Online Learning and the Future of Legal Education
Friday, April 26, 2019
Dineen Hall | Syracuse University College of Law
8:30-9:00 a.m. Welcome and Continental Breakfast
- Shelby Mann
Editor-in-Chief
Syracuse Law Review - Nina A. Kohn
David M. Levy Professor of Law and Assoc. Dean of Online Education
Syracuse University College of Law
Breakfast is generously sponsored by iLawVentures
9:00-10:15 a.m. Session #1: Pedagogy in Online Legal Education
- Moderator: Robin Malloy, E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law; Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Syracuse University College of Law
Discussant: Karen Bull
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University College of Syracuse University - The Pernicious Myths of Classroom and Online Teaching:
Modality-Less Model for Excellence in Legal Education
Michael Hunter Schwartz
Dean and Professor of Law
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law - Best practices for designing and developing engaging online courses
Noelle Sweany
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Texas A & M University Dept. of Education and Human Development
10:15-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Rest Break
10:30 a.m.-noon Session #2: The Hybrid Model of Legal Education
- Moderator: Kathleen O’Connor Professor, Executive Director of Online Education, Teaching Professor Syracuse University College of Law
The Hybrid Model for Legal Education:
Better Teaching, Greater Access, and Better Future Lawyers
Jack Graves
Professor of Law and Director of Digital Legal Education
Touro Law Center - “The Worst Idea Ever!” Blended Pedagogy, Shared Governance, and Change in Legal Education
Eric S. Janus
Former President and Dean
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (formerly William Mitchell College of Law) - How Online Learning Will Transform Legal Education
David Thomson
Professor of Practice and John C. Dwan Professor for Online Learning
University of Denver Strum School of Law
noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch and Structured Conversation: Through the Looking Glass: The Regulatory and Accreditation Landscape for Legal Education
- Speaker: Barry Currier
Managing Director, Accreditation and Legal Education, American Bar Association - Moderator: Craig Boise
Dean and Professor of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
1:00-1:15 p.m. Rest Break
1:15-2:45 p.m. Session #3: The Impact of Online Legal Education for the Legal Profession
- Moderator: Lauryn Gouldin, Associate Dean for Faculty Research, Associate Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law
- Discussant: Kellye Testy
- Online Legal Education’s Potential to Address the Justice Gap
James McGrath
Professor of Law and Assoc. Dean for Academic Support, Bar Passage, and Compliance
Texas A&M School of Law - Andrew P. Morriss
Dean, School of Innovation
Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Texas A&M University - Asynchronous and Hybrid E-learning in Legal Education: A Comparative Study
Victoria Sutton
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor
Associate Dean for Digital Learning and Graduate Education
Texas Tech University School of Law - The Promise of On-line Educational Platforms for Law and Legal Education
Kellye Testy
President and CEO
Law School Admission Council
Professor of Law
University of Washington School of Law
2:45-3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Moderated Discussion: But What Could Go Wrong?: Risks and Opportunities as Legal Education Moves Online
- Moderator: Nina Kohn
4:00-4:15 p.m. Break
4:15-4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
- Elizabeth Lehmann
Lead Articles Editor
Syracuse Law Review - Nina Kohn
4:30-5:30 p.m. Reception in the Levy Atrium
Please join Law Review members for hors d’oeuvre and refreshments.