Excellence and Innovation in Legal Education

In Excellence and Innovation in Legal Education, teaching professionalism is characterised by the scholarly underpinning of each contribution; and every contribution provides a rich resource for enhancing teaching practice. The critical concerns for legal education have been identified and discussed in this book: curriculum design that includes graduate attributes; embedding specific attributes across the curriculum; empowering students to learn; academic teamwork to manage large student cohorts; first year and final year transition strategies; tracking students' personal development through the use of ePortfolio; assessment strategies; improving student well-being and promoting resilience; teaching practice to achieve deep learning; flexibility in delivery; the use of Web 2.0 technology; and understanding the 21st century student. Features oÂeo Critical overview of legal education in Australia identifies critical concerns for legal educators oÂeo Australia's leading law teachers' contributions provide rich resource of research-based literature oÂeo Scholarly perspective provides opportunity to enhance teaching practice oÂeo Practical examples can be applied to engage students oÂeo Wide range of subject areas helps readers to recognise what encapsulates teaching professionalism