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Distance Education Workgroup September 18 – 20 Workshop and Best Practices Finalization

The Distance Education Work Group will meet at William Mitchell September 18 – 20 to complete a four year task consisting on hundreds of hours and input by more than 50 law schools from all tiers, and law publishers, of the Recommended Best Practices for Legal Education Leveraging Distance Learning Technologies.  There will as year before some show and tell by law professors of newest legal education integrated technologies being leveraged for courses, some social time to build relationships across schools, and … completion of the Best Practices Recommendations.

The Work Group has been meeting thrice annually, AALS plus a Fall and Spring report drafting and discussion workshop, supplemented by best practice subgroups’ online discussions.  About half the law schools have attended through a professor or Dean / Associate Dean, and approximately 50 from all tiers have provided continuous input for the drafting process.

Register to attend the workshop (there is no cost) at Event Brite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-group-for-distance-learning-in-legal-education-fall-2014-meeting-registration-12051364957 or contact William Byrnes (williambyrnes@gmail.com)