Your students forgot (almost) everything
I saw an interesting infomap on the result of most lecturing: One year after a lecture more than 95 percent of the students recalled little more than students who never attended the course. Only 8 percent of lecturers take any account of…
Terrific teaching: All roads lead to Rome
I just read Steve Friedland’s column describing his excitement in experiencing wonderful legal teaching. What struck me was how he describes the great results that can be achieved from variety of teaching styles. During the “best law teachers” conference, different…
To measure is to know
Often legal learning lacks sufficient measuring of relevant indicators. This prevents optimization of the investments in learning. Disappointing for individuals (lecturer, learners) and for the organisation that bears the costs. Chances are that a lot is wasted if one does not…
Lecturer, close your mobile; students, open your mobiles
Ok, lecturing is not a simple affair. It involves a complex process of merging legal, instructional and motivational expertise. The lecturing challenge is underestimated in most legal educational setttings. However, sometimes other features of the lecturing process stand in the…
What’s on the horizon?
Want to know about the latest in educative technology? Read the newly published Horizon report 2014. This authorative concise report provides the key trends and challenges in the adoption of educational technology. You can also find therein all on developments to…
MOOC for legal education – yes or no?
Some think a legal MOOC stinks, others believe they are a great investment. I belong to the believers. A MOOC is simply another tool to help transfer legal expertise from the legal expert to the expert-wannebe. It is not a…
“Today’s Legal Education — 50 Years Behind The Curve”
Is legal education really as backward as the title suggests? According to Brian Curial, partner at Miller Thompson LLP, it is. Brian argues that legal students expect legal training to reflect their ICT-savyness. However, legal schools continue in the old…
Building legal expertise – in 30 seconds.
Apps increasingly enter our legal lives. Last night my youngest daughter challenged me: “Come’on dad play this game with us”. I expected another time waster. I was not disappointed. The app is called halfaminute. However, next day a brainwave suggested an…
Digital legal learning material – expect more
A recent poll found that Oxford legal students expect to use more digital study material in the future. In order for this to happen, much needs to change. Current digital legal study material has a long way to go for…