Doing IS Learning!
In a commentary entitled "Doing is the Key to Learning," physicist Frank Wilczek reflects on…
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Why is using another person’s outline or a commercial outline ineffective?
Law students are always looking for shortcuts. The problem is that a shortcut by definition…
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The Bar Exam, Butterflies, and the Power of “Leaning Back!”
As you make your final tune-ups in preparation for your bar exam next week, remember,…
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The Possible Empirical Value of the Computer-Disconnected Classroom Experience
Hat tip to Dr. Nancy Johnson! In a recently published article entitled "How Laptop Internet…
Breaking Free from the Stress and Strains of Final Exams: Try Out the “Smile Loop!”
Wow. At long last, final exams are over...sort of. For most of us, we have…
Hallway Chatter
Exams are in full swing so students are focused and appear to be productive. The…
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Exams are coming!
Monday marks the first day of exams for 1L students at my institution and I…
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Chewing the Cud: Should You Be The Tortoise or the Hare in Exam Prep
With exams for many students in full swing, the question becomes how "paced" to "pace"…
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I SHOULD HAVE COME LAST SEMESTER
Two of the most important workshops offered by our Academic Success Program (ASP) are consistently…
Are You Procrastinating?
As exams and paper deadlines approach, it is easy to procrastinate. Here are some clues…