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Category Archives: Teaching (general)
Practice Makes Perfect: Assessment to Improve Student Learning and Instruction
by Ashley Ahlbrand With the spring semester at an end and my summer online courses set to begin next week, I have assessment on the brain. As we know, law school is not traditionally an assessment-heavy institution, with the majority … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Research Instruction, Teaching (general), Uncategorized
Tagged ABA, assessment, assignment, grade, test
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Can Legal Research Be Taught? Part 1: The Relevance Paradox
by Paul Gatz Plato’s Meno begins with a question posed to Socrates by his eponymous interlocutor, asking whether virtue can be taught. Preparing for the last day of my advanced legal research course, I could not help but wonder the … Continue reading
Learning Theories and Law: Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism
by Ashley Ahlbrand As I noted in a previous post, I am currently pursuing a graduate certificate in instructional design. The course I am taking this semester is heavily theory-based, and thus we have spent a good portion of the … Continue reading
It’s More Than One Job
By Christine Anne George I’d like to start this post off with my most sincere apologies to the Academy. I’m an avid viewer of the Oscars, but Sunday was the first time in a long time that I haven’t stayed … Continue reading
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On the Value of Student Conferences
by Beau Steenken Earlier this week I emerged from the annual occurrence that my wife refers to as “three weeks of hell every winter,” namely grading and student conferencing. I’ve posted before about how grading is not my favorite aspect … Continue reading
Deadline Extended: Contribute to the 25th National Legal Research Teach-In Kit Today!
by Ashley Ahlbrand For over twenty years, the National Legal Research Teach-In Kit has served as a source created by law librarians, for law librarians, on instruction, assessment, and other patron outreach activities. RIPS is a beautifully diverse SIS, and … Continue reading
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