During the years that I lectured international tax law, measuring the outcomes was the weak spot. It was so easy to ignore it; hardly anyone would notice.  Students and my boss seemed happy with my lecturing. That should have been enough.…

If you want to integrate  ICT in your legal teaching, what are the simply-cannot-succeed withhout-these- must-knows? START by applying the following six guidelines: Align learning goals, learning activities and assessments    Learning goals provide guidance for the learning direction. These goals…

    These are difficult times for law schools. And many a law firm would not mind seeing more clients  entering through its doors. Here is a solution. Show your expertise to potental clients: make a legal MOOC. Not only will…

  “Experiential education is so valuable because it integrates doctrinal knowledge, technical skills and professional values. The integration only becomes pedagogically effective though, if students can reflect on their experiences under the guidance of experienced teachers.” – Dean Fischer of…

  The National Law school of India has introduced an interesting approach for learning law: cyber laboratory activities. This introduces gamification into legal education. I am a great fan of using gamification in legal learning. One does not yet see…

      Legal corporate universities are getting popular. Originally they represented a centralized approach to deemed necessary training, in which the legal parent organization created a set of programs and discipline-specific owners that run the “colleges” or learning program…

I recently picked up an excellent book on transfer of training. Beyond transfer of training by Mary L. Broad. In legal training the issue of transfer remains a huge challenge. Basically, transfer involves the application in the workplace of what…

Once in a while I bump into interesting online resources for legal teaching. Note that the information is not always updated. Do not hesitate to send me tips on interesting sites with teaching resources. Here are the latest: Harvard Institute…

“We need to immerse students in a practical learning environment that helps prepare them for the world of law practice.” – M. Schizer, Dean Columbia Law School. Forbes magazine sat down with Columbia Law School Dean David M. Schizer to discuss…

Want some help to better understand how to use technology to enhance your legal teaching practice? Now is your chance. Follow an open course. Join in this course on technology enhanced learning.  Here is the program: Week 0: TEL & the…