab online module, a streamlined, more focussed lab component, and a post-lab online module to introduce, teach and reinforce learning from the lab. The online modules will be media-rich, with computer-assisted learning objects to enhance engagement and learning outcomes. The framework and modules will be available publicly in order to improve the laboratory experience and boost the long-term viability of laboratories in higher education worldwide. |
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| ISBN: | 9781760280765 (DOCX) 9781760280758 (PDF) 9781760280741 (print ed) 9781760280765 (DOCX) 9781760280758 (PDF) 9781760280741 (print ed) |
