Annual Meeting

HOW TO MAKE USING TECHNOLOGY IN LEGAL CLINICS

FUN, EXCITING, USEFUL, AND EASY

Kim Diana Connolly, University of South Carolina

Mike Norwood, University of New Mexico

Bob Seibel, CUNY

You've been to presentations that have dazzling demonstrations of technology; you've heard people talk about the future impact of technology on learning and practicing law; you've noticed that your students often know more about technology than you; and you've been promising yourself that soon you will spend some time mastering that complicated computer. This program throws all of that out. We are back in the real world of supervising students and serving clients. Here is what will be on the program:

1. Some powerful and easy to learn features of word processors—secrets and tips that we teach our students and that we use ourselves;

2. Quick and easy work saving tips and descriptions of some methods for teaching students about computer applications that will be useful in their clinical practice;

3. Different ways to use technology in teaching about drafting legal documents—collaborations and rewrites in class—e-mail feedback to students—one on one on the computer—collaborating with clients in drafting documents for them, and more;

4. On line legal research with sources other than Lexis and Westlaw;

5. Using the internet in fact investigations and background research;

6. Evaluating sources of information on the internet and managing and organizing large amounts of information obtained on line;

7. Case management systems—how should we use them in a teaching clinic? And finally;

8. One volunteer from the audience will learn the basics of a great (i.e. useful) software program in 10 minutes or less while everyone else observes, and then that person will use the software to engage the audience in analyzing and solving a real problem. See one of your colleagues transformed from normal lawyer/teacher to computer geek lawyer/teacher; right before your eyes.

Each of these topics carries with it pedagogical, ethical, and legal questions that are very challenging.

We will emphasize things that you can do now with technology in the clinical setting. We will show how we make technology fun and exciting and help our students become better lawyers in the process. We won't dazzle you with slick stuff that you will wish you could do—we will show you how much you already can do, and how to take the next steps into cyberspace. We know that many of you are already changing the way you teach by integrating technology, and we hope you will come and share your experiences.

We wonder why learning technology seems so daunting to many of our colleagues on law faculties. What are the reasons that so many of us are reluctant to learn to use technology more in our classrooms, our clinics, and our cases? Come to this session and tell us what slows you down on the road to embracing technology. Come share with everyone the ways that you have used technology successfully in your teaching or scholarship.

We began planning this program by sharing with each other some different ways that we have fun with technology in our work, and ways that we have seen students get excited about discovering new aspects of technology that will help them practice law. We expect the group at this session to continue on this path of treating technology as a source of fun and excitement that will stimulate the intellectual curiosity of our students and ourselves.

Don't miss the cartoon and bibliography on the following pages.

Please feel free to contact any of us, before or after the program, with suggestions, ideas, or your own technology adventures.

Bob Seibel Kim Diana Connolly Mike Norwood

CUNY School of Law U. of South Carolina U. of New Mexico

65-21 Main Street School of Law School of Law

Flushing, NY 11367 Main and Green Streets 1117 Stanford Drive NE

Columbia, SC 29208 Albuquerque, NM 87131

Seibel@mail.law.cuny.edu Connolly@law.law.sc.edu norwood@law.unm.edu

Using Technology in Clinical Law Teaching –

A Brief Bibliography

Compiled by Kim Diana Connolly, University of South Carolina

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