Other Conferences
- Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One (Albany Law Center for Excellence in Law Teaching (CELT)), March 30, 2012
(Registration and dinner will be the evening of March 29th.)
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in: 1) improving legal education; 2) breaking down the "silos" of doctrinal, clinical, "theoretical", "practical" skills and "Legal Writing"/Lawyering faculty; 3) the process of identifying and assessing objectives under new ABA Standard.
Topic Explanation: This conference aims to bring together faculty from across the curriculum to explore together how to set and assess foundational objectives for law students. The proposed changes to ABA standards make this topic extremely timely.
We will explore questions such as: What learning objectives make most sense in the first year? How do we teach them in an integrated way? What do students need to have "under their belt" before taking a clinic or advanced class? How do we properly assess whether students have learned?
We will also examine what some law schools have done to better structure their curriculum and prepare to meet the new standards.
Presenters Include: Barbara Glesner-Fines, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, David Thompson, Judith Wegner (Keynote).
For questions about transportation or lodging (near, nice and inexpensive) contact Tammy Weinman at twein [at] albanylaw.edu. For any other questions, feel free to contact Kevin Ramakrishna at krama [at] abanylaw.edu or Mary Lynch at: mlync [at] albanylaw.edu.
