Visual Aids for the Law Classroom
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.
Read More about Visual Aids for the Law Classroom“Being Human To My Students And Letting Them Know I Care”
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…
Read More about “Being Human To My Students And Letting Them Know I Care”Assessing Legal Research Skills: A Fresh Approach
Law Teaching Blog (By Eric Voight) — Professor Voigt (Faulkner Law) presents his method of training first-year law students to research a legal issue without guidance through an online research exam.
Read More about Assessing Legal Research Skills: A Fresh ApproachA Pedagogical Interlude
Legal History Blog (By Caroline Shaw) — Professor Shaw (Bates College) provides various teaching techniques and tips to help teachers to transition students to write more in-depth and nuanced analyses. She provides advice on how to encourage students in the brainstorming process and ease nervousness in writing.
Read More about A Pedagogical InterludeThe Myth of the College or University Professor Uninterested in Teaching
Dorf on Law (By Michael C. Dorf) — Professor Michael C. Dorf (Cornell Law) tackles the misconception that university professors are indifferent to teaching. He argues that while it is true that the current university model rewards research over teaching, the large majority of professors take great pride in their teaching.
Read More about The Myth of the College or University Professor Uninterested in TeachingGetting to Know Your Students
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jessica Haller) — Author shares an article by Professor Sandra Simpson (Gonzaga Law) on the Institute for Law Teaching website which describes the methods to understand student personalities and study habits to create an effective learning environment that benefits students and faculty.
Read More about Getting to Know Your StudentsThe “feeling” of learning versus actually learning
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By James B. Levy) — Professor Levy (Nova Southeastern Law) analyzes the recent Harvard study about students “feeling” like they learned more when they passively listen to a lecturer compared to a lecturer teaching the material through an active learning approach.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Paul Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Nancy Ehrenreich (Denver Law), “When Professors Get in Their Own Way: Law Teaching and Academic Perfectionism,” that details how Ehrenreich overcame her disillusionment and decreasing effectiveness as a law professor by re-evaluating her rigorous standards of academic…
Read More about Law Teaching and Academic PerfectionismTake One: The World Premiere of an Exciting New Resource on Pop Culture Pedagogy
Teach Law Better (By Abigail Perdue) — Professor Perdue (Wake Forest Law) contributes a chapter to a new book, The Media Method: Teaching Law with Popular Culture, from editor Christine Corcos (Louisiana State University Law).
Read More about Take One: The World Premiere of an Exciting New Resource on Pop Culture PedagogyIncorporating Use of Peer Reviews Across the Law School Curriculum
(TaxProf Blog) By Paul Caron Author posts an abstract and link to Diana Donahoe (Georgetown Law) and Julie Ross’ (Georgetown Law) recent article, which argues that the use of peer reviews and self-evaluations can be successfully used across the law school curriculum to enhance teaching and learning.
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