Teaching LRW Online David Thomson snipURL.com/LWI2008

2 Legal/Judicial Process and Knowledge Management I also serve on the University Distance Learning Council Have taught two different online courses in last four years At three different programs, both adjunct and full-time At two different schools This will be my thirteenth year teaching LRW LP Professor and Director Lawyering Process Program, University of Denver David Thomson

3 Definition Distance education is a method of teaching where the student and instructor are separated by time or space, or both. more than half (51%) of the contact hours occur when student and instructor are not in the same place For the purposes of the Distance Learning Council, distance learning is further defined as a formal educational process in which more than half (51%) of the contact hours occur when student and instructor are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance learning may employ any combination of correspondence study, audio, video, or computer and other online technologies.

4 Millennials Co-Creation Media Rich Tech is not separate is for old people

5 ABA Accreditation: 306 (d): A law school shall not grant a student more than four credit hours in any term, nor more than a total of 12 credit hours, toward the J.D. degree for courses qualifying under this Standard. 306 (e): No student shall enroll in courses qualifying for credit under this Standard until that student has completed instruction equivalent to 28 credit hours toward the J.D. degree.

6 Growth of Online Learning in College 6 Fall of 2002: 1.6 Million students Fall of 2006: 3.2 Million students These numbers have increased between 24 and 52 percent in the last year (depending on the college) By next year, nearly 5 Million college students will have taken a course online Convergence: Tech + Ed + Students

7 Thank you to ALWD

8 Outline

9 Group Work Face to Face Conferencing and Feedback Worries about this

10 Match the two Think in terms of Modules, each with a goal Learn the Technology Course Design

11 Quick Response Students must understandunderstand the online environment Bridge the Gap Requirements for Online Learning

12 Online Text Courseware sites with Blogs, ForumsForums and Wikis Live Classroom Available Technology

13 ICW Online Library visit, exercises Online Tutorials Research Instruction

14 That it works That they like the convenience That they feel closer to their online instructors Students say...

15 More Information Web page for this presentation: snipURL.com/LWI2008 An article I have written: SSRN My Syllabus and Course Policies Two Rubrics for evaluation ABA Accreditation Std. 306 NYTimes Article Other links

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