Charles Calleros
Arizona State University
charles.calleros@asu.edu

1. Introduction to the Panel Presentations
   1. Panel will focus on technologies that are relatively accessible to all faculty, beginning with low tech. and proceeding to more sophisticated applications.
   2. We begin with the premise that added technology will not rescue an empty pedagogy; however, it can improve a sound teaching plan by expanding paths of communication between students and between students and faculty, and by actively engaging students in new ways.
2. No Tech.
   1. With good readings, ideas, questions, hypotheticals, discussion leadership, and mix of small and large student discussion groupings, good teaching can take place with no electronic aids or other technology.
   2. Example: Demonstrating analogy, distinction, and indeterminacy in the law through the use of a hypothetical in a nonlegal context, using props to make the discussion more concrete. {Will be demonstrated in the afternoon session, “Calgary Comes to New Orleans,” and is described in 7 Leg. Writing 37 (2001)}.
3. Low Tech.
   1. Low-level technology can more thoroughly engage students by adding a visual component to lecture or discussion, or by bringing a representation of extra-classroom events to the classroom.

      Examples: overhead projector, computer projection of text from word processing file, and video. (Video exploring common law legal method in a non-legal setting, “Rules for Monica,” will be presented in small part both in this session and in afternoon session, “Calgary Comes to New Orleans,” and is described in 7 Leg. Writing 37 (2001)).

4. Moderate to High Tech.
   All panelists will demonstrate use of computers and the internet in such applications as student discussion forums, posting of assignments and student papers, computer exercises and quizzes, and online courses and competitions.