CALI [The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction] is a resource provided by Pepperdine Caruso School of Law for students that includes over 1,000+ interactive online tutorials written by law professors, on 50+ subject areas. This includes, but is not limited to topics such as, 1L-First Year Lessons, 2L-3L Upper Level Lessons, Administrative Law, Tax Law, […]
Class has just ended and the students are rushing to the front to congratulate you on a BRILLIANT class meeting. But don’t let this distract you. FIRST, please take a moment and log out/sign out of everything. Just restarting the computer doesn’t log you out of everything. Just closing the browser doesn’t either. The safest […]
In this post, we will discuss how to utilize PowerPoint and/or Google Slides to create an informational and visually effective presentation that will generate the optimal level of student learning engagement and retention. Because this is a lengthy post, feel free to navigate to the topics of interest in the table of contents below, as […]
This post is a student response to Thomas Tobin’s webcast on Universal Design of Learning as well as the UDL Guidelines page from UDL’s website. For more information, please visit those sites. In his webcast on the basics of UDL, Thomas J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison made it clear that we need to […]
Here, we examine author and molecular biologist Dr. John Medina’s “Brain Rules,” a popular book on implementing brain science to classroom and professional dynamics. Medina lists 12 fundamental “brain rules” (what scientists know for sure about how our brains work), and many presented points are incredibly pertinent to molding the ideal learning environment. The way […]
This presentation gives a brief overview of the benefits of teaching in a metacognitive style, to create the most effective learning environment for students. To view the complete guide to metacognition, see LawTech’s Metacognition presentation. In this presentation, we cover: What faculty can doWhat students can doBrief overview of metacognition strategies Optimal learning, or the […]
The goal of this presentation is to discuss gamifying education for faculty use in hopes of utilizing efficient pedagogy to make learning more engaging for their students. In this presentation, we cover: Significance of gaming Gamification Gamification Ideas for the classroom In this blog post, we will take a deep dive into the educational techniques […]
This presentation is compiled from the information presented in Sandra McGuire’s best-selling Metacognition book, “Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course To Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation”. You can buy the book here. In this presentation, we cover: Linking ConceptsBloom’s TaxonomyThe Study Cycle Consider encouraging your students to […]