Competencies and Rubrics and Communities, Oh My!

Speaker(s):

Janelle Beitz, David Herding, Chad Johnson

In January 2015, William Mitchell College of Law welcomed a cohort of 80+ students to the first online/face-to-face hybrid, ABA-accredited J.D. program for an intensive “Preparation Week,” which immersed them into the world of law school. Since then, these students have contributed to numerous weekly discussion forums, taken quizzes, turned in assignments, participated in recorded video chats, prepared for exams, and interacted with each other, faculty, and William Mitchell staff in ways traditional law students typically have not. By the time of CALIcon15, they will have returned to campus to participate in a grueling Capstone Week, an experiential learning environment meant to mimic a busy law practice.

This session will discuss how Mitchell’s faculty, IT staff, librarians, and instructional designer designed the courses, oriented the students, and put out the fires during this first term, both online and in-person, all while (mostly!) maintaining their sanity and planning the next term of online and in-person courses.
Prezi slides.