Think Like A Lawyer – An Overused and Misused Expression?
I hesitate to admit this: I've used this phrase so many times that it just…
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Two ASP Professors cited in recent ABA Journal Article
Two ASP Professors Marsha Griggs (Washburn Law) and Melissa Hale (Loyola University Chicago School of…
Using YOUR Senses to Make Sense of Cases
In follow-up to Professor Victoria McCoy Dunkley's outstanding blog post entitled "Be in Your Bag…
Be In Your Bag (of Questions) as a 1L Reader
To become an expert reader, however, you will need to model what expert readers do when reading a legal opinion. This means moving beyond default reading strategies, such as highlighting and underlining, and reaching into your bag of questions to situate the case, identify its most important parts, and understand the opinion and its relevance to various hypothetical situations. Here are a few tips for reading and examples of the kinds of questions you should ask while reading . . .
A Few Suggestions for 1L Readers
Congratulations as you begin to embark on your legal education as entering first year law…
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Perspective
Right now, many of our bar takers are feeling overwhelmed and inadequate, despite many weeks…
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A Few Possible “Big Picture” Thoughts on ASP Best Practices
Ah, just about the middle of the summer. It's sort of like the 7th inning…
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A Picture of the Multi-Faceted Relationships in Learning, Discovery, and Growth
They say that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Well, here's a picture of…
Posted inAdvice Current Affairs Learning Styles
The Quick Fix (or is it?)
According to author Jesse Singal: "Power posing, grit and other trendy concepts are scientifically unproven…
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Purposeful Connections
According to a recent article, research suggests that changing the way curriculum is presented and…