H-1 So You Think You Can Teach: Keeping the Audience Awake and Learning Alive

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Tuesday, July 28 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: 
WCC-Room 145 AB
Target Audience: 
Individuals who are involved in training sessions, seminar presentations and teaching
Learning Outcomes: 
1) Participants will learn imaginative, clear and exciting teaching techniques that engage audiences.
2) Participants will be able to assess teaching styles to adapt to their instructional experience.

Students and lawyers view legal research lectures as dull. Though lawyers and professors value efficient and effective legal research skills, teaching these skills in a captivating manner is a challenge. These five lecturers will demonstrate five methods that involve student interaction and participation. The lecturers will actually teach brief lessons. Various methods include course management systems, video, anecdotes, games and props. Presenters will encourage instructors to incorporate enthusiasm into their sessions by teaching the subject matter with passion. Presenters will discuss the pros and cons of using these techniques with the audience.

Speaker(s): 
Nancy P. Johnson, Coordinator and Moderator, Georgia State University College of Law Library
Rhea Ballard-Thrower, Howard University Law Library
Faye E. Jones, Florida State University
Pamela Rogers Melton, University of South Carolina, Coleman Karesh Law Library
Donna Nixon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Library
Ronald E. Wheeler, Jr., Georgia State University College of Law Library