Track 3: The Future in the New Normal: Integrating Emerging Technology in the Classroom and the Importance of Technology Fluency

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Laptops
are more than note taking machines - let’s bring them back into the classroom
and engage our students in new and exciting ways.  This presentation explores how technology is
changing client expectations of attorneys and the practice of law.  Contemporary legal education needs to play a
more active role in preparing our students to be the competent and innovative
users of technology that clients (and the marketplace) increasingly demand.
We will touch upon innovative ways to integrate emerging
technology in the classroom, such as Google Apps, Twitter, and A2J Author
platforms to better engage students and reflect the current state of technology
in the practice of law.  The talk will
also introduce the idea of technology
fluency and why it is an important outcome of legal education.  In working to prepare students to meet the
technological requirements of today’s work environment, we must keep in mind
that tools and client needs evolve.  The
unfettered pace of technological change necessitates the ability to adapt and
learn new technologies efficiently to proactively meet these changes.  By introducing technology in the classroom
and asking students to use new technology or technology in new ways, we are not
only better engaging our students and creating opportunities for higher order
learning, but we are also teaching the skill of deliberately seeking,
evaluating, and choosing tools in pursuit of more effective practice.