tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412776490159142072024-03-14T14:14:31.734+08:00DIGital StructuresRandoM ThoughtS and AdventureS of a CiviL EngineerinG EducatoRMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-40770654569184574622023-11-26T10:00:00.009+08:002023-11-26T10:11:51.721+08:00Experiential Learning about Seismic Performance of Buildings through Shake Table CompetitionsUnderstanding
the seismic behavior and performance of structures under earthquake ground
shaking considering the various factors like structural stiffness, building
period, soil properties and frequency of ground shaking becomes effective if
lectures are supplemented with actual demonstration through model testing and
videos. Experiential learning through shake table testing and competitions are
Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-70657661526678993062023-02-25T09:50:00.005+08:002023-02-25T10:51:01.375+08:00HERITAGE CONSERVATION ASSET VALUE RATING OF BUILDINGS IN A SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT - 8ACEE KEYNOTE LECTUREProf. Andres W.C. Oreta presented a keynote lecture on HERITAGE CONSERVATION ASSET VALUE RATING OF BUILDINGS IN A SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT co-authored with Corinne Wesnee D. Yu, Carlyse Nicole L. Kah,
Aldrei Charles C. Navera, Charles Janzen C. Sy and Rodolfo P. Mendoza, Jr. at the 8th ASIA Conference on Earthquake Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-21096566112550918062022-07-25T10:09:00.004+08:002022-07-25T10:09:33.658+08:00Nagoya Adventures (Mad in Japan): Memories with Pinoy Students and Friends (1988 - 1994)Living in a foreign country where you do not speak fluently the language like Japan makes one lonely and homesick. In my five and six months stay at Nagoya, Japan from 1988 to 1994 as a graduate student (M. Eng and D. Eng), keeping myself connected with my family in the Philippines kept me going and surviving. But in time, you will develop friendship with fellow scholars from other countries. ButMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-9872870370867009922022-06-04T10:29:00.021+08:002022-06-05T10:15:29.246+08:00CE4L Webtalks - Civil Engineering for Good Governance and Sustainable InfrastructureCE4L Lugaw ng Kaalaman Logo designed by Joenel Galupino.The Civil Engineers for Leni (CE4L) hosted the "Lugaw ng Kaalaman (LK)" CE Webtalks as their contribution to the campaign for VP Leni Robredo as president and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan for vice president in the Philippine national election in May 2022. The LK project actually targetted civil engineering students and young civil engineers toMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-22817753723345586512021-10-31T10:17:00.003+08:002021-10-31T10:20:21.938+08:00Lecture on Infrastructure Resilience and Making Cities Resilience for the MCDRM Scholars The Philippine Public Safety College offers a Master in Crisis and Disaster Risk Management (MCDRM) to scholars from government (DILG, AFP, DepEd, PSG, DOT, etc). It was an honor to be invited as a lecturer in one of the virtual sessions. My topic was "Building Infrastructure Resilience and Making Cities Resilient to Disasters: Assessment and Challenges to LGUs." Presented in my lecture areMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-87149011076016945282021-02-14T12:10:00.005+08:002021-02-14T13:24:21.435+08:00MEMORIES OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES AT NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, JAPANFrom 1988 - 1994, I pursued post-graduate studies in civil engineering: (a) Six-months intensive Japanese language course from Oct 1988 to Mar 1989, (b) Master of Engineering from April 1989 to Mar 1991 and (c) Doctor of Engineering from April 1991 to Mar 1994. Reviewing the photos with my Filipino, foreign and Japanese students and friends brings back good memories and relieves one of the Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-35554261899357835132021-01-15T11:48:00.003+08:002021-01-15T11:48:47.623+08:00A BRIEF CODE-BASED SEISMIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR EXISTING RC BUILDINGS - Philippines A brief seismic diagnostic tool (BSDT)
that is localized and based on the National Structural Code of the Philippines
(NSCP) is developed as a tool for rapid visual screening of existing reinforced
concrete buildings in the Philippines. A BSDT that uses seismic code parameters
from the NSCP would be easier to use for local evaluators since local civil
engineers are familiar with the NSCP Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-15117425862458648592020-11-09T11:02:00.006+08:002020-11-09T11:21:59.162+08:00My T-SHIRT Memories -Part 7 (Visiting University Moments) Part of my task as a professor is to visit universities abroad as a visiting researcher or professor or to promote networking and collaborative activities between my university and other universities. Buying souvernir shirts from the university cooperative store is one of my "things to do" whenever I visit a university. Nagoya University. I consider Japan as my second home. For five Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-38098597659549736272020-11-04T19:50:00.006+08:002020-11-09T11:37:34.868+08:00My T-Shirt Memories - Part 6 (DLSU CE Shirts)It has become a tradition at the DLSU CE Department during the College of Engineering Christmas Party to wear a CE Department shirt for the department presentation. Joenel Galupino and Daniel Valerio are usually assigned to design the shirts. Maybe the shirts are the lucky charm that inspires the CE Faculty members to perform well usually in dance number during the college X'mas Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-87516323053662909402020-11-03T10:37:00.006+08:002020-11-04T10:49:45.842+08:00My T-SHIRT Memories - Part 5 (ASEP Engagements)This series of My T-Shirt Memories is related to ASEP or the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines. Read more on My T-Shirt Memories Part 1 & Part 2. Struct-Whiz Challenge. Quiz contests are popular activities for students. The Struct-Whiz Challenge is ASEP's quiz contest to promote interest on structural engineering to the students. The team of ASEP Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-39607855219451019602020-11-02T11:06:00.004+08:002020-11-03T09:17:23.275+08:00My T-SHIRT Memories - Part 4 (CES Shirts)My T-Shirt Memories - Part 4 like Part 3 will be posted in this blog. For Part 4, I will feature the T-Shirts I received from the Civil Engineering Society (CES), the CE student organization at De La Salle University Manila. CES started in 1987 and has evolved to be a very active student organization at DLSU. CES-01 Shirt. I think this is the first T-Shirt I received from CES in 2008. Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-86433053941288289212020-11-02T09:42:00.007+08:002020-11-02T11:50:50.825+08:00My T-SHIRT Memories - Part 3 (Civil Engineering Shirts)I am posting My T-Shirt Memories - Part 3 in this blog since it is about civil engineering. Read Part 1 (UP Shirts) and Part 2 (Apple Moments) at http://goodlife4less.blogspot.com. November is "Civil Engineering Month" and it is timely to post my CE related shirts.PICE III Technical Conference T-Shirt. Let me start with my PICE shirt. This shirt is one of the token givenMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-90283595829565718252020-10-27T13:55:00.005+08:002020-10-27T17:33:41.470+08:00MODULAR LEARNING OF MATRIX ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES USING ONLINE RESOURCESUnderstanding and applying “Matrix Analysis of Structures” using the
Direct Stiffness Method (DSM) can be effectively learned not only in
traditional classrooms but also in an open and online environment. Online
resources and supportive open tools are readily available that can be tapped by
civil and structural engineers who are interested in learning the theory and
application of DSM, which is Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-78871937640146721212020-10-07T11:01:00.002+08:002023-08-20T14:04:20.504+08:00ENGAGING STUDENTS IN AN ONLINE CLASSROOM USING CANVAS Online Teaching
and Learning via Learning Management Systems (LMS) has become the new normal in
course delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, faculty members must learn
new skills using LMS and adapt to an online classroom to successfully deliver
their courses and effectively assess students’ performance and achievement of
learning outcomes. Canvas is one
Learning Management System Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-52635084821648107822020-10-04T20:43:00.005+08:002020-10-04T20:48:21.979+08:00Mastery & Integrity in Online Quizzes and Assessments Watch my video webinar on Mastery & Integrity in Online Quizzes and Assessments presented at the 2nd Webinar on "Coping with the Challenges of the New Normal - Online Teaching and Learning" hosted by the Philippine Association of Engineering Schools (PAES) held via ZOOM on 2 Oct 2020. Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-27764834410654712552020-05-26T12:43:00.001+08:002020-05-26T12:43:21.146+08:00Creating a Sense of Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom
Students need to see “evidence of engagement” and
instructors need to show that they are active in the online classroom. Teachers
should create a "sense of instructor presence" in the online
classroom to effectively manage an online teaching and learning environment.
Online teaching is not just "assigning" what the students should do
at home but the teacher should "design" the activities Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-7299749143403917202020-05-11T19:56:00.000+08:002020-05-11T20:40:57.879+08:00Some Engagement Strategies on Remote Teaching & Learning Using Canvas & Digital Tools
1. Self-
Introduction - You need to know your students and the
students need to know their online classmates too. You may do any of the
following:
a) Assignment
@ Canvas or Google Form - Require them to submit a one PPT slide (provide
template) with their photo with self-introduction and expectations from the
course. Share at FILES in Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-65030599102207659332020-05-09T13:14:00.000+08:002020-05-09T17:26:16.929+08:00NOTES FROM “FOUNDATIONS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ONLINE” - Module 0
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The author presents this framework in his paper.
The imposition
of the community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila at the
start of the second week of March 2020 resulted to a change in the teaching and
learning environment in many universities including De La Salle University such
that the faculty and the students have to adopt an online platform in the
delivery and Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-86653975477316318762019-04-13T17:43:00.001+08:002019-04-13T17:43:20.995+08:00Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development
CIV680 is a graduate seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) in the graduate program for Civil Engineering. The course presents the impact of natural hazards on
the built environment and explores ways of reducing the adverse effects of the
natural hazards and improving infrastructure and community resilience. The
topics that are discussed include Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-87404076096060237332018-07-08T21:43:00.005+08:002018-07-08T21:56:30.417+08:00Marathon Presentation at the PICE Midyear Technical Conference 2018Presenting to about 9,000 Filipino civil engineers was awesome. But presenting the same presentation three times was a marathon experience!
In the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Midyear Regional Technical Conference (RTC) held at Iloilo City last June 13-14, 2018 I and my co-presentor, Engr. Kirk Yu delivered a lecture on the topic, "Structural Engineering and Heritage Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-30225958116942338562018-06-01T22:59:00.002+08:002018-06-01T23:06:19.628+08:00OBE3 Team shares best practices on Student-Centered Teaching and Learning to Maritime Academy Faculty
The OBE3 Team: From right to left (Oreta, Belino & Efren - OBE)
The Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Team composed of Dr. Oreta (Andres), Dr. Belino (Manuel) and Engr. Efren De La Cruz or OBE3 shared the best practices in Engineering on OBE and Student-Centered Teaching &Learning (TLA) to the faculty of the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy, Calamba, Laguna last May 29-20, 2018. Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-26737646045316322932018-03-03T10:40:00.000+08:002018-03-03T11:00:50.687+08:00Sharing De Lasalle's Leadership Principles to DLSU-Manila's new generation of managers & leaders
I was invited to give a lecture at the Leadership and Management Development Program (LMDP), a DLSU program consisting of seminars and workshops designed for administrators on educational leadership and management with a Lasallian perspective. The topic assigned to me was "Instructional Leadership." I have to confess that I am not an expert on this topic which is actually a major subject in Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-60692346827942161612017-08-09T22:58:00.001+08:002017-08-09T22:58:49.045+08:00A Tribute to my Mentor, Prof. Tada-aki Tanabe
Prof. Tada-aki Tanabe, the founder of the NU Concrete Lab in 1981
Prof. Tada-aki Tanabe was my mentor when I took my M.Eng. and D. Eng. programs at Nagoya University, Japan. In 1988, I applied for a Monbusho scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Japan. I didn't know any professor in Japan and fortunately, I was accepted by one great professor at Nagoya University in theMr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641277649015914207.post-60632126907294687482017-05-13T13:47:00.001+08:002017-05-13T13:47:57.907+08:00Tweaking De La Salle's CEO Priniciples for the MIllinenial TeacherIn my recent post, I featured power point slides based on the book, De La Salle, CEO (2004) by Napoleon G. Almonte. The slides are the ten
corporate leadership principles that can be practically be applied by leaders
and managers of organizations. As I reflected on my power point slides, I realized that Almonte’s list
is more suited for leaders, managers and administrators. This may be the Mr. DigShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672741426838158693noreply@blogger.com0