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Have You Used RPS Coach?  I’d Love Your Testimonials and Feedback – by Friday, June 26

I’d love your help. Mediate.com created a terrific new webpage for RPS Coach, with information about its core values, suggestions for getting the best results, descriptions of the topics it covers, and links to the publications incorporated into the tool.  Take a look at the homepage. Now I’d like to add a Testimonials page. Many … Continue reading Have You Used RPS Coach?  I’d Love Your Testimonials and Feedback – by Friday, June 26 →

Mediate.com Hosts RPS Coach

If you want to learn how you can benefit from RPS Coach, check out the new Mediate.com webpage. RPS Coach is a free AI tool offered as a public service.  It is designed to help mediators, attorneys, parties, educators, students, trainees, and ADR program administrators prepare for and participate in negotiation and mediation.  It reflects … Continue reading Mediate.com Hosts RPS Coach →

AI Tools for Law Faculty

The AALS and West Academic sponsored a great CLE on AI tools for law faculty on April 15.  Here’s the description of the program and a link to the video. How can artificial intelligence streamline course preparation, enrich classroom engagement, and support student learning?  This webinar brought together experienced legal educators who shared practical strategies … Continue reading AI Tools for Law Faculty →

Worried About Students Cheating with AI?  Here Are Some Smart Ways to Respond

Tired of reading student papers that sound like they were written by the love child of a robot and a corporate communications consultant? You’re not alone. Many law school faculty are worried that students are using AI tools to cheat – undermining their own learning and violating academic integrity policies. Some students do misuse AI, … Continue reading Worried About Students Cheating with AI?  Here Are Some Smart Ways to Respond →

What If the Real Problem Isn’t AI – It’s Your Writing Assignment?

You’re probably on a high after having graded uniformly erudite papers in your courses, right? Or is your head still aching from trying to figure out which parallel universes your students come from? I’d guess that you’re more likely to be in the latter group than the former. Now Throw AI into the Mix As … Continue reading What If the Real Problem Isn’t AI – It’s Your Writing Assignment? →

Need Help but Don’t Want to Ask? There’s a Bot for That

We tell people to ask for help when they need it. But asking can be hard.  People may worry about being judged if they ask “dumb” questions.  They may not want to bother someone else or take their time, especially if the issue arises at an inconvenient moment.  They may fear that just asking questions … Continue reading Need Help but Don’t Want to Ask? There’s a Bot for That →

What Are You Gonna Do About AI in Your Courses Next Semester?

Love AI or hate it – you can’t just avoid it. AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping legal education.  Some students are using AI to ghostwrite their course papers.  Some faculty are using it to enhance students’ learning. Whether you want to embrace this technology or are deeply skeptical about it, you can’t afford to … Continue reading What Are You Gonna Do About AI in Your Courses Next Semester? →

Ghostwriter or Coach?  New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing

Don’t you just hate it when you suspect a student submitted a paper written by AI and you can’t tell for sure?  You’re not alone – a recent survey finds that many faculty share your concern. These concerns – and potential solutions – are the focus of two short articles worth checking out: Faculty Use … Continue reading Ghostwriter or Coach?  New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing →

AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing

Critics warn that AI will undermine the value of education, eroding students’ critical thinking and writing skills. They might be right – if faculty ignore AI. You could respond to these warnings by not adopting an AI policy or simply prohibiting students from using it.  If so, critics’ predictions are likely to become self-fulfilling prophecies. … Continue reading AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing →

Using AI to Help Students Learn from Simulations

In the next few weeks, many faculty will finalize fall syllabi.  I’ve been writing a series of short articles to help deal with the elephant in the room – AI. I just posted Using AI to Promote Student Learning Through Preparation for and Reflection about Simulations.  It includes language for a model assignment that you … Continue reading Using AI to Help Students Learn from Simulations →