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Law, Business, And Politics: Liability For Accidents In Georgia, 1846-1880, James L. Hunt
Law, Business, And Politics: Liability For Accidents In Georgia, 1846-1880, James L. Hunt
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Using Technology To Educate The Public, Stephen M. Johnson
Using Technology To Educate The Public, Stephen M. Johnson
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While the primary focus of any law faculty will always be its law students, the Internet and other new technologies enable law teachers to assume a central role in providing free legal education to the public. Although many schools are experimenting with distance learning and computer-assisted legal educa- tion to train law students, the real power of those tools may be their potential to facilitate public access to legal information. Traditionally, educating the general public has not been a primary responsibility of law professors, but today we have not only an opportunity, but an obligation, to develop computer-based legal education …
Legal Education In The Digital Age, Stephen M. Johnson
Legal Education In The Digital Age, Stephen M. Johnson
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The reports of the demise of traditional law school teaching methods have been greatly exaggerated, however. Historically, reforms in legal education have moved glacially. For reasons described in this Article, it is unlikely that law schools and the American Bar Association will radically restructure legal education in the coming decades, regardless of any potential benefits. Part I of this Article provides a short history of legal education and the introduction of technology into legal education. Part H examines the potential use of technology to enhance traditional law school teaching, or to replace it with "classroom-free" or "extended classroom" teaching methods. …