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Practice Ready Research Assignments: Cover Letter Drafting in ALR Classes December 8, 2022
At the Teaching the Teachers Conference this past May in Portland, Oregon presenters Michelle Hook Dewey (Georgia State University College of Law) and Heather Simmons (University of Georgia School of Law) discussed integrating exercises into classes to make students truly … Continue reading →
Nicholas Norton
Page Fright December 6, 2022
For many academic law librarians, scholarly writing is recommended or required for professional advancement. Despite this imperative, I know I’m not alone in finding it difficult to make time for writing at work. There are a thousand other pressing duties, … Continue reading →
Laura Scott
Library Internships: Just Say Yes November 29, 2022
“Experience, in its many guises, pervades all forms of learning; however, its value is frequently not recognized or is even disregarded. Active engagement is one of the basic tenets of experiential learning: experiential learning undoubtedly involves the ‘whole person’, through … Continue reading →
Genevieve Zook
How to Stay Productive Over the Holidays November 28, 2022
The ideal answer is that you don’t have to be, nor should you be, productive over the holidays. The holidays are the perfect time to relax and enjoy quality time with family and friends. You shouldn’t have to think about … Continue reading →
Christine Park
The “Food Blog” Scroll and Its Impact on Online Legal Research November 16, 2022
After transitioning from a written to a “live” format for assignments in my Advanced Legal Research class, I noticed a vaguely familiar pattern of students unintentionally scrolling past relevant information on their screens. It would happen like this: I’d ask … Continue reading →
Olivia Smith Schlinck
Writing for the Web November 15, 2022
I recently took a Library Juice Academy (LJA) class titled Writing for the Web, which was my last course in the User Experience for Libraries certificate program. Here is a summary of what I learned from that class and other … Continue reading →
Julie Tedjeske Crane
Teaching Authority to 1Ls Interactively (Just in Case the Internet Needed One More Website) November 9, 2022
Guest Post by Jacob Samuelson Homosapiens did not evolve from monkeys (but do share a common ancestor). Napoleon wasn’t particularly short (he was somewhat average for the time). Einstein didn’t fail his math classes (believe it or not, he was … Continue reading →
Emmawoodlibrarian
An Ode to the Power of the Rewrite November 8, 2022
I have the pleasure of co-teaching Advanced Legal Research (ALR) with Joan Shear this fall. She has lots of experience as a law librarian and as a teacher. You might even know her, as she has worked with RIPS for … Continue reading →
Stephanie Farne
Did You Count That? Really? Should We? November 8, 2022
Twice a year, like clockwork, we are embroiled in statistic gathering from the library on behalf of the law school. These are for the dreaded ABA and IPEDS questionnaires. Gone are the days when the ABA collected library-specific records. Does … Continue reading →
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Adapting “Live” Assignments for Formative Assessments October 31, 2022
Olivia Smith Schlinck gave a very useful presentation at the Teaching the Teachers Conference this past May on live assignments. Olivia described the live assignment as follows: The Research Practicum was born out of the pandemic, when Benjamin N. Cardozo … Continue reading →
Nicholas Norton

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