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SUMMARY:Structural Engineering Teaching - Changing Demands - Prof Martin G
 illie\, University of Warwick
DTSTART:20180518T140000Z
DTEND:20180518T150000Z
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CONTACT:Karen Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Deep social and technological changes are strongly affecting s
 tructural engineering practice and also higher education.  These require 
 both the “what” and the “how” of teaching structural engineering t
 o be re-visited.  This talk will present research and experiences that ha
 ve attempted to respond to the changing landscape.  Broad areas discussed
  will include: 1) How best to teach the basics of structural mechanics to 
 large\, highly diverse classes making full use of blended and other digita
 l resources to bridge linguistic\, cultural and pedagogic differences\, an
 d 2) Approaches to design teaching that recognise that in future high-valu
 e structural engineering will have much greater emphasis on high-level ski
 lls such as problem-definition\, creativity\, and evaluating computer outp
 ut\, with correspondingly less emphasis on ability at low-level calculatio
 n.\n\nThe talk will aim to be thought-provoking and somewhat provocative\,
  and will ideally lead to good discussion afterwards!\n\nMartin Gillie is 
 Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Warwick\, Fellow of In
 stitution of Structural Engineers and Senior Fellow of the Higher Educatio
 n Academy.  His research interests are understanding the effects of accid
 ental loads\, such as fire\, on structures and exploring the implications 
 for design\; repair and strengthening of structures\; and engineering educ
 ation.\nFollowing a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Edi
 nburgh (1st Class\, 1997)\, he studied the behaviour of the Cardington Str
 ucture in fire and obtained his Phd in 2000\, also from Edinburgh. He then
  spent some time working on silo structures as a researcher before moving 
 to Aberdeen to work in offshore design for Andrew Palmer and Associates. I
 n 2003 Martin returned to academia as lecturer at the University of Nottin
 gham before a move back to Edinburgh in 2005. In 2014 he took up the role 
 as Reader at the University of Manchester. In 2017 he moved to the Univers
 ity of Warwick as a professor of Civil Engineering.\n\n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LT6
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