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Professional competence: can it be taught? A workplace perspective.
Professional competence (in relation to knowledge, skills, behaviour, attitudes and values) is a term widely used in many professions and its attainment continues to stimulate strong and diverging op…
Use of reflection as a method of improving student engagement
relate their learning at this early stage to skills required in legal practice and to enable students to start early in self-recording evidence of skills development. The reflective logbook contain…
Enhancing and promoting student skills: pro bono and CV development
extra-curricular activities are aware of the range of skills potentially developed through such activities, and ways in which to maximise this awareness. The paper intends to encourage delegates to c…
The focus on skills for improving students’ engagement: the Tuning educational structures approach
has implied the definition of a list of skills (both generic and specific), which students should develop within different cycles. With those skills we intend to create curricula (curriculum?) which …
Portfolio assessment: should we start with the academics having a go?
outcomes would be that students are taught the skills of ‘how’ to think as legal practitioners from the beginning of the first academic year in preparation for employability. The portfolio would …
From education, education, education to skills, skills, skills!
of Directions on the government’s skills strategy for England. This editorial focuses on an issue that has implications not just for legal education, but for the whole of English higher educ…
The Leeds integrated skills model
Leeds) presented an outline of an integrated skills learning environment developed within Leeds law school, its relationship to the wider ‘Leeds for Life’ university skills initiative and…
Developing students’ critical thinking skills through peer assessment and information literacy
to develop essay writing and intellectual skills. Richard’s slides are embedded below. Richard’s presentation was developed with assistance from Sue House, Glamorgan’s law libra…
Developing critical thinking: student perspectives
analytical thinking and problem solving skills among undergraduate law students. Download Angus’ full paper (Word file, 9 pages, 120 KB) at the bottom of the page. Previous research conclud…
Can the new A level law curriculum meet the demands of higher education?
reflection on the challenges inhibiting the skills development of students, offering suggestions from his experience. The paper explored the efficacy of the 2008 A level law curriculum in achieving i…
Teaching professional skills to distance learning students through the medium of film
assessment films to illustrate client care skills. The presenters’ slides are embedded below, and you can also download their full paper (Word file, 5 pages, 56 KB) at the bottom of the page.…
Using podcasts to develop students' referencing skills using OSCOLA
podcasts to develop students’ referencing skills. This poster described one project in a wider initiative developing a series of reusable learning objects integrating podcasts with Web-based …
Things aren't what they used to be: collective responses, spiralling skills and the curriculum
the ‘spiralled’ embedding of skills training. Helen and Kirsty’s slides are embedded below, and their full paper is available to download at the bottom of the page. Academics ag…
What do employers want?
to address employer preferences for the skills and knowledge of graduates and how these are attained at the discipline level. This review of the research evidence on employer preferences for and enga…
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