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 Watch the Live Webcast Join the Conversation at: #LegalED 8:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30am: Welcome and Introduction, Billie Jo Kaufman, Assoc Dean for Library & Info Svcs, WCL Michele Pistone, Visiting Professor, American University Washington College of Law & Professor, Villanova
University School of Law: Why Law Schools Must Change

8:45amFlipping 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

9:45amUsing the Classroom for Active Learning

Jamie R. Abrams, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: The Socratic Method, Revisited Erika L. Wood, New York Law School: Borrowing from the Skills Classroom to Teach Doctrine Jeremiah Ho, University of Mass. School of Law (Dartmouth): Not Your Fathers Case Method: Bringing Skills into Doctrinal Courses Victoria Duke, Indiana Tech Law School: Bringing Exercises in Large Classes Enrique Guerra-Pujol, Barry University School of Law: Using Film to Teach Torts Victoria Szymczak, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law: Using Video to Convert Student into Teachers

10:55am-11:15am: Break 11:15amApplying 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 Worlds Worst Law Professor Jeffrey B. Ritter, Georgetown University Law Center: Mapping the Law: Building and Using Visual Mindmaps in Legal Education

12:15pmThe Craft of Law Teaching

Sharon Keller, University of the District of ColumbiaDavid 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 Improvisers Guide to Law Teaching

Special Thanks to Bryan Rapp, Russel Confroy and their staff from the Pence Law Library at WCL

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 2:15pmSimulations, Feedback, & Assessment
Shawn Marie Boyne, Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law: Disaster in the Classroom: Using Simulations to Teach National Security Law 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

3:15pmBeyond Traditional Law Subjects

John M. Bickers, N. Kentucky University: Chase College of Law: Using a Wok: How Non-Bar Tested Electives Can Teach Lawyering Susan L. Brooks, Drexel University School of Law: The ABCs of Communication for Teaching Relational Lawyering and Resilience Ryan Dooley & Allison Robbins, CUNY School of Law: The Law School as a Classroom Vicen Feli, 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 5:00pmTeaching 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

6:00pmCocktail Reception

Watch the Live Webcast Find speaker bios & talk summaries on LegalED Join the Conversation at: #LegalED

Special Thanks to Bryan Rapp, Russel Confroy and their staff from the Pence Law Library at WCL