LAW TEACHING: Michele Pistone writes:

I am hosting the Igniting Law Teaching conference again this year at American University Washington College of Law. It is Friday, March 20 from 9:00-5:00 EST and will be available for live webcast. I was wondering if you would publicize it on Instapundit.

The conference is designed in reaction to the need to make changes in legal education. It is styled like a TEDx conference, so it is quite different from other law school conferences. The focus of the conference is law school pedagogy and will feature talks on lots of topics that are relevant to law professors and the push to modernize what and how law is taught. Topics include learning theory as it applies to legal education, incorporating practical lawyering skills and values into doctrinal courses, using online technologies to deepen learning, and a lot more. In fact, your colleague, Paula Schaefer, is speaking on Tips for Finding Professionalism Lessons Hiding in Plain Sight in Every Casebook.

Each talk is 10 minutes or less, so faculty members can tune in for a few talks and then watch others when they are available online at the LegalED site.

Enjoy!