Foundations for Teaching: A Data-Driven Model to Help Legal Educators Build Learning Outcomes into Their Instruction
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author shares a post by Zack Demola and Logan Cornett (Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System) analyzing the competencies, skills, and characteristics law graduates need to be prepared for their careers.
Read More about Foundations for Teaching: A Data-Driven Model to Help Legal Educators Build Learning Outcomes into Their InstructionLaw Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical Classroom
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author shares information about an upcoming conference based on the book Law Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical Classroom. The conference will explore the future of online legal education and will offer tips, strategies, and tools for professors to enhance their classes.
Read More about Law Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical ClassroomFostering Wholehearted Lawyers through Clinical Legal Education
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Susan L. Brooks) — Professor Brooks (Drexel Law) shares how clinical law professors can encourage ‘wholeheartedness’ through their teaching and discusses her session on the topic at the 2021 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education.
Read More about Fostering Wholehearted Lawyers through Clinical Legal EducationInstitute for Law Teaching and Learning – Reflecting Back and Moving Forward: Effective Instruction in Online, Hybrid, and In-Person Learning Environments
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author shares registration information for the virtual 2021 Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference taking place June 10-11.
Read More about Institute for Law Teaching and Learning – Reflecting Back and Moving Forward: Effective Instruction in Online, Hybrid, and In-Person Learning EnvironmentsStories Of Leadership, Good And Bad: Another Modest Proposal For Teaching Leadership In Law Schools
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by professor Doris DelTosto Brogan (Villanova Law) that urges law schools to educate students on the challenges they will encounter as leaders.
Read More about Stories Of Leadership, Good And Bad: Another Modest Proposal For Teaching Leadership In Law SchoolsTeaching Law In The Time Of The COVID-19 Vaccine
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Tim Duane (University of San Diego Law) on the health risks that faculty may face when returning to in-person classrooms. He details steps that schools should take to prepare for re-opening.
Read More about Teaching Law In The Time Of The COVID-19 VaccineIdeas for Teaching Mediation and Negotiation
Indisputably (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) provides advice and resources for law professors planning to teach mediation and negotiation courses.
Read More about Ideas for Teaching Mediation and NegotiationMy journey this semester from “hating” Zoom to “OK, I can make this work . . . .”
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By James B. Levy) — Professor Levy (Nova Southeastern Law) discusses his experience adapting to online teaching.
Read More about My journey this semester from “hating” Zoom to “OK, I can make this work . . . .”Teaching Law is a Social Profession
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Bill McDonald) — Professor McDonald (University at Buffalo Law) describes the loss of interaction and collaboration between faculty on-campus due to the pandemic.
Read More about Teaching Law is a Social ProfessionHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zoom – my embrace of online teaching (with pics!) – Part 1.
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By James B. Levy) — In this five-part series, Professor Levy (Nova Southeastern Law) shares how he adapted his office to teach online in an engaging manner. In the first part post, he shares his computer and camera set-up. Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4| Part 5
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