Teaching Legal Education in the Digital Age Pedagogical Practices to Digitally Empower Law Graduates

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction: Exploring Becoming Future Ready
	Introduction
	The Collection
	Beginning your Journey with us
	Bibliography
Chapter 2: Bringing Land Law to Life: Lessons From the Development and Deployment of an Immersive "Virtual Town" in the Teaching of Land Law
	Introduction
	Design, Adoption, and Embedding of the Virtual Town into the Land Law Module
	Impact of Using the Virtual Town
	The Pedagogical Advantages of Teaching with the Virtual Town
	Future Readiness in Learning and Teaching Land Law
	Digital Empowerment and Future Development of the Virtual Town
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Chapter 3: Using Virtual Reality to Enhance the Law School Curriculum
	Introduction
	VR and Clinical Legal Education
	The Open University's VR App
	The Pilot: Research Methodology
	Research Findings: The Interviews
	Research Findings: The Video Recordings
	Balancing Usability and Realism
	Digital Empowerment and Future Readiness
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Twitteryvision: Using Twitter Live Chat to Build Communities of Practice as a Legal Learning Tool
	Introduction
	Short Literature Review
	Ontology and Epistemology, Methodology
		Data Collection and Analysis
		The Design for Distributed Cognition Framework
		Validity and Reliability
	Analysis and Discussion
		RQ1: Did the Twitter Revision Sessions Develop a Community of Practice within the Relevant Cohort?
		RQ2: How does the use of Twitter, Facilitate Learning in Such a Community?
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5: Innovative Opportunities in Technology and the Law: The Virtual Legal Clinic
	Introduction
	Clinical Legal Education in Australia
	Virtual Delivery Within a Clinical Legal Education Framework
	The Virtual Legal Clinic Process at Monash Law Clinics
	Challenges to Implementing the Virtual Legal Clinic
	Student and Supervisor Interaction in the Virtual Legal Clinic
	Client-centred Approach and Communication
	The Value of the Virtual Legal Clinic
	References
Chapter 6: Developing a 21st-century Legal 'APP'titude: Observations from a Postgraduate Legal Technology Unit
	Introduction
	Objectives
	The Unit
		Background
		Structure
		Assessment Items
	Outcomes for Students
		Technical Literacy
		Client Management/Communication Skills
		Presentation Skills
		Team Work
		Project Management
		Reflection Skills
		Creativity and Innovation Skills
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7: Online Digital Platforms For Teaching Law
	Introduction
	Exploring Different Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching and Learning Public Law
		Setting the Context
		Are Public Lawyers Born or Moulded?
		Accessibility of Public Law Scholarship and Materials
		iBooks and ePubs for Judicial Review
		Impact on Students
		Impact on Pedagogy
	The Great Migration: Online Public law Teaching and Learning Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
		Online Lectures
		Online Discussion Boards
		Online Workshops
		Assessment
		Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Disruptions
		Academics' Experiences During the COVID-19 Disruptions
	Reflections
	References
Chapter 8: A Blueprint for Designing Creativity into Learning Design
	Introduction
	Three Principles for Planning a Built-for-Digital Academic Experience of the Academic Learner Journey
		Creating Authentic and Creative Learning Experiences and Assessments
		Inculcating Future Readiness and Digital Empowerment in Learners
		Embedding Digital Literacies Contextualised to the Needs of the Discipline and Profession within the Curriculum and Learning Design
	Practical Considerations for Designing Creativity in Learning Designs
		Deciding How You Want to Teach
		Think about Boundary-Crossing Ecosystems of Learning
		Designing the Student Journey into Course Design
		Designing Student Engagement
		Choice and Flex in Assessments for Personalised and Inclusive Learning
	Nurturing Future Readiness and Digital Empowerment through Course Design
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Chapter 9: Legal Tech and Sustainability
	Legal Tech and Future Skills Training
	Sustainability Considerations
	Is Teaching 'Legal Tech' Sustainable?
		The Difficulties of Simply Teaching Legal Tech
		The Misunderstanding of Sustainability
		The Pillars of Sustainability
			Pillar One - People
			Pillar Two - Planet
			Pillar Three - Profit
		How do We Introduce Principles of Sustainability into Legal Education?
		The Role of Legal Tech as Part of the Solution
	Follow-on Steps
	References
Chapter 10: A Polish Perspective on How Ensuring Access to Legal Information Impacts Access to Justice and Legal Education
	Introduction
	The Present Study
	Analysis of Data and Results
		Acquisition and Verification of Legal Information via the Internet
			Does Common Access to Legal Information on the Internet facilitate the Exercise of the Profession?
			Do Lawyers Use Digital Tools in the form of Internet Search Engines as a Source of Legal Knowledge?
			Is Legal Information Found on the Internet Useful?
			Is Information Found on the Internet Verified?
			Tools for Verifying Information Found on the Web
		The Need to Teach the Skills to Search and Verify Data Using Digital Tools and the Internet
		Does Easy Access to Legal Information on the Internet Promote ATJ?
		Should Online Services be Used to Provide Legal Aid?
	Conclusions and Reflections
		What Our Study Shows
		How to Prepare Students to Become Future-Ready
			Professional Digital Tools & Cooperation With Companies Owning the Databases
			Essential Skills
	References
Chapter 11: Legal Education Meets Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching LawTech
	Introduction
	Digital Empowerment Through LawTech
		Student Employability
		Access to Justice
	Designing and Delivering the Module
		Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach
		The Law and Technology Module
		The Projects
	Future Readiness - New Skills and New Roles
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 12: Integrating Innovation into a Law School Curriculum: The Galway Experience
	Introduction - Why this Project?
	Mapping the Journey
	Setting Sail
		Introducing Innovation
		Back to Basics
		Flagship Collaborations
	Taking Stock
		Delivery
		Development
		Wrapping Up (Suddenly Online)
	Looking to the Next Iteration
	Acknowledgement
	References
Chapter 13: LawTech Education: A View from Oxford
	Introduction: The Transformation of Law and Legal Practice
	Our Research: Skills Gaps, "Future Readiness" and the Transformation of Lawyers
	Our Research: The Transformation of Legal Education?
	From Research to Practice: Two Case Studies
	Law and Computer Science
	The Oxford LawTech Education Programme
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgement
	Notes
	References
Chapter 14: A Master's Degree: Empowering Digital-Age Lawyers in Legal Technology
	A Masters
	Artificial Intelligence
	Blockchain
	The Internet of Things
	Data and Technoethics
	Empowering the Digital-Age Lawyer
	Acknowledgements
	References
Chapter 15: Legal Education As An Anchor Towards Shaping and Regulating the Digital World: Models of Law-Tech Curriculum
	The Fraught Identity of a Law Degree
	The Need for Interdisciplinary Learning Within Law Degrees
		The Value of Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Future Readiness of Students
		The Need for Law to have a Pivotal Role and Its Flexibility that Allows it to Take on this Mantel
	Digital Transforming Law Degrees
		Model 1 - Thematic Lines of Enquiry
		Model 2 - Interdisciplinary Modules Alongside Law Modules
	The Outcomes of a Reimagined Law Degree are Ambitious
	References
Chapter 16: Legal Academics and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
	Legal Academics
		Career Paths
		Legal Education
		Employment Patterns
		Roles
		The Need to be Inclusive
	Future ready?
		Challenges for All
		The Few or the Many?
		What are Law Schools for?
		Curriculum Design
		Resourcing
		Teaching and Learning
		Skills and Aptitudes
		Assessment
	Barriers to Digital Empowerment
		Digital Literacy
		Time
		Identity
		Fear and Loathing
	Digital Empowerment for Legal Academics
		Knowledge is Power
		Digital Literacy Levels
		Time
		Remember the Law in Lawtech
		Feel the Fear but Do it Anyway
	Researching Digital Transformation
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 17: Law Schools and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
	Digital Literacies
	Interdisciplinarity
	Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration
	The Need for an Institutional Culture that Supports Transformation
	Research Agenda: Looking into the Future of Legal Education
	References
Index