Course Design
- " Delphi Center for Teaching & LearningThe Delphi center has many resources to assist you in developing & designing an online class, including FAQs about instructional design & tips for launching an online course.
- Delphi UniversityA free workshop introducing ways of designing, developing, delivering & assessing online classes.
- Creating Accessible CoursesResources from the Delphi Center to assist faculty in creating and delivering courses accessible to students with disabilities.
Teaching Resources
- Blackboard Instructor HelpQuick start & in-depth guides to using instruction features in Blackboard.
- The center for computer-assisted legal instruction (CALI)Ready-made electronic lessons & ebooks on a range of legal topics.
- Embedding LibGuides Into BlackboardInstructions for embedding a research guide in Blackboard.
- Teaching Faculty Resources GuideMore teaching resources are available on the Law Library's guide to faculty resources.
- Westlaw Knowledge CenterOnline modules on a range of topics including legal research, litigation research, transactional law, and legal practice, which faculty can integrate into classes.
Pedagogy
- Legal Research PedagogyThis blog focuses not only on legal research instruction, but also examines educational theory and it's application to law schools.
- More Pedagogic Techniques: Online Exercises & Integrating Skills into Different Kinds of CoursesThis 2009 article provides examples of different ways legal professors have approached online courses.
- Cult of Pedagogy - Learning TheoryMany of the posts in this blog are aimed at K-12 teachers, but the strand focused on learning theory highlights theories of learning applicable to any learners.
Developing Online Law Classes
- ABA Distance EducationThe ABA Standard 306 outlines the requirement for distance education in US law schools.
- Preparing for the Future of Legal Education - Online Teaching Tips & TechniquesA CALI mini-course for faculty transitioning to teaching online.
- Distance Legal Education: Lessons from the *Virtual* ClassroomThis 2020 article presents insight on many considerations in teaching online such as synchronous and asynchronous instruction, student participation, and class size.
- How to be a better online teacherAdvice guide from The Chronicle of Higher Education that defines terms and offers practical tips for teaching a successful online class.
- The Pandemic SyllabusThis 2020 article in the Denver Law Review examines key aspects of strengthening a syllabus for teaching law classes online.
- The Seven Principles for Good Practice in (Asynchronous Online) Legal EducationThis 2018 article applies 7 education principles to asynchronous online legal courses.
- Upward - Higher: How a Law Faculty Stays Ahead of the CurveThis collection of articles from a Law School symposium on online education covers topics ranging from curriculum and course design through student responses and faculty innovation.
Modernizing Legal Education by Call Number: K100 .M63 2020ISBN: 9781108475754Publication Date: 2020Cost pressures, technology, automation, globalisation, de-regulation, and changing client relationships have transformed the practice of law, but legal education has been slow to respond.
Teaching Law Online by Call Number: KF282.5 .C37 2015ISBN: 1600422640Publication Date: 2015This guidebook introduces law professors to distance education and then explains how to design, instruct, and manage an online course in an effective manner without sacrificing quality and the student experience.
More Resources
- Journal of Legal Education COVID-19 Changes IssueArticles in this issue examine the legal academy’s experiences & reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors discuss permanent changes in the legal education landscape & many aspects of online classes.
- Instructional Resources for Online & Remote TeachingResource guide from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.
- Online Teaching StrategiesGuide to resources for teaching distance education courses from University of Georgia School of Law Library.