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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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Cover; LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Biographical Notes; Introduction; PART I: Creating Digital Course Materials; 1: The Digital Path of the Law; A. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (LANGDELL) IN THE NEW (DIGITAL) WORLD; B. THE CONCEPTIONS COURSE BOOK: PROCESS AND PRODUCT; 1. The Construction Stage; 2. The Development Stage; 3. The Access Stage; 4. The Selection Stage; 5. The Delivery Stage; C. PUTTING PRACTICE INTO THEORY; NOTES; 2: Open Source and the Reinvention of Legal Education; A. INTRODUCTION; B. THE PRODUCTION OF COURSE MATERIALS. |
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1. Langdellian Origins2. The Modern Market; C. THE OPEN-SOURCE MODEL OF PEER PRODUCTION; 1. Open-Source and Computer Software; 2. Open Source as Commons-Based Peer Production; 3. An Open-Source Approach to Casebooks; a. Factors as to Tasks; b. Factors as to Agents; 4. So Why Nothing Yet?; D. CURRICULUM REFORM AND THE OPEN-SOURCE APPROACH; 1. The Wave of Curricular Reform; a. Harvard Law School; b. Stanford Law School; c. Vanderbilt Law School; d. Washington and Lee University School of Law; 2. Open Source and Curricular Reform; a. Author-Based Curricular Reform. |
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B. Subject-Based Curricular Reformc. School-Based Curricular Reform; E. CONCLUSION; NOTES; 3: Copyright and Innovation in Legal Course Materials; INTRODUCTION; A. TRADITIONAL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS USE RELATIVELY FEW COPYRIGHTED WORKS BY THIRD PARTIES; B. COPYRIGHT AND EXPERIMENTS IN DISSEMINATION METHODS AND BUSINESS MODELS; 1. Dissemination Mechanisms; 2. Customizability; 3. Business Models; 4. Summary; C. COPYRIGHT AND INNOVATION IN CONTENT; 1. Legal Materials; 2. Materials from Other Disciplines; 3. Audiovisual Content; 4. How Authors Might Innovate; D. CONCLUSION; NOTES. |
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PART II: Teaching with Digital Course Materials4: Digital Evolution in Law School Course Books: Trade-Offs, Opportunities, and Vigilance; A. EVOLUTION OF THE CONTRACTS COURSE BOOK; B. TRADE-OFFS TO BALANCE; 1. Purposes; 2. Scope; C. OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLOIT; 1. Supplements; 2. Currency; 3. Skills Training; D. PRESENTATION RISKS WARRANTING VIGILANCE; E. SYNTHESIS; NOTES; 5: Smarter Law School Casebooks; A.A WALK THROUGH THE LAW LIBRARY IN 2011; B. THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; C. LAW STUDENTS AS DIGITAL NATIVES. |
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D. HOW DIGITAL NATIVES BEHAVE1. Methodology of the Investigation; 2. Youth Practices Regarding Information and Technology; E. DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR A SMARTER CASEBOOK; F. LOOKING FORWARD; G. CONCLUSION; NOTES; 6: Law Games: The Importance of Virtual Worlds and Serious Video Games for the Future of Legal Education; PROLOGUE; A. THE CURRENT CRISIS IN AMERICAN LEGAL EDUCATION; B. THE THEORY OF SERIOUS GAMES; 1. Playing and Learning; 2. Games versus Free Play; 3. Games versus Simulations; a. Provision of the Framework; b. Motivation and Direction; c. Abstraction and Simplification. |
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C. why video games? |
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This collection of essays by legal scholars explores the digital revolution that has transformed legal education. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Law -- Study and teaching.
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Law -- Study and teaching. |
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Law -- Computer-assisted instruction.
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Law -- Computer-assisted instruction. |
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Law. |
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Electronic books.
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Law. |
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Print version: Rubin, Edward. Legal Education in the Digital Age. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107012202 |
| ISBN |
9781139377133 |
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1139377132 |
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9781280647512 |
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1280647515 |
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9781139379991 (electronic book) |
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1139379992 (electronic book) |
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9781107012202 |
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1107012201 |
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