ANN BLACK
Professor of Law
"Tell me and I forget; teach me and I may remember; involve me and I learn."
This saying attributed to both philosopher Confucius (trad.551 – 479 BCE) and to scientist Benjamin Franklin (1707 -1790), encapsulates a learning approach in both the East and the West. In this website, I reflect on my endeavours to directly involve law students in this learning dynamic.
E-posters + orals, group work for Sharia-in-5 news reports, scaffolding assessment.
Responding to the post-Zoom return to on-campus classes and to the AI authentication challenge.
Creative, adaptive and multifaceted- over the last decade, the Asian Law Bulletin has evolved from print to online and interactive platforms.
Each of these introduces students to workplace skills in presentation and engagement.
Law Students are often seen as competitive, individualistic and uncollaborative. Here students are taught to challenge this stereotype.
A stellar example of the use of interactive digital platforms to stimulate collaboration and team work among law students.
It has the added benefit of
breaking the seminar content into mine and theirs – a shared learning process.
One effective and enjoyable way international students can ‘get their head around’ our adversarial system and the rules that apply in court during a criminal trial is to be part of one and observing one.
Students can experience how case law and legislation work together in the common law.
My reflections throughout the teaching and learning process of putting together the course for in person and on zoom engagement.
The perspectives and experiences of lawyers, judges, academics in the nations we are discussing can enrich and broaden the learning experience.
"Ann is a true teacher at heart – she wants nothing more than to support her students learning journeys the best way she can. This results in an openness and braveness in Ann’s pedagogy. She is eager to implement new, unfamiliar (and perhaps daunting!) technologies and strategies that will not only improve student’s performance but also their deeper learning. Her authentic approach to student experience translates into teaching excellence."
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- Dr Angie Knaggs SFHEA, Senior Learning Designer