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The “Food Blog” Scroll And Its Impact On Online Legal Research, Olivia R. Smith Schlinck Nov 2022

The “Food Blog” Scroll And Its Impact On Online Legal Research, Olivia R. Smith Schlinck

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After transitioning from a written to a “live” format for assignments in my Advanced Legal Research class, I noticed a vaguely familiar pattern of students unintentionally scrolling past relevant information on their screens.


Using “Live” Assignments For Formative Assessment, Olivia R. Smith Schlinck Jun 2022

Using “Live” Assignments For Formative Assessment, Olivia R. Smith Schlinck

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At the Teaching the Teachers Conference a few weeks ago, I gave a demonstration of a formative assessment style we’ve been using at my institution for the past year and a half: a live assignment, AKA the Research Practicum. The presentation was virtual; COVID struck, of course, and I couldn’t get on a plane and fly to Portland. Fortunately, the nature of this assessment lends itself beautifully to a pivot to virtual because it is already entirely virtual. The Research Practicum uses Zoom or some other video conferencing platform and asks students to research while sharing their screen as their …