New Approaches for Teaching Soil and Rock Mechanics Using Information and Communication Technologies
- Tomás, Roberto 1
- Cano, Miguel 1
- Santamarta, Juan C. 3
- Hernández-Gutiérrez, Luis E. 2
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Universitat d'Alacant
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Gobierno de Canarias
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Universidad de La Laguna
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ISSN: 1877-0428
Année de publication: 2015
Volumen: 191
Pages: 1644-1649
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Résumé
Soil and rock mechanics are disciplines with a strong conceptual and methodological basis. Initially, when engineering students study these subjects, they have to understand new theoretical phenomena, which are explained through mathematical and/or physical laws (e.g. consolidation process, water flow through a porous media). In addition to the study of these phenomena, students have to learn how to carry out estimations of soil and rock parameters in laboratories according to standard tests. Nowadays, information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide a unique opportunity to improve the learning process of students studying the aforementioned subjects. In this paper, we describe our experience of the incorporation of ICTs into the classical teaching-learning process of soil and rock mechanics and explain in detail how we have successfully developed various initiatives which, in summary, are: (a) implementation of an online social networking and microblogging service (using Twitter) for gradually sending key concepts to students throughout the semester (gradual learning); (b) detailed online virtual laboratory tests for a delocalized development of lab practices (self-learning); (c) integration of different complementary learning resources (e.g. videos, free software, technical regulations, etc.) using an open webpage. The complementary use to the classical teaching-learning process of these ICT resources has been highly satisfactory for students, who have positively evaluated this new approach.
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