Teaching law online

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 resourse for any law professor interested in transitioning from the classroom into cyberspace. Professor Jennifer Camero has a B.B.A. from Saint Mary's College where she graduated summa cum laude. She obtained her CPA and then earned her J.D. from Northwestern University where she graduated cum laude. Professor Camero teaches contracts, transactional skills, and commercial law at Southern Illinois University School of Law, teaching both asynchronous online classes and traditional law school classes.

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.