Conference Schedule
Central States Regional Legal Writing Conference
September 27-28, 2013 | #centralstates13
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Registration opens at 2 p.m. on the lower level of the University of Kansas School of Law.
| 3:00 - 3:20 | Opening Session, Room 203 | ||
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| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session I 3:30 - 3:55 |
Beyond Traditional Persuasion: Teaching Students to Use the Tactics of Influence Anne Mullins University of North Dakota School of Law |
Live Feedback on Memoranda & Briefs: Why it Works and How to Do it Without Going Insane Betsy Six University of Kansas School of Law |
Bloomberg Presentation Noelle Petruzellimarino; Valerie Carullo |
| Session II 4:00 - 4:25 |
Mind the Gap: Preparing Students to Navigate the Transition From the Classroom to the Workplace Aylon Schulte; Shannon Moritz University of Illinois College of Law |
Planting the Seed – Showing the Doctrinal Faculty How Easy (And Effective) It Is to Incorporate Legal Writing and Academic Achievement Into Their Courses Mary Nagel; Jamie Kleppetsch The John Marshall Law School |
Introducing the Millennial Generation to the Legal Profession By Incorporating Professionalism Into Legal Research and Writing Courses Aaron M. House University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law |
| 4:25 - 4:35 | Break (Snacks, Lower Level, University of Kansas School of Law) | ||
| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session III 4:35 - 5:00 |
Stress and Cognition: The Neuroscience of Stress, Memory & Learning Debra Austin University of Denver Sturm College of Law |
Creating Context and Contacts with Email Memos Melody Daily University of Missouri School of Law |
Lexis/Nexis Presentation: Supplement Your Research Lessons with New and Modern Teaching Tools Angela Dunn Lexis/Nexis Account Executive |
| 5:30 - 7:30 | Reception and Dinner at Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts Sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Law |
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
| 8:00 | Breakfast, lower level, University of Kansas School of Law | ||
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| 8:30 - 9:20 | Room 203 - Plenary - Daniel Bernstein KU Center for Teaching Excellence |
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| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session IV 9:30 - 10:15 |
Making Sausage: Politics in the ABA Self-Study Process Suzanne Rowe University of Oregon Carol Parker University of Tennessee |
Meaning, Context and Text: Using Legislative and Regulatory History in Legal Writing and Analysis Mark DeForrest Gonzaga University School of Law |
Bridge to the Clinic: Introducing Family and Juvenile Law to Legal Writing Students in the First Year of Law School Katrina Lee; Kimberly Jordan The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break (Snacks, Lower Level, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW) | ||
| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session V 10:30 - 10:55 |
Putting Storytelling Into Practice: Narrativity in Five Sections of a Brief Michael D. Murray Valparaiso University Law School |
How to Use a Flipped Classroom to Teach Legal Writing Robert Anderson University of Denver Sturm College of Law |
Using the Memo to Assess Mediation Brad Desnoyer University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Session VI 11:00 - 11:25 |
Use Haiku in Class: Teach Them Legal Writing Skills in a Fun, New Way Maureen Collins The John Marshall Law School |
Incorporating Simulations into the Legal Writing Curriculum to Encourage Active Learning and to Make Real World Connections Candace Centeno Villanova University School of Law |
Hitting the “Send” Button: Translating the Traditional Long-Form Memorandum into an Informal E-mail Memorandum Jim Dimitri Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law |
| Session VII 11:30 - 11:55 |
Using Literary Classics to Teach Students How to Write a Fact Statement Sha-Shana Crichton Howard University School of Law |
Lessons from Simulation Courses: Providing Effective Feedback in Real Time Joyce Rosenberg; Chelsi Hayden University of Kansas School of Law |
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing and TheSmokingGun.com: A First-Year Legal Writing Professor's Experience Bringing Real-World Examples Into The Classroom Lisa A. Rich Texas Wesleyan University |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (Provided by Bloomberg Law & Westlaw) Lower Level, University of Kansas School of Law) 12:15 - Option to tour Booth Family Hall of Athletics or the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics |
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| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session VIII 1:00 - 1:45 |
Experiment Away! Cross-Curricular Professional Skills Training in the First Year Judith Popper; Wanda Temm University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law |
Cutting the Apron Strings and Pushing the Baby Bird from the Nest: How Parenting Philosophies Support a Pedagogically Sound Sequence of Developmental Exercises and Structured Assignments Nancy Soonpaa Texas Tech University School of Law |
Critiquing our Critiques: Best Practices in Legal Writing Grading Susan Smith Bakhshian Loyola Law School-Los Angeles Susan Bay; Alison Julien Marquette University Deborah B. McGregor; Joel M. Schumm Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law |
| Session IX 1:50 - 2:15 |
Practice-Ready: Preparing Students to Research in the 21st Century Anthony Niedwiecki The John Marshall Law School |
Teaching Rule Synthesis with Real Cases Paul Figley American University Washington College of Law |
Spans Sessions IX - X (45 minutes) Curricular Integration and Cat Herding Tonya Kowalski; Andrea Boyack Washburn University School of Law |
| Session X 2:20 - 2:45 |
Peer to Peer Learning: Encouraging It in Advanced Writing Courses Allison Martin IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law |
A Cross-Curricular Approach To Case Synthesis Using Anchors Jill Barton University of Miami School of Law |
Continued from Session IX |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break (Snacks provided by LexisNexis) Lower Level, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW |
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| Time | Room 203 | Room 107 | Room 127 |
| Session XI 3:00 - 3:25 |
Integrating Google Docs Into Your Curriculum Michael Oeser University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
Creating Practice Ready Students Through Post-Conferencing Mary Ann Becker DePaul University College of Law |
Teaching Legislative Drafting Principles in 1L Legal Writing Courses Rebecca Blemberg Marquette Law School |
| Session XII 3:30 - 3:55 |
Reversing the "Upper-Class Slide" in Legal Writing Sue Provenzano Northwestern University School of Law |
Students at the Front of the Classroom Emily Grant Washburn University School of Law |
Incorporating More Lawyering Skills in the LRW Classroom Chelsi Hayden University of Kansas School of Law |
| Session XIII 4:00 - 4:50 |
TEACHING TAKE-AWAYS Multiple short presentations on teaching ideas you can immediately implement in your classroom |
TEACHING TAKE-AWAYS Multiple short presentations on teaching ideas you can immediately implement in your classroom |
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