University of Maine Law to host virtual public forum on policing reform
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law will host several virtual public forums designed to examine the racism in our laws and institutions, and to discuss specific policies and practices that could be implemented by local communities and the government to facilitate change through law.
Read More about University of Maine Law to host virtual public forum on policing reformCALI conference explores online teaching during the pandemic
CALICON — We are in the midst of the largest distance learning experiment in legal education history. Everyone – faculty, students, Teknoids, law librarians, edtech folks – everyone – has experienced it differently and had to make adjustments or witnessed a rapid change. We want you to talk about that. How’d it go? Does this mean…
Read More about CALI conference explores online teaching during the pandemicUsing the summer to improve online teaching skills
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…
Read More about Using the summer to improve online teaching skillsPodcast: Legal tech firm develops online tools to assist with COVID-19 legal issues
ABA JOURNAL — Earlier on in the pandemic, SixFifty produced free tools designed to help companies in transitioning from having their employees working at the office to working remotely. One tool helped companies generate extended sick leave and COVID-19 reimbursement policies, among others.
Read More about Podcast: Legal tech firm develops online tools to assist with COVID-19 legal issuesCourts experiment with video conference jury trials
BLOOMBERG LAW — Jurors, tasked with deciding whether to issue criminal indictments, will be seated far apart from one another, or in some cases—like in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, and in Montana’s federal district court—will be required to view proceedings via video in different rooms or courthouses.
Read More about Courts experiment with video conference jury trialsHarvard Law Petrie-Flom Center hosts webinar on health and legal concerns of prisoners during the pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — COVID-19 presents a unique threat to people in prisons and jails, agreed panelists at “Incarcerated Populations and COVID-19: Public Health, Ethical, and Legal Concerns,” a webinar hosted by Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics on May 20th.
Read More about Harvard Law Petrie-Flom Center hosts webinar on health and legal concerns of prisoners during the pandemicMarquette Law professor Lisa A. Mazzie reflects on the transition to online teaching
WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL — At Eckstein Hall, we have officially closed out the teaching segment of our 2020 Spring semester. Like the rest of Marquette University, we did so through online education. It wasn’t where we thought we’d be, but it was where we found ourselves.
Read More about Marquette Law professor Lisa A. Mazzie reflects on the transition to online teachingVideo conferencing is changing how lawyers work
ABA JOURNAL — In a 2015 blog post, the company suggested its platform could be used for remote depositions, a range of meetings and mediation, among other uses. That post now also emphasizes its encryption capabilities. That’s because without encryption, users could be exposed to hacking and what’s become known as Zoom bombing.
Read More about Video conferencing is changing how lawyers workUniversity of Houston Law launches online English course for foreign law students
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — International students admitted to the University of Houston Law Center or prospective law students can brush up on legal language, oral communications and other skills as part of a custom-created online course being conducted by the UH Language and Culture Center. The English as an Additional Language Certificate course will…
Read More about University of Houston Law launches online English course for foreign law studentsUniversity of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populations
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The communities the Environmental Justice Clinic serves are particularly vulnerable to displacement because of the high proportion of renters and the rent burdens they face. In response to concerns raised by the clinic’s community partners, the EJC developed the Displacement Vulnerability and Mitigation Tool, known as the DVMT or the Anti-Displacement…
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