Topic
Pedagogy
78 published works
Law School Academic Support Blog
Scholar Spotlight: Embracing the New Academic Success
The article "Embracing the New Academic Success: How Advising Using a Growth Mindset Can Enhance Law School Performance" by Titichia M. Jackson provides a timely and insightful framework for faculty and staff…
Family Law Prof Blog
Family Law Pedagogy Exercise: Turner Roberts: Songs & Learning
By Family Law
Professor Keeshea L. Turner Roberts (Widener University Delaware Law) presented her family law pedagogy exercise, “Songs & Learning” at the 2023 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference:"When introducing a new…
The Faculty Lounge
Student-Edited Law Journals as Experiential Learning: My Road to “Duh”
If you’re a legal educator in the U.S., then you’re no doubt aware of the perennial pedagogical debate over theory vs. doctrine vs. practical experience. Even though I’ve been a…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Grace, flexibility, and accountability
I've recently experienced that sense of wasted opportunity and loss that comes from learning way too late that a student missed an assignment for a reason that would have warranted…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Second Draft Invites Submissions
Here's a reminder that if your summer involved working on an article related to legal writing and pedagogy, you're invited to submit your piece for publication in the fall issue…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight
Due to the summer break, we have a backlog of ASP scholarship. I look forward to getting back on track. 1. Debra Moss Vollweiler (Nova Southeastern), The Year of Magical…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The AALS Section on Trusts and Estates Call for Papers: “Post-Pandemic Pedagogy in Trusts & Estates”
The following is from an AALS announcement:The AALS Section on Trusts and Estates is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: “Post-Pandemic Pedagogy in Trusts & Estates” Selected papers will be…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight
Occasionally, I focus on articles generally considered to be "must-read" scholarship in the field. Here are two: 1. Elizabeth M. Bloom (Northeastern), Teaching Law Students to Teach Themselves: Using Lessons…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
AALS Section on Trusts & Estates TWO Calls for Papers: WIP & Pedagogy
The AALS Section on Trusts and Estates Section is seeking papers/presentations for a works in progress panel and a panel on Pedagogy.Here are the two calls for papers/presentations:Call 1 WIP:…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Contextualized Academic Support
When I started teaching in the academic support field, the pedagogy differed from today’s practices. The most dominant method at the time was what might be called “uncontextualized academic support.” …