Education tech vendors see surge in online education needs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As the new coronavirus outbreak prompted college after university to start shifting classes online — either for a few weeks or for the remainder of the spring semester — education technology companies lined up to say they could help.
Read More about Education tech vendors see surge in online education needsBaylor Law launches online version of Legal Mapmaker program
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — In order to impact more lawyers, and offer distance continuing education during the current coronavirus outbreak, Baylor Law’s Legal Mapmaker program is now available for free to any U.S. attorney via an online learning portal. In exchange, lawyers must agree to take at least one pro-bono case in the next 12 months.
Read More about Baylor Law launches online version of Legal Mapmaker programSanta Clara Law professors Catherine Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond host webinars on net neutrality and public safety
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors Catherine Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond, IV will be conducting two webinars sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute on the importance of net neutrality to public safety.
Read More about Santa Clara Law professors Catherine Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond host webinars on net neutrality and public safety‘I Will Survive’ online teaching
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Michael Bruening, an associate professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is serenading professors with an online teaching-themed cover of Gaynor’s hit.
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EDUCAUSE — This resource page was created to help higher education institutions plan for possible campus disruption by COVID-19, or Coronavirus 19—a respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. This virus has been detected in the United States (CDC, COVID19 Summary). For further information concerning the source and spread of the disease:
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Using technology well means being selective. Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals — and that is what this guide aims to help you do. It’s for anyone who is in the process of…
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THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — At a time when technology is becoming increasingly relevant to the law, HLS is embracing the use of technology to better connect students, professors, and alumni by introducing the Amicus Platform. The aim of Amicus is to empower students to get more from their law school experience and to build connections…
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MEDIUM — The 2019–2020 academic year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Cyberlaw Clinic, which is based at the Berkman Klein Center. To commemorate the occasion, we spoke with Kendra Albert (Harvard Law J.D. ‘16), clinical instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic and former student in the Clinic about their takeaways from that experience, their current work, and what they’re the…
Read More about A look at Harvard Law Berkman Kelin Center’s Cyberlaw ClinicHoward Law hosts Microsoft Tech Law summit on artificial intelligence in education
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWSROOM — Microsoft will partner with Perkins Coie LLP and other law firms to sponsor the AI For Education: Microsoft 2nd Annual Tech Law Summit on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Howard University School of Law Library…. The summit will feature leading technology attorneys who will bring their knowledge and expertise to topics like…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Christopher S. Yoo, the John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania , has been named an External Expert for the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Common Bid for School Connectivity. The group will also serve as an advisory group for GIGA,…
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