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Developing an Islamic law curriculum
‘law in context’ methodology and a research-led teaching approach, and no prior knowledge of Islamic law is required. In addition to the project team, input has come from colleagues and s…
Twin peeks at career expectations
of findings from two recent Law Society research reports on the career choices of law students and trainee solicitors. The Law Society has recently published two complementary studies of the caree…
12 steps to success: producing a quality legal research paper
substantive academic paper on an independent research project is an important skill for post graduate and final year undergraduate law students. It requires the synthesis of legal research, academic …
Developing an e-learning resource for OSCOLA
UKCLE PDF project Project leader: Cathie Jackson, Information Services, Cardiff University (e-mail: JacksonCM@cardiff.ac.uk) Project summary: development of a repurposable e-learning resource for t…
Access to legal work experience and its role in the (re)production of legal professional identity
University of Leicester (previously at Centre for Research into Diversity in the Professions, Leeds Metropolitan University). Project summary: an exploration of the role of legal work experience and …
Open educational resources in simulation learning
Simshare news Final project report published (download at bottom of page) Sims at Learning in Law Annual Conference 10 – Open educational resources: why they matter | Are we using te…
investigating current brain and behaviour research and its application to learning and teaching law. This paper introduced the concept of complexity theory and showed how it offers a significantly di…
How do law students decide where to apply to?
(University of the West of England) outlines his research into the sources of information prospective law students use when choosing which law school to apply to. Law schools inhabit a competitive…
Education for sustainable development: what does it mean for legal education?
Funding Council for Wales to the teaching and research institutions themselves – see the higher education section of the Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship website f…
Building the legal education gateway
resources in law, however during the initial research period it became clear that resource sharing throughout higher education is not as widespread as was previously envisaged and has not reached the…
National Teaching Fellowship Award 2004
Nigel Duncan, a lecturer at City Law School, was one of two law teachers awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. In this article from the Autumn 2004 issue of Directions Nigel describes his p…
After the shock has passed...the reality sets in!
below the skills learned, for example, in research. Level one students will be visiting local schools and colleges to assist with citizenship training, and also to pass on their experience of movin…
Getting access: access to land and the right to roam
academic standards, flowing from, and into, research – students will be given contact with national and international experts and with practitioners (for example through interviews and discussi…
SIMPLE: learning through simulations
In their paper Karen Barton (Glasgow Graduate School of Law) and Patricia McKellar (UKCLE) presented the findings of the SIMPLE project and considered ways to take the project forward. The sessi…
Exhuming human remains from case law: a report on the first dig
of Leicester) presented the findings of a research project seeking to endorse and encourage the use of narrative research in legal education. Dawn’s slides are embedded below, and you can als…
Look it up before you leap: guiding students across the academic-vocational legal resources divide
below. This presentation grew out of a research project on the Bar Vocational Course that enquired how its learners interacted with repositories of legal information and how to encourage appropriat…
Developing critical thinking: student perspectives
Lincoln) presented interim findings from a research project looking at the teaching and learning of analytical thinking and problem solving skills among undergraduate law students. Download Angus&#…
Culture shock: I don't understand what plagiarism means
more generally by Carroll (2002). Earlier research on student plagiarism focused on detection and deterrence mechanisms, but more recently the emphasis has shifted towards promoting values of academi…
Are we all going to the same place: pluralism and value driven legal education
At the Learning in Law Annual Conference 2010, Rebecca Huxley-Binns (Nottingham Law School) considered the different roles values should play in informing curriculum design if legal education is t…
Innovations in assessment: the role of blended learning as a support mechanism for assessment
page. A motivating factor underpinning the research was the need for additional formative assessment and feedback, particularly in law modules where assessment takes the form of a 100% seen examina…
The firm as a new actor in legal education: implications for lawyers' identity formation
University) presented insights from empirical research into the way lawyers’ identities are formed by regulated education and also increasingly by law firms. James and Andrew’s slides a…
The first year experience of assessment
below. Alison presented the initial findings of a research project examining the experience of the first year assessment of undergraduates in Brighton Business School. The first year experience (FY…
The emerging use of storytelling as an alternative teaching methodology
provides a vast resource base for students to research for legal and non legal material surrounding the position of the parties. In so doing they develop an appreciation for the stories (facts) told …
The impact of cyberspace on legal development: the case of Islamic law
UNICEF. Shaheen’s teaching and research interests include human rights, Islamic law and jurisprudence, and gender and the law. She is currently leading the UKCLE funded project to develo…
Teaching of statute law: research into provision of current methods and provision of teaching aids
stefan.vogenauer@iecl.ox.ac.uk) Project summary: research into current teaching of legislation, and the development of teaching resources Start date: 1 April 2010 UKCLE funding: £5,080 This project…
Virtual learning environments in legal education
UKCLE funded project Project team: Sefton Bloxham (Lancaster University and Edge Hill), Patricia McKellar (UKCLE), Paul Maharg (Glasgow Graduate School of Law), Monica Nelis (University of Strathc…
Guidelines for good practice in sharing resources in law
guidelines for good practice. However, early research indicated that resource sharing throughout higher education is not as widespread as was previously envisaged and has not reached the level of mat…
Applying behavioural science to legal education
Project summary: an exploration of how research in the behavioural and neurosciences may inform the theory of legal education Completion date: January 2005 UKCLE funding: £4,950 Can research i…
Lawpaths: helping law librarians to deliver skills
materials to support the teaching of legal research skills. UKCLE provided consultancy on project management and evaluation. For further information see the Lawpaths final report. The teaching …
Lawlinks upgrade
application (not just University of Kent) A research assistant examined existing sites on Lawlinks, proposed amendments to annotations as appropriate and checked all links. Lists of links on we…
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