tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842716712395997133.post8646685455357023708..comments2023-05-22T18:46:59.904+10:00Comments on Curl: The future of legal educationKate Gallowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528291056525962535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842716712395997133.post-47363619524747755002014-06-08T14:48:52.731+10:002014-06-08T14:48:52.731+10:00Thanks Pleagle Trainer for this. Yes I agree with ...Thanks Pleagle Trainer for this. Yes I agree with your points. I think the ICT issue has a number of intersecting parts (as does each of the themes I canvass in the post). Engagement in legal education is one. Engagement of practitioners in developing law and legal responses is another. Likewise for the profession service delivery and modes of practice are also ICT related. So it's content and practice as well as education.<br /><br />The limitations of the hierarchy are well documented in other areas, and I agree that the structures do indeed need review. Kate Gallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528291056525962535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842716712395997133.post-6844127545172525792014-06-08T14:40:05.419+10:002014-06-08T14:40:05.419+10:00Hi Kate, your post is an excellent discussion star...Hi Kate, your post is an excellent discussion starter, and a useful summary of important themes in legal education. I'd like to pick up on two of the items of interest to me.<br />Firstly, digital literacy - I agree that legal ed is way behind on edtech and legaltech. This is a challenge for law schools and legal educators. It is not just a matter of "keeping up". There are also implications for social justice and equal opportunity. ICT has emancipatory potential - it can provide opportunities for learners, practitioners and clients to engage with legal education and law when they might otherwise be denied opportunity. I contend digital literacy is inevitably burdened with sociological and ideological considerations.<br /><br />Secondly, legal education policy and regulation is dominated a few players, particularly the membership of court-based bodies involved in the approval or accreditation of academic education and practical training. Historically, these bodies are slow to engage with new knowledge about theory and practice in education and professional practices. The current structures for regulation of legal education and admission to the profession warrant holistic review. PleagleTrainerhttp://thekglawyerblog.com/ptblog/noreply@blogger.com