Flipping a legal writing class

1. Flipping a legal writing class Robert Anderson Lawyering Process Professor randerson@law.du.edu

2. Flipping a legal writing class • The flipped classroom involves delivering content outside of class through, for instance, video, in order to create class time for experiential learning • So, first, let’s watch a video!

3. The dream of flipping “[S]ince [content delivered outside of class] teaches the standard factual knowledge usually found in traditional lectures, teachers have an opportunity to make their classrooms a place where inventing, abstracting, conjecturing, proving, and applying [the content] in realistic situations is the norm. This is the essence of the classroom flip.” -Jeremy F. Strayer, “The Effects of the Classroom Flip on the Learning Environment” (2007 Ohio State).

4. Flipping: a brief history • The flipped classroom is not new • Socrates flipped • Who here has flipped?

5. Flipping: pros and cons

6. Flipping: how-to’s • Keep videos short • Don’t just be a talking head • Content is king • It takes time

7. Flipping: lessons learned • Let students in • Let students ask • Hold students accountable • Make adjustments

8. Flipping: media resources • Camtasia - $$, editing and annotating suite layering video and audio on top of screen capture • Snagit – Licensed, no editing or annotating • Jing – free, limited to 5 minutes, no editing or annotating • Screencast-O-Matic – Free download, 15 minute limit; pay version includes basic editing functions • Sparkol – Video animation software • Keynote (for Mac) – Screen capture with editing • Prezi, Powerpoint – Voiceover narration of slideshow

9. Flipping: online resources