Understanding the ABA standards on distance education -- Choosing a mode of delivery -- Designing the course -- Setting and maintaining the tone and expectations -- Assessing students -- Distance education and the tenure-track professor -- Appendix A. Additional resources on distance education in legal education -- Appendix B. Select resources on distance education -- Appendix C. Select resources on technology and media in distance education -- Appendix D. Select resources on teaching law -- Appendix E. Select resources on rubrics -- Appendix F. Select resources on exam proctoring and plagiarism detection software
Summary
"At last a guidebook exists that discusses the issues, technologies, and tools related to teaching law online. Whether you are a new instructor or tenured professor, Teaching Law Online will help you understand the "ABC's" of how to develop an online law course. This guidebook introduces law professors to distance education and then explains how to design, instruct, and manage an online course in an effective manner without sacrificing quality and the student experience. Teaching Law Online is a necessary resource for any law professor interested in transitioning from the classroom into cyberspace." -- Back cover