“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
Join the Conversation at: #LegalED
8:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15am: Welcome and Introduction, Billie Jo Kaufman, Assoc Dean for Library and Information Services
Michele Pistone, Villanova University School of Law, Visiting Professor American University Washington College of Law: “Why Law Schools Need to Change”
8:45am—Flipping 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”
9:45am—Using the Classroom for Active Learning
Jamie R. Abrams, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: “The Socratic Method, Revisited”
Jeremiah Ho, University of Mass. School of Law (Dartmouth): “Not Your Father’s 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: “An LLM, an Oral Presentation, and a Video Camera”
10:55am-11:15am: Break
11:15am—Applying 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 World’s Best Law Professor”
Jeffrey B. Ritter, Georgetown University Law Center: “Mapping the Law: Building and Using Visual Mindmaps in Legal Education”
12:15pm—The Craft of Law Teaching
Sharon Keller, University of the District of Columbia—David 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 Improviser’s 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
2:15pm—Simulations, Feedback, & Assessment
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”
3:15pm—Beyond Traditional Law Subjects
John M. Bickers, N. Kentucky University: Chase College of Law: “Using a Wok: How Non-Bar Tested Electives Can Teach Lawyering”
Ryan Dooley & Allison Robbins, CUNY School of Law: “The Law School as a Classroom”
Vicenç Feliú, 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
5:00pm—Teaching 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”
6:00pm—Cocktail Reception
Thanks to UIF for its generous support