Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Keywords

technology, student engagement, podcasts, audio summary, CALI, law school quizzes, treasure hunts, teaching techniques

Abstract

Three influential calls for reform in legal education, the MacCrate Report, the Carnegie Report, and most recently the Stuckey Report, have all recommended that professors use teaching methods to provide greater opportunities for students to practice problem solving skills and receive feedback on their performance. Being a lawyer is much more than memorizing rules; students need to be able to understand the big picture and use the details to problem solve. This article details how to use audio and written podcast summaries to help students see the big picture in a subject and how each smaller topic fits together into that bigger picture. On the detail side, quizzes and “Treasure Hunts” get students to read statutes apply them to different problem situations. The article ends by providing the specific programs I use to deliver this supplemental material to students.

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