Innovative Teaching Techniques — Collected Ideas

5 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2010

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Nancy Levit

University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law; University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law

Meredith J. Duncan

University of Houston Law Center

Melanie B. Jacobs

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Thomas B. Metzloff

Duke University School of Law

Benjamin V. Madison III

Regent University School of Law

Date Written: December 1, 2010

Abstract

This essay contains the collaboratively shared ideas for teaching techniques from both the presenters and contributing audience members at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Teaching Techniques Workshop panel on “Innovative Teaching Techniques Used in Second/Third Year Courses.” Audience members submitted cards responding to the request: “Please share one innovative teaching technique you use that promotes a deeper understanding of the substantive issues in your upper level course or some form of skills learning (or both).” Responses are divided between “Innovative Teaching Techniques” and “Time and Place Innovations.”

Keywords: Teaching techniques, law school, innovation, time and place, student involvement, student motivation, simulations, drafting, demonstrations, story-telling, haiku

JEL Classification: I20, I29, K10, K19, K30, K39, K40

Suggested Citation

Levit, Nancy and Duncan, Meredith J. and Jacobs, Melanie B. and Metzloff, Thomas B. and Madison III, Benjamin V., Innovative Teaching Techniques — Collected Ideas (December 1, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1727376 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1727376

Nancy Levit (Contact Author)

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University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law ( email )

5100 Rockhill Road
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Meredith J. Duncan

University of Houston Law Center ( email )

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Melanie B. Jacobs

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

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Thomas B. Metzloff

Duke University School of Law ( email )

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Benjamin V. Madison III

Regent University School of Law ( email )

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757.226.4329 (Fax)

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