Social Distance Learning
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Bill McDonald) — Professor McDonald (University at Buffalo Law) provides advice for law students on building social networks during the pandemic.
Read More about Social Distance LearningWhat we don’t know about the July 2020 bar exam and COVID-19: a lot
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) provides a follow-up post on COVID-19 and the in-person bar exam.
Read More about What we don’t know about the July 2020 bar exam and COVID-19: a lotI Have No Words
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola University Chicago Law) offers support and well-being advice for bar exam test-takers.
Read More about I Have No WordsUsing Padlet to Create Community
Teach Law Better (By Heather Gram) — Professor Gram (Wake Forest Law) shares a virtual discussion platform called “Padlet” that helps connect students and teachers.
Read More about Using Padlet to Create CommunityIt appears the July 2020 bar exam did not spread Covid-19 among any test-takers
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) provides thoughts and analysis on the in-person administration of the July Bar Exam in some states.
Read More about It appears the July 2020 bar exam did not spread Covid-19 among any test-takersAre Colleges and Universities Legally Obligated during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Exempt High-Risk Faculty from In-Person Teaching Requirements?
PrawfsBlawg (By Orly Lobel) — The author shares an article by professors Mark L. Jones (Mercer University), Cathren Koehlert-Page (Barry Law) Suzianne D. Painter-Thorne (Mercer Law) and Gary J. Simson (Mercer and Cornell Law) on legal obligation to exempt high-risk faculty from in-person teaching during the pandemic.
Read More about Are Colleges and Universities Legally Obligated during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Exempt High-Risk Faculty from In-Person Teaching Requirements?Applicants Sitting For Online Georgia Bar Exam Must Sign Liability Waiver Releasing Any Potential Claims Against ExamSoft And Bar
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that Georgia test-takers must sign a liability waiver if they plan to take the October online bar exam amid concerns that exam software may cause personal computers to be less secure.
Read More about Applicants Sitting For Online Georgia Bar Exam Must Sign Liability Waiver Releasing Any Potential Claims Against ExamSoft And BarA Few Tips for Staying Engaged in Online Courses
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) provides advice for law students on how to stay engaged in online classes.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Bill MacDonald) — Professor MacDonald (SUNY Law) details how limited campus activities and online learning can lead students to feel disconnected. He suggests faculty send weekly emails, organize group meetings and schedule team assignments to help students feel engaged.
Read More about Time Is Out of JointA survey of the broad scope of the proposed New York diploma privilege law
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) analyzes the proposed diploma privilege bill in the New York legislature.
Read More about A survey of the broad scope of the proposed New York diploma privilege law