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'''1. Do you offer specialized legal research classes?''' | '''1. Do you offer specialized legal research classes?''' | ||
*State and federal regulatory law as a complement to doctrinal admin law class (1 credit) | |||
**involvement of doctrinal faculty | |||
**include guest speakers/local attorneys | |||
*6-week long course for one credit | |||
*Should you choose one problem to cover over length of course, or change it up every week? | |||
**"same process, new context" | |||
*Take students to observe a real-life administrative hearing | |||
*government offices may have specialized resources that schools don't have | |||
*"some human has got to be dealing with it" --find ''interesting'' speakers to bring issues alive to the students | |||
*basic business research snuggled into a survey course or stand alone (will curriculum support it?) | |||
*Health law | |||
**2.5 hour classes for five weeks | |||
**involvement of WL/Lexis reps on new interfaces, related to subject matter | |||
*demonstrate strengths of what can be obtained from government websites | |||
*how to get administrative support for class? How compensated? $$ or title | |||
**treat as adjunct faculty | |||
**some positions are tenure track/others not | |||
**stipend/lecturer title | |||
*Is the course for credit? | |||
*Do you have control to run the show? | |||
'''2. How do you evaluate effective training?''' | '''2. How do you evaluate effective training?''' | ||
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'''3. Notes from using technology in the classroom''' | '''3. Notes from using technology in the classroom''' | ||
To deal with laptop attention drift, tried having Google doc open during class | *To deal with laptop attention drift, tried having Google doc open during class | ||
**did not work! But worked for after class involvement | |||
*For back channel, BC uses [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/chooser.php Berkman's Question Tool]. | |||
For back channel, BC uses [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/chooser.php Berkman's Question Tool]. | **this is also not taking off, bc students are comfortable asking questions live, but they used it also to have students vote on what was the hardest question on the midterm. | ||
*Prezi--motion sickness, distraction cited. Most have only seen one good Prezi. RO thinks it could be useful for illustrating process of bill becoming a law, highlighting hot spots. | |||
*Mind maps--alternative to Prezi? Was much easier for organizing outline of paper. | |||
Prezi--motion sickness, distraction cited. Most have only seen one good Prezi. RO thinks it could be useful for illustrating process of bill becoming a law, highlighting hot spots. | *New features of PowerPoint 2010 that are useful: autoplay, timing with clock | ||
* Working with academic technologists/instructional design teams. | |||
Mind maps--alternative to Prezi? Was much easier for organizing outline of paper. | * iOS compatible projectors | ||
* Demoing research on a Blackberry by using a document camera. | |||
New features of PowerPoint 2010 that are useful: autoplay, timing with clock | * Teaching with iPads at YLS and BC. Can use Apple TV to mirror iPad screen while roaming classroom. Zoom feature is handy. | ||
* "High tech Socratic method": hand student iPad and ask them to tweet an answer. | |||
Working with academic technologists/instructional design teams. | * Cool Tools for lawyers class at BU | ||
* We're interested, but how do we get other law librarians interested in tech tools? | |||
iOS compatible projectors | * BC looking at Google Plus hangouts--how can that be incorporated? Reaching students who are abroad/off campus. | ||
* How to we change teaching methods/accommodate learning styles? | |||
Demoing research on a Blackberry by using a document camera. | * Touch screen signage. | ||
Teaching with iPads at YLS and BC. Can use Apple TV to mirror iPad screen while roaming classroom. Zoom feature is handy. | |||
"High tech Socratic method": hand student iPad and ask them to tweet an answer. | |||
Cool Tools for lawyers class at BU | |||
We're interested, but how do we get other law librarians interested in tech tools? | |||
BC looking at Google Plus hangouts--how can that be incorporated? Reaching students who are abroad/off campus. | |||
How to we change teaching methods/ | |||
Touch screen signage. | |||
'''4. Tips, tricks and tools in teaching''' | '''4. Tips, tricks and tools in teaching''' | ||
'''5. Risky and dangerous ideas in law libraries''' | '''5. Risky and dangerous ideas in law libraries''' | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 27 January 2012
Notes from roundtable discussions
1. Do you offer specialized legal research classes?
- State and federal regulatory law as a complement to doctrinal admin law class (1 credit)
- involvement of doctrinal faculty
- include guest speakers/local attorneys
- 6-week long course for one credit
- Should you choose one problem to cover over length of course, or change it up every week?
- "same process, new context"
- Take students to observe a real-life administrative hearing
- government offices may have specialized resources that schools don't have
- "some human has got to be dealing with it" --find interesting speakers to bring issues alive to the students
- basic business research snuggled into a survey course or stand alone (will curriculum support it?)
- Health law
- 2.5 hour classes for five weeks
- involvement of WL/Lexis reps on new interfaces, related to subject matter
- demonstrate strengths of what can be obtained from government websites
- how to get administrative support for class? How compensated? $$ or title
- treat as adjunct faculty
- some positions are tenure track/others not
- stipend/lecturer title
- Is the course for credit?
- Do you have control to run the show?
2. How do you evaluate effective training?
3. Notes from using technology in the classroom
- To deal with laptop attention drift, tried having Google doc open during class
- did not work! But worked for after class involvement
- For back channel, BC uses Berkman's Question Tool.
- this is also not taking off, bc students are comfortable asking questions live, but they used it also to have students vote on what was the hardest question on the midterm.
- Prezi--motion sickness, distraction cited. Most have only seen one good Prezi. RO thinks it could be useful for illustrating process of bill becoming a law, highlighting hot spots.
- Mind maps--alternative to Prezi? Was much easier for organizing outline of paper.
- New features of PowerPoint 2010 that are useful: autoplay, timing with clock
- Working with academic technologists/instructional design teams.
- iOS compatible projectors
- Demoing research on a Blackberry by using a document camera.
- Teaching with iPads at YLS and BC. Can use Apple TV to mirror iPad screen while roaming classroom. Zoom feature is handy.
- "High tech Socratic method": hand student iPad and ask them to tweet an answer.
- Cool Tools for lawyers class at BU
- We're interested, but how do we get other law librarians interested in tech tools?
- BC looking at Google Plus hangouts--how can that be incorporated? Reaching students who are abroad/off campus.
- How to we change teaching methods/accommodate learning styles?
- Touch screen signage.
4. Tips, tricks and tools in teaching
5. Risky and dangerous ideas in law libraries