ERIC Number: EJ963327
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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Blended Learning Using Role-Plays, Wikis and Blogs
Ruyters, Michele; Douglas, Kathy; Law, Siew Fang
Journal of Learning Design, v4 n4 p45-55 2011
Student learning about legal skills in legal education is increasingly seen as important. These legal skills include advocacy and negotiation. These skills are often taught through role-play. This article discusses the combination of role-plays with online tools, including wikis and blogs, to assist students to master legal skills. The article describes and discusses two case studies of the teaching of legal skills in a blended learning design. Additionally, through participant observation and selected data from student evaluation of one of the case studies the authors suggest implementation concerns for law teachers to consider when introducing this type of learning design. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Legal Education (Professions), Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Law Schools, Participant Observation, Case Studies, Role Playing, Advocacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Skill Development, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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