Breaking Open the Classroom to Close the “Skills Gap”

Authors

Anita M. Singh, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Status

Accepted

Abstract

After reviewing this chapter, readers will be able to:

• Understand why teaching online may help close students’ practical “skills gap,”
• Leverage the concept of “virtual intelligence” in their course planning,
• Design courses that immerse students in an environment more closely resembling the environments in which they will ultimately practice, and
• Present students with opportunities to challenge themselves in new ways to better develop the skills legal employers are most looking for.

GW Paper Series

2025-25

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=5212476

Recommended Citation

Breaking Open the Classroom to Close the “Skills Gap”, in Law Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical Classroom 211 (Tessa L. Dysart & Tracy L. M. Norton eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2021).