Assessing Online Learning in Law Schools: Students Say Online Classes Deliver

43 Pages Posted: 23 Oct 2018 Last revised: 3 Jan 2020

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Yvonne Dutton

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Margaret Ryznar

Independent

Kayleigh Long

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Date Written: October 1, 2018

Abstract

This Article provides empirical data on the effectiveness of distance education in law schools following the American Bar Association's decision to increase the number of permitted online course from fifteen to thirty. Our data, composed of law student surveys and focus groups, reveals not only the success of distance education in legal education, but also the online teaching methods that are most effective for students.

Suggested Citation

Dutton, Yvonne and Dutton, Yvonne and Ryznar, Margaret and Long, Kayleigh, Assessing Online Learning in Law Schools: Students Say Online Classes Deliver (October 1, 2018). Denver University Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 493-534, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3242824

Yvonne Dutton (Contact Author)

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

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United States

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

530 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States

Margaret Ryznar

Independent ( email )

Kayleigh Long

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law ( email )

530 West New York
Indianapolis, IN 46204
United States

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