CS-SIS Roundtable: 'What's it All About, Techie?' Does Educational Technology Help Law Students Learn the Law?

Target Audience: IT/educational technology librarians, law firm librarians, other librarians interested in the effectiveness of technology in law classes

Learning Outcomes:

1. Participants will discuss whether educational technology improves law students’ comprehension of legal subjects and helps prepare them for the modern practice of law.
2. Participants will discuss appropriate implementations of effective technologies in teaching legal concepts.

Technology has been an important part of legal education for many years now, but does technology ultimately help students to “learn the law”? In this roundtable, participants will discuss whether technology improves students’ comprehension of legal subjects and helps to prepare them for practice. The participants will also share their own experiences and discuss best practices.