Advice for choosing online teaching technology
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Using technology well means being selective. Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals — and that is what this guide aims to help you do. It’s for anyone who is in the process of…
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The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a short video on teaching law school classes online and provides tips for faculty converting traditional law classes.
Read More about Tips for Teaching Law Classes Online in the Event of a COVID-19 Shut Down of Law SchoolsThe Great Mass Online Teaching Experiment
The Faculty Lounge (By Ray Campbell) — Professor Campbell (Peking Law) shares his experience converting a class online and shares techniques that he used for the class.
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Law Teaching Blog (By Jeremiah A. Ho) — Professor Ho (UMass Law) reviews a Journal of Legal Education article by professor Jamie Abrams (University of Louisville Law) on techniques for exam preparation, formative assessment, and lawyering simulation through a “deconstructed exam.”
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Scott Fruehwald) — The author argues the need for a systematic approach in teaching critical thinking in law school courses.
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Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — The author explains the importance of employing the Socratic method in combination with other teaching techniques.
Read More about The Continuing Importance of the Socratic MethodTwo thoughts on the Socratic method (or whatever we call Q&A teaching)
PrawfsBlawg (By Howard Wasserman) — Professor Wasserman (Florida International Law) shares his thoughts on the Socratic method.
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Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruewald) — The author shares a recent Journal of Legal Education article by Deborah L. Boreman (University of Arkansas Little Rock Law) and Catherine Haras, that discusses what legal education can learn from other disciplines regarding teaching and student learning styles.
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Law Teaching Blog (By Aaron Caplan) — Professor Caplan (Loyola Law) shares a series of presentations on how visual aids can be used to improve learning in the classroom.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jessica N. Haller) — Author shares a blog post from the Institute for Law Learning and Teaching by professor Jane Korn (Gonzaga Law) that suggests professors ask first-year law students about their experience in law school so far. Korn notes that these simple questions can lead to conversations that make…
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