Six Law School Deans Form a Discussion Group on Ways to Collaborate on More Effective Use of Technology in Legal Education

The deans of the Australian National University College of Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, the University of Miami School of Law, New York Law School, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and Southwestern Law School have agreed to begin a joint conversation on how law schools can collaborate to use technology more effectively and expansively in legal education.

Recognizing that the study of law, like many other aspects of education (and modern life in general), is relying more on technology and moving online, and is subject to being disaggregated and unbundled at a rapid pace, the discussion group will focus on the following issues and ideas:

•     how the law schools might work together to explore ways to facilitate blended and online courses and degree programs at these schools and more broadly in legal education.
•     the prospect of developing a place on the Web to provide access to learning opportunities and information about a wide variety of legal topics on a "just in time" basis (fixed learning, variable time), untethered from legal education's restrictions around academic calendar and course/program arrangements (fixed time, variable learning).
•     creating a marketplace to bring together those who want to build and sell even finer-grained sets of learning objects, activities, and games with students and others who want those opportunities.

The participating deans encourage those interested in this venture to get in touch with Richard Matasar at Richard.Matasar (at) nyls (dot) edu or Barry Currier at barry(at)legaledtech(dot)com.

Comments

[Amy McCraken]

This thing called CALI – the the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. Its been around for 20+ years. They might can help.

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We think that there may be advantages and opportunities in the development of educational technologies that are built for legal education and owned by the law schools.

[Pepe Fanjul]

Well thanks for giving the following issues and ideas in the post..We think that there may be advantages and opportunities in the development of educational technologies that are built for legal education and owned by the law schools.

[WFG]

Glad to know that he is the dean of six law colleges which is well known ed...Feels great to visit your blog..

[Pepe Fanjul]

In this global world, technology should effectively used and there should be expansive in legal education. Development in educational technologies is must.

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Feels great to visit your blog..today legal education is so expensive it is necessary to use technology regarding this..

[Radha Madhav Dham]

Study of law, like many other aspects of education, is relying more on technology and moving online, and is subject to being disaggregated and unbundled at a rapid pace.

[Swami Prakashanand Saraswati]

This conversation is about ways to leverage technology to both improve what we do and address cost issues.

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As technology gets more advance by the second, it would be a grave disadvantage if we don't use it for education.It is just right for the legal colleges to employ it for their students' sake.