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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

12:30-12:45

15:30-15:45

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSMGE

Charles Ng, President of the ISSMGE

12:45-13:30

15:45-16:30

2^nd JOHN BURLAND HONOR LECTURE

Reflections on Some Contemporary Aspects of Geotechnical Engineering Education – From Critical State to Virtual Immersion

Mark Jaksa

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13:30-14:00

16:30-17:00

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14:00-14:30

17:00-17:30

EDUCATION KEYNOTE LECTURE

Prior Knowledge, Learning, and Common Instructional Practices Grounded in Evidence

Susan Ambrose

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14:30-14:45

17:30-17:45

Break

14:45-16:00

17:45-19:00

GEOTECHNICAL KEYNOTE LECTURE

Forks in the Road: Rethinking Modeling Decisions that Defined the Teaching and Practice of Geotechnical Engineering

Rodrigo Salgado

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

10:00-10:15

13:00-13:15

Welcome

10:15-10:45

13:15-13:45

EDUCATION INVITED LECTURE

Training Science and Engineering Students in an Engaging Way: The role of Virtual Laboratories

Ton de Jong

10:45-11:00

13:45-14:00

Discussion
Moderator: Mark Jaksa
Discussant: Ton de Jong
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by Prof. de Jong)

11:00-11:15

14:00-14:15

Break

11:15-12:00

14:15-15:00

Session 1: LAB & FIELD TECHNIQUES WITH A TWIST

Development of an Advanced Field and Laboratory Testing Course for Geotechnical Engineering Students (47)

N. Derbidge & G. Fiegel
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“Student Centred Learning” Approach in the Development of Social Skills: Implementation in an Experimental Soil Mechanics Course (23)

P. Kallioglou & S. Vairamidou
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Laboratory Experiments in Soil Mechanics by Means of Digital Twins and Low-Cost Equipment (49)

A. Ledesma, P.C. Prat, A. Lloret, R. Chacón & M. Sondon
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12:00-12:15

15:00-15:15

Break

12:15-13:00

15:15-16:00

Session 2: EMPHASIS ON INTERACTIVE-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING & SKILL ACQUISITION

Introduction of Cooperative and Competition-Driven Learning in Geotechnical Engineering Education (14)

E.S. Ieronymaki, M. Omidvar & D. Rabadi
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Feedback to Students on Soil Mechanics Laboratory Reports – Why Use Virtual Technology if you Can Have a Productive Real Dialogue? (54)

M. Pinho-Lopes & W. Powrie
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Graduate Student Perceptions of Mentoring: A Pilot Case Study in the Geotechnical Graduate Student Society at UC Davis (52)

K. Ziotopoulou, C.E. Bronner & D.M. Moug
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13:00-13:15

16:00-16:15

Discussion
Moderator: Charalambos Saroglou
Discussants: Evangelia Ieronymaki, Margarida Pinho-Lopes
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by the authors of Paper IDs 14, 54)

13:15-14:00

16:15-17:00

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14:00-14:30

17:00-17:30

GEOTECHNICAL INVITED LECTURE

Developing Soft Soil Engineering Skills Using “Class B” and “Class C” Predictions

Minna Karstunen

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14:30-14:45

17:30-17:45

Discussion
Moderator: Carlos Santamarina
Discussant: Minna Karstunen
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by Prof. Karstunen)

14:45-15:00

17:45-18:00

Break

15:00-15:45

18:00-18:45

Session 3: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, THE SOIL, THE SOIL PARAMETERS

Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics: The Need to Develop Educational Material that Captures their Relationship (46)

C. Saroglou & M. Pantazidou
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Highlighting Links among Geology, Index Properties and Mechanical Behaviour at the Beginning of a First Course in Soil Mechanics (35)

M. Matos Fernandes & J. Couto Marques
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Let’s Bring into the Classroom the Reality of Estimating Soil-Engineering Properties  (12)

A.D. Platis, V.E. Dimitriadi & K.T. Malliou
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15:45-16:00

18:45-19:00

Discussion
Moderator: Caterina Di Maio
Discussants: Charalampos Saroglou, Manuel Matos Fernandes, José Couto Marques, Vasiliki Dimitriadi
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by the authors of Paper IDs 46, 35, 12)

16:00-16:15

19:00-19:15

Break

16:15-17:00

19:15-20:00

Panel Discussion 1: Geo-engineering education papers: scope, characteristics and use
Moderator: Margarida Pinho-Lopes
Panel Discussants: Athina Grizi, Thaleia Travasarou, Marina Pantazidou, Rodrigo Salgado

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

10:00-10:30

13:00-13:30

EDUCATION INVITED LECTURE

When Graphs are more than “Pictures”: Visual Literacy as a Challenge for STEM Education

Vasilia Christidou

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10:30-10:45

13:30-13:45

Discussion
Moderator: Alberto Ledesma
Discussant: Vasilia Christidou
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by Prof. Christidou)

10:45-11:00

13:45-14:00

Break

11:00-11:45

14:00-14:45

Session 4: LEAVE NO TOOL UNEXAMINED: ONLINE TEACHING / SEMIOTICS!

Producing a Case-Study Webinar for Geotechnical Engineering Education (15)

M. Calvello
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Teaching the Big Ideas of the Disciplines: Online Educational Material Accessible to Everyone for Soil Mechanics’ Effective Stress (41)

M. Pantazidou
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Potentials for Social Semiotics in Geotechnical Engineering Education (26)

Z. Simpson
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11:45-12:00

14:45-15:00

Discussion
Moderator: David Airey
Discussant: Michele Calvello, Marina Pantazidou, Zach Simpson
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by the authors of Paper IDs 15, 41, 26)

12:00-12:15

15:00-15:15

Break

12:15-13:00

15:15-16:00

Session 5: CLASSIC OLD & PROMISING NEW TOPICS

A Study Evaluating Students’ Long term Understanding of Effective Stress and Suggestions for its Improvement (24)

D.T. Phillips
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“Educate the Educators”: An International Initiative on Geosynthetics Education (50)

J.G. Zornberg, N. Touze & E.M. Palmeira
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In Search of Approaches to Embed Teaching of Geosynthetics within the Curriculum: Filling an Educational Gap (31)

M. Ferentinou & Z. Simpson
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13:00-13:15

16:00-16:15

Discussion
Moderator: Andy Y.F. Leung
Discussants: Maria Ferentinou, Zach Simpson, Jorge Zornberg
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by the authors of Paper IDs 50, 31)

13:15-14:00

16:15-17:00

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14:00-14:30

17:00-17:30

Session 6: COMMENTS FROM THE FORUM

A Project Based Assessment of the Foundation Engineering Course for Large Class Sizes (16)

G.C. Fanourakis
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The Effect of Attending or Missing Lectures on Soil Mechanics Examination Performance (17)

G.C. Fanourakis
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Master’s Degree on Soil Mechanics at CEDEX: an Example of Collaboration among Government, Academia and Industry (10)

F. Pardo de Santayana, E. Asanza, J.A. Díez & M. Muñiz
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14:30-14:45

17:30-17:45

Break

14:45-15:30

17:45-18:30

Session 7: DEVELOPING STUDENTS' SKILLS WITH COURSE OR RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXCHANGE VISITS & SKILL ASSESSMENT

Lessons Learned about Engineering Reasoning through Project-Based Learning: An Ongoing Action Research Investigation (29)

Z. Simpson & M. Ferentinou
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Supervised Professional Practices: Research as Option to Strengthening Knowledge in Geotechnical Practice (51)

S. Orlandi & D. Manzanal
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The Role of International Exchange Visits in the Geotechnical Education of Undergraduate Students (13)

V.E. Dimitriadi & K.G. Kliesch
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Assessment of Graduate Attributes Development in Two Foundation Engineering Design Courses (53) – Discussion only

Y. Nazhat
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15:30-15:45

18:30-18:45

Discussion
Moderator: Georgios Belokas
Discussants: Maria Ferentinou, Zach Simpson, Diego Manzanal, Yahya Nazhat
(Written questions sent by conference participants are answered by the authors of Paper IDs 29, 51, 53)

15:45-16:00

18:45-19:00

Break

16:00-16:45

19:00-19:45

Panel Discussion 2: Building a community of scholarly education practice
Moderator: Michele Calvello
Panel Discussants: Gretchen Bohnhoff, Kristin Sample-Lord, Joe Tranquillo, Patricia Gallagher

16:45-17:00

19:45-20:00

Closing & Announcement of the AVAX-TC306 Award
Michele Calvello, Marina Pantazidou, Margarida Pinho-Lopes