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Stress Busters

Posted on April 07, 2009
Exams start here in 21 days, so the stress level is increasing by the minute. Many of my students are handling their stress well, but some have become so stressed that they are not able to get a perspective on...

Thank you

Posted on April 06, 2009
Thanks to those of you who have explained the pronunciation of Houston in NY City to me. That makes a lot more sense! Amy Jarmon

Director of Academic Support Position at Southern New England

Posted on April 06, 2009
Southern New England School of Law seeks applications for Director of Academic Support, a full time administrative position. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Southern New England has full-time, part-time and evening-weekend programs to serve its enrollment which is composed of over...

Beginners Brief Best By Briefing Backward

Posted on April 06, 2009
When preparing my briefing workshop this semester, it occurred to me how hard it was to create a well formatted issue statement. Think about it: one of the most common formats for an issue is: whether [most crucial fact of...

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NYU Law Revue: We Didn't Hear the Question

Posted on April 03, 2009
Although I personally think that laptops are very useful learning tools and many students use them effectively, I am well aware that some professors complain that they have trouble keeping students' attention in class because of the lure of the...

Warning: Toxic Environment

Posted on April 02, 2009
As the exam period is getting closer, more students are telling me that they are having difficulty studying at the law school. Stress seems to be in the very air that students breathe. Some students are irritable and taking it...

Getting Control of Exam Studying

Posted on March 31, 2009
This week is four weeks before exams for my students. A number of them have spoken to me about their feelings of being overwhelmed. Our calendar changed this year, and 2L and 3L students were bit surprised to realize that...

Academic Development Job at Santa Clara University

Posted on March 27, 2009
Co-Director of Academic Development Santa Clara University School of Law 2009-2010 Academic Year The Co-Director of Academic Development works closely with a fellow Co-Director and the Assistant Dean for Academic & Professional Development ("APD") to address the academic success of...

LSAC Academic Assistance Training Workshop St. Louis June 3-6, 2009

Posted on March 27, 2009
As those of you on the Academic Support listserv know, Kent Lollis from LSAC posted a "heads up" regarding this year's St. Louis meeting. Once the official announcement and registration materials come out in April, this website will post more...

Colorblindness and Power Point Slides

Posted on March 26, 2009
Hillary Burgess, Hofstra, mentioned to me that Kathleen Waits, University of Tulsa, (Faculty Profile) had done a posting elsewhere about colorblindness and Power Point slides. I contacted Kathleen and she kindly povided a guest posting for me to include here...

Condensing Monster Outlines

Posted on March 23, 2009
A number of law students spent their Spring Breaks catching up on outlining for each course and beginning to review specific topics for exams. Some students will have lengthy outlines that include a great deal of detail (probably over 60...

Motivating Students When the Weather Turns Sunny

Posted on March 20, 2009
For those of us from climates that have suffered through a long winter, spring is finally making an appearance. With the arrival of spring, also comes the arrival of spring fever and the urge to take advantage of the warmth...

Suggestions for starting an ASP Resource Center

Posted on March 18, 2009
This is a cross-post that also went out to the ASP listserv. However, I think this information would also be helpful to schools without an ASP professional, but would like to set up an ASP resource center in the library,...

The long and short of it on breaks

Posted on March 16, 2009
Breaks are an essential part of the learning process. One that is frequently overlooked by law students and law professors alike. We need both long breaks and short breaks to function at our best. I just came back from a...

Students transferring after the first year

Posted on March 06, 2009
About this time of year, I start getting requests for letters of reference from students seeking to transfer to another law school. Students ask us for recommendations because we are the people they got to know best during their first...

Reviewing Outlines

Posted on March 04, 2009

Which kind of motor vehicle is this case?

Posted on February 27, 2009

Job Posting for Dean of Students Widener - Harrisburg

Posted on February 26, 2009
The Harrisburg campus of Widener University School of Law is accepting applications for the Dean of Students position. Located in the state capital, the Law School is in close proximity to the State Legislature, numerous government agencies and state and...

"Space in the Sculpture"

Posted on February 25, 2009
I'd like to thank Ruth Ann McKinney of Carolina Law and give her credit for conceptualizing this metaphor and introducing me to it while I was a law student. One of the concepts my students have struggled with this semester...

Call for Proposals from the AALS Section on Academic Support

Posted on February 23, 2009
Call for Proposals by the Workshop Program Committee for the AALS Section on Academic Support2010 AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LouisianaAnnual Meeting Dates: January 6-10, 2010 The theme of our 2010 AALS workshop will be: ?Transforming Learning in the...

Reminder: Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Conference Proposals due TODAY

Posted on February 20, 2009
A reminder for anyone who may have let this fall off their radar in the chaos of the start of the semester: The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference in Spokane, WA is soliciting proposals for workshops. The...

What should be happening at this time in the semester

Posted on February 16, 2009
Many 1L's are confused about the time line for the spring semester. What should be due when? When should I get started? How often do I have to update my outlines? Here is my very brief, flexible time line for...

From Blame Game to Blessing

Posted on February 11, 2009
It is the time in the semester when blame seems to be going around at the same speedy rate as colds and flu. Students are feeling hassled because our weather is ping-ponging regularly between sunny 70s and freezing temperatures. (At...

When concentration is an issue...there is not a magic solution

Posted on February 09, 2009
About this time of year, I hear a lot of students complain that they can not get through the reading each night. They drift off, they are distracted, they can't follow the arguments. This is not an unusual phenomena; law...

Position Opening at Vermont Law School

Posted on February 05, 2009
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM The Director of the Academic Success Program designs, implements, and oversees the academic support program at Vermont Law School. The Director will assist all students, including those in the J.D. program, the M.E...

Second Semester Exhaustion

Posted on February 04, 2009
If there is one complaint I hear everyday, it is second-semester exhaustion amongst 1L's. It doesn't matter where they fell on the curve at their school, or where they are ranked, second semester exhaustion happens across the spectrum. Students who...

Responsibility for Teaching and Responsibility for Learning

Posted on January 30, 2009
I believe in humanizing legal education. I believe in life balance. I believe in improved teaching methods. I believe in diversity in learning styles. I believe in listening carefully and trying to help. I believe in bending over backwards for...

Learning Life Skills

Posted on January 29, 2009
Many law students are surprised when I announce some of the topics that we will work on in our weekly sessions. They expect me to talk only about reading and briefing cases, outlining course material, and taking tests. Instead, I...

Job at Hofstra School of Law

Posted on January 28, 2009
Assistant/Associate Professor of Academic Support HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Hofstra University School of Law invites applicants for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Academic Support. This is a full-time, renewable contract faculty position...

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