Igniting Law Teaching a TEDx-Styled Conference

A unique academic conference showcasing leading professors in teaching innovation @ American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. Friday, April 4, 2014 8am 6pm (cocktail reception to follow) Talks will be posted on LegalEDweb.com 8:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:15am: Welcome and Introduction Michele Pistone, Villanova University School of Law, Visiting Professor American University Washington College of
Law: Why Blended Learning for Legal Education?

8:45amFlipping the Law School Classroom

William Slomanson, Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Why Flip? & Macro Design Jennifer Rosa, Michigan State Univ., College of Law: Legal Writing on Steroids: The Art of Flipping Your Classroom Debora L. Threedy, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law: Flipping Contracts: The Making of the Videos Wes Reber Porter, Golden Gate University School of Law: A Better Class to Class Process to Accompany Flipping David Thomson, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law: Move 1L Online

9:45amUsing the Classroom for Active Learning

Jamie R. Abrams, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: The Socratic Method, Revisited Enrique Guerra-Pujol, Barry University School of Law: Using Film to Teach Torts Jeremiah Ho, University of Mass. School of Law (Dartmouth): Not Your Fathers Case Method: Bringing Skills into Doctrinal Courses Victoria Duke, Indiana Tech Law School: Bringing Exercises in Large Classes Victoria Szymczak, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law: Using Video to Convert Student into Teachers Erika L. Wood, New York Law School: Borrowing from the Skills Classroom to Teach Doctrine

10:55am-11:15am: Break 11:15amApplying Learning Theory to LegalEDucation

Leah Wortham, The Catholic Univ. of America, Columbus School of Law: Graduating Them Whole Not Broken John P. Joergensen, Rutgers University School of Law (Newark): Scaffolding Paul D. Callister, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law: The Metacognition Imperative: Beyond Research Training Warren Binford, Willamette University College of Law: How to Be the Worlds Worst Law Professor Jeffrey B. Ritter, Georgetown University Law Center: Mapping the Law: Building and Using Visual Mindmaps in Legal Education

12:15pmThe Craft of Law Teaching

Sharon Keller, University of the District of ColumbiaDavid A. Clarke School of Law: Old Professor Tricks Kim Hawkins, New York Law School: What Law Professors Need to Know About Visual Arts Jill A. Smith, Georgetown University Law Center: Going Hollywood on your Desktop: Creating Great Screencasts Doni Gewirtzman, New York Law School: Teaching and Theater: The Craft of Law Teaching Leah A. Plunkett, University of New Hampshire School of Law: An Improvisers Guide to Law Teaching

1:15pm Luncheon: Leo Martinez, University of California, Hastings College of Law President, Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Introduction by Dean Claudio Grossman, Raymond Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law 2:15pmSimulations, Feedback, & Assessment
Shawn Marie Boyne, Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law: Disaster in the Classroom: Using Simulations to Teach National Security Law Renee Nicole Allen, Florida A&M University College of Law: Metacognition and the Value of Reflection in Learning Michele Gilman, University of Baltimore School of Law: Why Use Clickers? To Provide Students Real Time Feedback Sydney Beckman, Lincoln Memorial University, Duncan School of Law: Using Technology For Engagement and Assessment Margaret Hahn-Dupont, Northeastern University School of Law: Learning Through Reflection and Self-Assessment

3:15pmBeyond Traditional Law Subjects

John M. Bickers, N. Kentucky University: Chase College of Law: Teaching Natl Security Law Through Exercises & Teamwork Susan L. Brooks, Drexel University School of Law: The ABCs of Communication for Teaching Relational Lawyering and Resilience Ryan Dooley & Allison Robbins, CUNY School of Law: The Law School as a Classroom Vicen Feli, Villanova University School of Law: Clinics and Librarians Collaborating Elizabeth Keyes, University of Baltimore School of Law: Teaching Narrative James G. Milles, SUNY Buffalo Law School: Returning the Client to Legal Education Emmeline Paulette Reeves, University of Richmond School of Law: Teaching with the End (Bar Passage) in Mind

4:45pm-5:00pm: Break 5:00pmTeaching for the 21st Century

Dan Jackson, Northeastern University School of Law: Designing Lawyers: Leading an Experiential Law School Design Lab Jay Gary Finkelstein, DLA Piper: Get Real!: Using Experiential Learning and Collaborative Teaching to Train Practice Aware Lawyers Christine P. Bartholomew, SUNY Buffalo Law School: Finding Time Jeanne Eicks, Vermont Law School: Game On! Educational Games for Law Students Brett Johnson, Harvard Law School: H2O: Remixing the Casebook

6:00pmCocktail Reception

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