Land Remediation Project Webbased educational tool

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Land Remediation Project(Web-based educational
tool)

• Angel de Vicente
• SELLIC University of Edinburgh

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Introduction

• Collaboration with School of Civil and
  Environmental Engineering. http//www.civ.ed.ac.uk
  /
• Case studies developed as part of the Royal
  Academy of Engineering Visiting Professorship
  scheme. http//www.raeng.org.uk/education/vps/
• Developing a web-based educational tool for use
  in undergraduate teaching on land remediation.

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Background

• Computer aided learning in geotechnical
  engineering education (Jaksa, M., Davison, L. and
  Toll, G., 2000).
• Using computers to teach (Davison, L., 1999).
• GeotechniCAL software --- http//www.uwe.ac.uk/geo
  cal/

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Goal

• To create an educational tool consisting of
• Static information relating to a number of case
  studies on land remediation.
• An educational game.
• Modelling of procedures used on a land
  remediation project

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Authoring aspects

• Since tool is to be used over a number of years
• Simple web-based interface for administration of
  users, resources, etc.
• Focus on reusability of tool, allowing teaching
  staff to create their own case studies by
  selecting, recombining and adding materials.

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Demo of prototypeAdministration

• http//www.sellic.ed.ac.uk/Development/LandRemedia
  tion/Scripts/geohome.pl?fromadmin
• Adding new case study material (HTML and CSV
  files).
• Combining material to create a case study.
• Administering users.

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Demo of prototypeEducational game

• http//www.sellic.ed.ac.uk/Development/LandRemedia
  tion/Scripts/geohome.pl?fromlogin
• Simulation of land remediation project costs
  (budget).
• Usage of tools (Borehole, etc.).
• Individual notepad and submission of solutions.

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Conclusions

• Framework of educational game part of project
  developed.
• Focus on ease of use and reusability for teaching
  staff.
• Still to develop case studies content.