ALWD Events
- Technology in and Beyond the Classroom
- March 3, 2012 ~ North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Enhance student learning in the traditional law school classroom
- Maximize distance learning opportunities consistent with ABA rules
- Expand the ability of clinical and pro bono programs to deliver legal services
- Faculty
- Academic Support
- Adjuncts
- Clinical
- Doctrinal
- Practice Skills
- Writing
- Law school administrators and staff
- Clinical program directors
- Deans
- Directors and Coordinators of Graduate Programs
- Externship Directors
- Interdisciplinary Center Directors/Coordinators
- IT professionals
- Pro Bono and Social Justice Directors/ Coordinators
- Study Abroad Program Coordinators
- Encounter new ideas about selecting and using technology to improve teaching and learning in and out of the classroom;
- Experience a variety of types of educational technology; and
- Have opportunities to meet and work with other creative legal educators who want to enhance their effective use of educational technology.
This conference will focus on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in and out of the classroom. When legal educators talk about technology in law school, the discussion often addresses issues such as law students' use of laptop computers in the classroom, the use of Internet-based course management tools (such as TWEN or Blackboard), and the use of technology to display classroom materials (such as PowerPoint presentations and video clips). This conference will take the discussion beyond these traditional topics. Conference presenters and participants will explore how advanced use of technology can:
Benefits to Participants
This conference is for anyone interested in technological innovation in legal education, including
During the conference, participants will
More information about conference registration and forms found here.
- Second Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference
- March 9-10, 2012 ~ The Georgetown University Law Center
Call for Proposals
The Georgetown University Law Center is proud to announce it will host the Second Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, to be held on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, March 9-10, 2012. Out of town participants are most welcome; we are arranging a conference rate at a local hotel close to the law school and major public transportation options. There will be no conference fee.
The deadline to submit proposals is October 30, 2011. The proposal submission form may be download here or at www.lwionline.org/other_conferences.html. Completed forms should be emailed to: capitallegalwriting@gmail.com.
More information about conference registration, speakers, and conference hotel options will be distributed and accessible from the LWI online site in coming weeks. If you have any questions, please email us at: capitallegalwriting@gmail.com. The Planning Committee includes, among others, Kristen Tiscione (chair), Lisa Avalos, Sonya Bonneau, Michael Cedrone, Vicki Girard, Sarah Laubach, Sue McMahon, Julie Ross, and Rima Sirota.
Thanks to Karen Thornton, Iselin Gambert, Christy DeSanctis, and Jessica Clark from The George Washington University Law School for establishing the capital area conference -- we hope to do them proud. Have a wonderful fall semester, and we hope to see you in March in Washington, D.C.!
- Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One
- March 23-24, 2012 ~ Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- You may submit a proposal for a 25-minute presentation. These are often practical presentations on teaching methods or assignments that have been especially successful for you.
- You may submit a proposal for a 50-minute panel presentation. A panel should consist of at least two presenters (and preferably 3-5 presenters).
- We ask that each participant limit himself or herself to one proposal so that we may provide as many people as possible with opportunities to present.
- Contact information for all presenters and co-presenters;
- Title of presentation;
- Brief (one-paragraph) description of the presentation;
- Time needed for presentation (25 minutes or 50 minutes); and
- Technology needs for the presentation.
The Twelfth Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference will be held on March 23 and 24, 2012, at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Tempe. The Program Committee invites participants to submit proposals for conference presentations. Presentations may be on any subject of interest to those teaching legal writing and research. Presenters have two options regarding time:
The deadline for proposals is Thursday, November 10, 2011. To submit a presentation proposal, please send the following information to both Chad Noreuil at Chad.Noreuil@asu.edu and Susie Salmon at Susan.Salmon@law.arizona.edu:
Registration information and more conference details will be available soon. As always, registration is free, though we will need all participants to register so we have an accurate head count. We hope to have decisions made by early December to give everyone enough time to make travel plans. Thanks, and we look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you at the conference. Peace and positive energy to all.
- Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One
- March 30, 2012 ~ Albany Law School
Albany Law School’s Center for Excellence in Law Teaching (CELT) will host a national conference on “Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One” for law school faculty and administrators on March 30, 2012.
The conference, to be held at Albany Law School, will focus on setting and assessing foundational objectives for law students, as well as what some law schools have already done to better structure curriculum and prepare students to meet proposed new American Bar Association standards.
Click Here to Download our "Call For Presentations" Brochure
Special hotel rates are being offered by the Hilton Garden Inn across the street from the law school. The rate will expire after March 8th, 2012 or after all allotted rooms are booked. Visit the accommodations page for more information.
For more information click here.
- Value of Variety & Reflecting on Our Teaching
- March 25-26, 2012 ~ Gonzaga University
These conferences are one-day each and will take place at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington on June 25 and 26. Participants can attend either or both.
Value of Variety will explore the benefits of variety in all aspects of teaching and learning, including variety in terms of learning objectives, materials, teaching methods, and assessment. This conference will feature plenary and concurrent workshops related to the conference theme. A call for workshop proposals will appear in the Fall 2011 issue of The Law Teacher.
Reflecting on Our Teaching, a one day teaching retreat, will offer participants an opportunity to step back and reflect on their lives as teachers. How does who we are affect how we teach, and how does teaching affect who we are? What does it mean to lead a professional life as a teacher of law? What aspects of ourselves are the most supported and engaged by the work we do? This conference will be held at Gonzaga's Bozarth Retreat Center, a historic building located in the pines above the Little Spokane River.
- Clarity's Fifth International Conference
- May 21-23, 2012 ~ Washington DC
- for government employees and members of Clarity, the Center, or Scribes, $450, but if you book before March 1, the fee is only $400; and
- for others, $500, but if you book before March 1, the fee is only $450.
Clarity’s fifth international conference will be held in 2012 from May 21-23 at the National Press Club, a unique venue in Washington DC.
Register online for the conference
Clarity’s previous conferences have been held in England in 2002, France in 2005, Mexico in 2008, and Portugal in 2010.
Clarity will co-host its 2012 conference with:
The Dinner — a national event
The conference dinner will be on the evening of May 22 at the National Press Club at 7 pm with a reception at 6 pm. In addition to the dinner speaker, the Center for Plain Language will present its annual ClearMark awards during the dinner. The ClearMark Awards — now in their third year — celebrate some of the best documents in the United States, and poke some gentle fun at some of the worst. More about the ClearMark Awards.
The Clarity Band
The Clarity Band — our editor, Julie Clement, and her husband, Rush Clement — will perform after the dinner. If the dancing at our conference in Lisbon, Portugal is anything to go by, then the Clarity Band is reason alone to be at the conference and dinner.
Early bird discount — conference fee
The conference fees (in US$) are: