1. Trials and tribulations Trying new tools to teach law

2. What is law?

3. What I thought Learning law is finding out about a system: stated principles? overall structure? working rules? adaptability?

4. What I thought Tools at graduation: structure principles sources ways to argue

5. Existing methods Law school was a process of learning and memorising what ‘is’ – not dreaming of what could be, not arguing for what should be. Our lived experiences were irrelevant to our learning. Law hovered in a strange vacuum, outside of society, culture, politics, and even history. Breaking the frozen sea – ANU Law School Reform 2011

6. Existing methods We discovered that the ‘law’ was a series of rules, handed down by old men on the bench to lawyers who neutrally applied it. Breaking the frozen sea – ANU Law School Reform 2011

7. IRAN, IRAQ & IRAC I is for issues R is for rule A is for application C is for conclusion

8. Myth of common law Mirrors ‘evolution’ – in natural world Organic Best fit Changes gradually over time ‘Punctuated equilibrium’ in human society Giant steps Power, money, ideology, belief, emotion, ignorance

9. And so… C is for ‘carbolic’ R is for ‘rylands’ A is for ‘a snail’ P is for ‘Pinochet’

10. And n… is for ‘Narrative’ how we absorb and interpret the story of the law

11. ITALL 2010 – winter term Criminal law and procedure Therapeutic jurisprudence

12. Idea #1 Puppets! Encourage discussion with engagement, empathy and experimentation

13. Practicalities Sock? Marionette? Papier mache? Stencil cut?

14. Software Animated characters Xtranormal

15. Xtranormal American Voice speed too fast Limited characters

16. Other ideas Presentation Spicynodes Prezi

17. Presentation tools Spicynodes is linear Prezi can induce nausea

18. Later units Evidence Young people and crime Criminology Cybercrime

19. Aggregation Spicynodes = breadth of the law Xtranormal = explanation Prezi = virtual mind map News feed TED talks Youtube Discussion forum

20. Aggregation Writing on walls Modelling real world products Using documentaries Drawing on news stories each week Card games

22. Scaffolded tasks mirroring 6 levels of learning – gain knowledge, comprehend, apply, analyse, synthesise, evaluate

23. Draft real-world products