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Law Professor's Desk Reference

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Abstract

Law Professor's Desk Reference  serves as a how-to guide for faculty members, addressing the everyday issues that shape legal education as well as the growing external social and economic pressures reconceptualizing the study of law. Law school faculty members are expected to be legal scholars, effective teachers, and engaged institutional partners, but the information essential to develop these fundamentals skills has not been published in one single source, until now.

The book provides a foundation to help faculty develop the best practices for student learning and engagement. It provides an important summary of learning outcomes, formative assessment, summative assessment, course design, and the operational mechanics needed to be an effective classroom and online teacher.

The book offers faculty members a roadmap to develop meaningful scholarship with practical advice on how best to create a sustainable scholarly agenda. It explores the role faculty play in shared governance for their institutions. It addresses academic freedom, hiring procedures, tenure, and status issues. It also covers accreditation and various regulations on accessibility, accommodation requirements, Title IX, employment laws, plagiarism, and much more.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • academic freedom
  • assessment
  • higher education
  • law
  • legal education
  • scholarship
  • students

Disciplines

  • Higher Education Administration
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Online and Distance Education
  • Education Law
  • Legal Education
  • Legal Profession
  • Legal Writing and Research
  • Rule of Law

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