Learning from each other’s experience should not apply only to learners. The same could apply to the legal lecturers. These days, when this happens online we call these social networks: Learning Networks. A Learning Network for professionals offers opportunities to…
Future of legal education: transsystemic law programs?
I was recently preparing a workshop on the phenomenon of using so called “essential questions” as a tool for achieving better results in legal teaching. Such questions not only hook learners. But these questions also serve as guiding tools for…
The secret for motivating legal learners
Legal lecturer, do you also get this eeechy feeling about yourself when, in order to truly motivate your students, you use as a carrot the promise of better grades? The explanation for your feeling could be that you and your…
Legal MOOCS: some catchup to do
Why is the amount of available MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses) for law so much lower than that available in other professional fields? Is it a fear of IT, lack of interest, feeling incompetent about online pedagogy? I do know…
Provide legal experience: get an actor in class
Legal training can be intensified by having learners interact with actors. The advantages of role play are manifold: The learner experiences the to-be-learned behaviour The learner can experiment with different behaviours Stress can gradually be intensified according to the needs…
learner-centered teaching: features
What are the features of learner-centered teaching: Learner-centered teaching: engages students in the hard messy work of learning; motivates and empowers students by giving them some control over the learning processes; encourages collaboration; the (virtual or real) classroom is a…
Law school South Korean style: no Gangnam style!
Teaching methods in South Korean law schools are harsh. Too harsh perhaps – or too backward? There is growing criticism on the quality and practicability of the legal education as provided by South Korea’s new law schools. Reading this…
Learner-centered teaching: benefits and drawbacks
What is the experience of legal lecturers who practice learner-centered teaching? What are its benefits and its drawbacks in comparison to traditional teaching techniques? In brief: Learner-centered teaching improves the quality of teaching a topic but not the quantity…
Learner-centered teaching: What is it?
Learner-centered teaching is teaching that focuses on learning: What the learners are doing is the central concern of the teacher. That means passively listening to a talking teacher is avoided. Active learning is promoted. First goal of teaching is not about what…
Learner-centered teaching: So powerful
Today’s legal training and education often focuses on teaching of content instead of on learning. A teacher’s job is not to cover content; Instead teachers should cause learning: delivering people that have gained the confidence and ability to deal with…