Blended Classes: The Value of Face-to-Face and Synchronous Online Teaching

September 14, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Ben Madison) — Professor Madison (Regent Law) examines an article by professor Gerald F. Hess (Gonzaga Law) that evaluates the effectiveness of a “blended classroom” using both face-to-face and synchronous online teaching.

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Top 5 Tips for Teaching Law Online

September 14, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Michele Pistone) — Professor Pistone (Villanova Law) provides advice on effective and engaging teaching strategies for online classes.

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Readings and Resources for Teaching

August 21, 2020

Indisputably (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares various dispute resolution related resources and readings for law faculty and students.

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The Opportunity to Learn from Other Disciplines (And Maybe in our Own Backyards) About Teaching Online

August 4, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jennifer S. Bard) — Professor Bard (University of Florida Law) shares resources from inside and outside legal education to help faculty improve their online teaching.

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Online Teaching: Students’ Perspectives

August 4, 2020

Law School Academic Support Blog) by Cassie Christopher) — Professor Christopher (Texas Tech Law) shares feedback from law students and faculty about their experiences with online teaching.

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A New Series of Posts on Remote & Physically Distanced Teaching – Preparing for the Fall and Famous Last Words

August 4, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (Richmond Law) announces a new series of blog posts featuring advice and tips for faculty on online teaching.

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Preparing for Fall Teaching – Five Steps to Designing a Physically Distanced/Hybrid/Remote Course

August 4, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (Richmond Law) presents the latest post in her series on online teaching.

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Advice for faculty on connecting with students online

July 20, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to do it.

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Syracuse Law professor Arlene S. Kanter provides guidance on disability rights and teaching amid the pandemic

July 10, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Until an effective vaccine is widely available, it is impossible for any college to be completely safe from Covid-19. Yet many institutions are planning to resume residential life in August. Much has been written about protecting students, but we also need to ask: If faculty members decide that it

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Using the summer to improve online teaching skills

June 24, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — If there’s one big takeaway from the Covid-19 crisis for higher education, it’s that teaching well online is increasingly, and vitally, important. Maybe you’re thinking: Well, once this global health threat recedes — with testing, tracing, and vaccines — online learning will diminish in prevalence and I can go back

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