Thursday, July 17, 2008
Session 1, 9:30-10:15am
Mapping Thoughts and Deepening Student Analysis Via Diagramming
Laurie C. Kadoch
Program Code: R1C
The more we learn about the cognitive sciences the more we understand that teaching is so much more than imparting knowledge. It involves teaching our students how to absorb and integrate new knowledge and how to apply and communicate that knowledge with critical thought. The learning needs unique to the current generation of law students support the notion that we must be open to the development of new approaches to the teaching and learning of legal writing. The diagram can be used to provide an evolving visual representation to the teacher useful for identification and/or discussion of student understanding at each stage of research, analysis and writing. The diagram similarly provides a tool for self-assessment to each student.