Watching the dismantling of much of what I have understood the United States to be and to stand for has left me questioning a lot of things, like it has with most everyone. The one I want to noodle on here is what it means for us as a field. Is this an existential crisis … Continue reading An Existential Crisis for the Field?
These days, some faculty worry that students use AI to write papers without putting in much thought. It’s not always easy to tell. Some students write as if they were bargain-basement bots. Here’s one way to know for sure if students are using AI. Require them to chat with an AI tool and submit their … Continue reading AI Can Help Students Learn. You Get Better Papers. And You Know It’s Theirs.
The academic year is coming to a close, which means that it’s everyone’s favorite time of year. Summer break? Nah. Grading. Just kidding. A colleague once said he teaches for free – they pay him to grade. Grading is where the joy of teaching goes to die. This post is about how you might make … Continue reading How You Can Survive Grading Season (with a Little Help from Your Friend, RPS Coach)
We all know that it’s bad to be biased, right? Wrong. That assumption is its own bad bias. Biases are inevitable – in humans and bots alike. Some biases are harmful. Others are helpful. Many are neutral. But bias itself is unavoidable. So bias isn’t a problem in itself. Pretending otherwise is. This post describes … Continue reading RPS Coach is Biased – And Proud of It
I’ve been highlighting the academic winners of the CPR Awards with short summaries of the each award winner (past entries here, here, here, and here , and this is the final post of this series.* Today I’m highlighting one of the recipients of the Outstanding Contribution to Diversity Award, an award that typically does not go … Continue reading Final CPR Award Summary – Simpson, Outstanding Contribution to Diversity Award
AI tools can help students and trainees get more out of simulations, which are key parts of many courses and trainings. People generally love doing simulations but often don’t have enough time to get their full benefit. That’s where AI really can add value. Training the Coach The RPS Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach) … Continue reading Using RPS Coach in Simulations
Yesterday the ADR Prof list serv lit up with the news that Jen Reynolds, one of Indisputably’s regular contributors, has been appointed Dean of the University of Oregon’s Law School. Yay !! From the university’s press release: The feedback we received during the extensive search process repeatedly returned to the idea that Jen will bring … Continue reading Jennifer Reynolds named Dean at Oregon
Until January 27, I hadn’t planned to develop an AI tool for dispute resolution . That changed when I Zoomed into a program where Susan Guthrie showed how AI could be used in mediation. A brief conversation at the end shifted from mediating disputes to improving writing – and that’s when a light bulb lit … Continue reading The Artificially Intelligent RPS Negotiation and Mediation Coach
I’m so pleased to post about our outstanding scholars and practitioners who won this year’s Section on Dispute Resolution Awards. I’m especially happy and proud this year as Grande was the first Director of Moritz’s Divided Community Project and Amy is my amazing, talented, and extremely hard-working colleague. Looking forward to the celebrations at the … Continue reading Congratulations to the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution 2025 Award Winners
I’ve been highlighting the academic winners of the CPR Awards with short summaries of the each award winner (past entries here, here, and here (link) Today, it’s the winner of the Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper, which goes to an article or paper written by a student. This year’s winner is Samuel Rudolph … Continue reading CPR Awards – Abstract – Bargaining in the Shadow of the EFAA
