What Did They Know And When Did They Know It? Pretesting As A Means Setting A Baseline For Assessing Learning Outcomes,
2018
University of Florida Levin College of Law
What Did They Know And When Did They Know It? Pretesting As A Means Setting A Baseline For Assessing Learning Outcomes, Jeffrey L. Harrison
UF Law Faculty Publications
Are legal rules intuitive or, at least, consistent with common sense? In this study, 260 law students at five law schools who had not taken contract law, were presented with eight questions based on specific contracts cases or common contracts issues. They were asked what they felt was the fair or right answer to each question and to formulate the rule they would apply. The purposes of the study were to 1) determine whether contract law is what the untrained person believes it is or should be and 2) experiment with a strategy of pretesting to determine what topics within …
The Culturally Proficient Law Professor: Beginning The Journey,
2018
University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
The Culturally Proficient Law Professor: Beginning The Journey, Anastasia M. Boles
Law Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Simple Low-Cost Institutional Learning-Outcomes Assessment Process,
2018
Georgia State University College of Law
A Simple Low-Cost Institutional Learning-Outcomes Assessment Process, Andrea A. Curcio
Faculty Publications By Year
Law school institutional learning outcomes require measuring nuanced skills that develop over time. Rather than look at achievement just in our own courses, institutional outcome-measures assessment requires collective faculty engagement and critical thinking about our students’ overall acquisition of the skills, knowledge, and qualities that ensure they graduate with the competencies necessary to begin life as professionals. Even for those who believe outcomes assessment is a positive move in legal education, in an era of limited budgets and already over-burdened faculty, the new mandated outcomes assessment process raises cost and workload concerns. This essay addresses those concerns. It describes a …
The Global Diffusion Of U.S. Legal Thought: Changing Influence, National Security, And Legal Education In Crisis,
2018
American UniversityWashington College of Law
The Global Diffusion Of U.S. Legal Thought: Changing Influence, National Security, And Legal Education In Crisis, Fernanda Giorgia Nicola Dr.
Contributions to Books
During the twentieth century, the center of production of legal ideas shifted from France to Germany and then to the United States. Here, the dominant legal reasoning framed the law as a phenomenon of social organization that was not confined to a specific legal system. There were both external and internal factors influencing U.S. legal thought which explain this change of wind from continental Europe to the United States. Externally, after World War II the United States garnered influence by positioning itself for political and economic global leadership. Internally, the critique of social purpose functionalism articulated by the legal realists …
Exploring The Meaning Of Experiential Deaning,
2018
American University Washington College of Law
Exploring The Meaning Of Experiential Deaning, Robert Dinerstein, Margaret Martin Barry
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
This article explores the position of associate dean of experiential education in law schools across the country and the central role associate deans play in the changing landscape of legal education. Experiential deans have broad responsibility for overseeing law schools’ experiential education programs. Additional responsibilities differ between institutions, but range from leading efforts to comply with new ABA standards to overseeing the integration of experiential education into the broader curriculum. Analyzing survey data collected from associate experiential deans across the country, the authors find the structure, content, and authority of the position is under-developed. The authors make recommendations on how …
Rethinking Digital Repositories And The Future Of Open Access,
2018
University of Chicago Law School D’Angelo Law Library
Rethinking Digital Repositories And The Future Of Open Access, Margaret Schilt, Karen Shephard, Carol A. Watson
Scholarly Works
Over the last two years, changes in the legal publishing arena involving digital repository platforms have raised concerns about the future of open access. This article reviews the current status of the various repository platforms and how they impact legal scholarship. The article goes on to analyze the areas that law libraries should focus on in platform selection.
The Sharpest Tool In The Toolbox: Visual Legal Rhetoric,
2018
University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
The Sharpest Tool In The Toolbox: Visual Legal Rhetoric, Michael D. Murray
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Visual briefs and other forms of visual rhetoric in legal communication may eventually become the norm in legal practice because of the enormous communicative and rhetorical power of visual media. I have discussed the uses of visual legal rhetoric and the ensuing ethical and professional considerations elsewhere. Here, I will focus on providing instruction to law students and lawyers regarding proper and effective usage of visual legal rhetoric.
Assessment Of Professional Values In Experiential Education In Law: Becoming Who We Are Through Practice,
2018
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Assessment Of Professional Values In Experiential Education In Law: Becoming Who We Are Through Practice, John Erbes, Rebecca J. O'Neill
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Patent Jobs And The Myth Of The Employment Hypothesis,
2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Patent Jobs And The Myth Of The Employment Hypothesis, Kenneth L. Port, Lucas Hjelle, Molly Litman
Cybaris®
No abstract provided.
The Power Of Imagination: Diversity And The Education Of Lawyers And Judges,
2018
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
The Power Of Imagination: Diversity And The Education Of Lawyers And Judges, Barry Sullivan
Faculty Publications & Other Works
No abstract provided.
The Seven Principles For Good Practice In [Asynchronous Online] Legal Education,
2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
The Seven Principles For Good Practice In [Asynchronous Online] Legal Education, Kenneth R. Swift
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
Teaching The Art Of Effective Advocacy In The 21st Century: A Paradigm Shift,
2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Teaching The Art Of Effective Advocacy In The 21st Century: A Paradigm Shift, John O. Sonsteng, Samuel Heacox, Hannah Holloran, Cara Moulton
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Invitation To Explore Online Legal Education And Strategically Realign Legal Education,
2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
An Invitation To Explore Online Legal Education And Strategically Realign Legal Education, Alison Becker, Carrie Lloyd
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Uneasy History Of Experiential Education In U.S. Law Schools,
2018
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
The Uneasy History Of Experiential Education In U.S. Law Schools, Peter A. Joy
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
This article explores the history of legal education, particularly the rise of experiential learning and its importance. In the early years of legal education in the United States, law schools devalued the development of practical skills in students, and many legal educators viewed practical experience in prospective faculty as a “taint.” This article begins with a brief history of these early years and how legal education subsequently evolved with greater involvement of the American Bar Association (ABA). With involvement of the ABA came a call for greater uniformity in legal education and guidelines to help law schools establish criteria for …
Mini-Law School: Civic Education Making A Difference In The Community,
2018
Western New England University School of Law
Mini-Law School: Civic Education Making A Difference In The Community, Pat Newcombe, Beth Cohen
Faculty Scholarship
Western New England’s Mini-Law School Program increases civic engagement and awareness and provides opportunities for law schools and educators to help non-lawyers better understand the legal system. This article will discuss the Mini-Law School Program, a creative and extremely successful five-week community outreach program focused on demystifying the law. Our society is in dire need of greater civic education. Public policy surveys consistently reveal disturbing statistics about the public’s lack of civic awareness (e.g., 15 percent of the public knew that John Roberts is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but 66 percent could name an American Idol judge; 70 …
Examining Value, Measuring Engagement: A National Study Of The Long-Term Outcomes Of A Law Degree,
2018
AccessLex
Examining Value, Measuring Engagement: A National Study Of The Long-Term Outcomes Of A Law Degree, Accesslex Institute, Gallup
Commissioned Research
By 2019, over 3 million Americans will be enrolled in a graduate program. This is an important and difficult choice for most students, given the time, money and uncertain job prospects associated with advanced degrees. The decision to attend law school is particularly challenging, as student loan burden and job market competitiveness have increased significantly since the end of the Great Recession. Furthermore, as noted by the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, the legal profession is “at a crossroads” caused by a dwindling market share, waning public confidence and mental health issues among lawyers. These challenges call for a …
Measuring Law School Clinics,
2018
University of California - Berkeley
Measuring Law School Clinics, Colleen Shanahan, Jeffrey Selbin, Alyx Mark, Anna Carpenter
Faculty Articles
Legal education reformers have long argued that law school clinics address two related needs: first, clinics teach students to be lawyers; and second, clinics serve low-income clients. In clinics, so the argument goes, law students working under the close supervision of faculty members learn the requisite skills to be good practitioners and professionals. In turn, clinical law students serve clients with civil and criminal justice needs that would otherwise go unmet. Though we have these laudable teaching and service goals — and a vast literature describing the role of clinics in both the teaching and service dimensions — we have …
Vol. 23: No. 1 (Winter 2018) Masthead,
2018
Roger Williams University
Vol. 23: No. 1 (Winter 2018) Masthead
Roger Williams University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Law Library Blog (January 2018): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive,
2018
Roger Williams University
Law Library Blog (January 2018): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
No abstract provided.
Vol. 23: No. 2 (Spring 2018) Masthead,
2018
Roger Williams University
Vol. 23: No. 2 (Spring 2018) Masthead
Roger Williams University Law Review
No abstract provided.
