Online Teaching Strategies: Introduction

During the coming decades, the digital revolution that has transformed so much of our world will transform legal education as well. The digital production and distribution of course materials will powerfully affect both the content and the way materials are used in the classroom and library. This collection of essays by leading legal scholars in various fields explores three aspects of this coming transformation. The first set of essays discusses the way digital materials will be created and how they will change concepts of authorship as well as methods of production and distribution. The second set explores the impact of digital materials on law school classrooms and law libraries and the third set considers the potential transformation of the curriculum that the materials are likely to produce. Taken together, these essays provide a guide to momentous changes that every legal teacher and scholar needs to understand.

The third edition of this award-winning Handbookcontinues the mission of its predecessors: to provide a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of distance education, arguably the most significant development in education over the past three decades. While the book deals with education that uses technology, the focus is on teaching and learning and how its management can be facilitated through technology. Key features include: Comprehensive coverage that includes all aspects of distance education, including design, instruction, management, policy, and a section on different audiences. Chapter authors frame their topic in terms of empirical research (past and present) and discuss the nature of current practice in terms of that research. Future research needs are discussed in relation to both confirmed practice and recent changes in the field. Section one provides a unique review of the theories that support distance education pedagogy. Section six includes a unique review of distance education as a component of global culture. This book will be of interest to anyone engaged in distance education at any level. It is also appropriate for corporate and government trainers and for administrators and policy makers in all these environments. Recipient of the 2013 IAP Distance Education Book Award

At last a guidebook exists that discusses the issues, technologies, and tools related to teaching law online. Whether you are a new instructor or tenured professor, Teaching Law Online will help you understand the "ABC's" of how to develop an online law course. This guidebook introduces law professors to distance education and then explains how to design, instruct, and manage an online course in an effective manner without sacrificing quality and the student experience. Teaching Law Online is a necessary resourse for any law professor interested in transitioning from the classroom into cyberspace. Professor Jennifer Camero has a B.B.A. from Saint Mary's College where she graduated summa cum laude. She obtained her CPA and then earned her J.D. from Northwestern University where she graduated cum laude. Professor Camero teaches contracts, transactional skills, and commercial law at Southern Illinois University School of Law, teaching both asynchronous online classes and traditional law school classes.