In this session, we discuss current legal publications, and workshop the difficulties law libraries face in collection, access, and use of these materials. We then workshop solutions with the attendees before concluding with next steps.  

Digital Object Identifiers, or DOIs, are persistent identifiers that, when assigned to a digital object, bind that object to a set of metadata that, among other things, gives information about the current location of the object on the web. Through this technology, DOIs provide stable access over time to digital objects, such as article PDFs. […]

The Legal Information Institute hosted their first hackathon on Sunday March 24, 2024. This was a very small one-day hackathon with just over 20 students. The goal of this hackathon was to have small groups of diverse minds work together for one day to find a creative and accessible solution to the organization of the […]

The pace of emerging technology in law practice can make the Gartner hype cycle feel like a roller coasters ride. From e-discovery to e-signatures to legal analytics to blockchain to generative AI, the expectations of law practice have changed in some major and minor ways, and our job, directly and indirectly, are to prepare students […]

We often think we know our law students, but how well do we understand who is coming to us for legal education? An unknown of #legaled is often who are these learners, what motivates them, and how should we factor these things into our teaching? Legal education should be learner focused. discovering who is applying […]

In this insightful session, we’ll explore The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s innovative transition to Salesforce, showcasing our successful implementation of Salesforce and Account Engagement (Pardot). This strategic initiative has transformed The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s approach to recruitment, email marketing, student support, advising, and engagement with prospects, applicants, enrolled students, and […]

Thanks to the Internet, video games, and apps like TikTok, Facebook and X, attention spans of today’s students seem markedly shorter than those of prior generations. Twenty-two percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 spend 6-10 hours/week playing video games. Our classes at GW Law School capture that energy in the classroom with laptop […]

Access to information is fundamental to achieving justice, especially in contexts where historical legal precedents intersect with contemporary issues. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the first “Boldt decision” issued in the long-running Washington State tribal fishing rights case United States v. Washington. This session we will describe the law library’s undertaking to digitize all […]

Is tech competency the same thing as digital literacy or data literacy? Neither? Both? Is text mining the same thing as sentiment analysis? Research shows that Generation Z lacks fundamental critical thinking skills that underlie much that falls under the literacy umbrella. And much of that existing research is prior to the AI boom… Come […]

This session examines a few of the doctrinal courses I teach and how I was able to incorporate experiential sessions that were not part of the original syllabus. Although the faculty prep-work is not immaterial, student reception of these types of classes makes it most worthwhile.  

There is no accepted view about how technology should be taught in law schools. Our view is that this is a good thing. Law schools presently have no obvious ways to distinguish themselves in the market for students. There is no right way to approach this new world and the variety of responses to AI […]