Inspired by historical and recent events, such as the killings of Andres Guardado, Sean Monterrosa, Trye Nichols, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks, a “call to action” inspired many legal educators to transform their teaching so that students can better understand how the law protects/includes as much as it subordinates/excludes. This “call to action” led Professor Molina to design an exercise where students use substantive tort doctrine (self-defense) and lawyering skills to engage with case law and legislation, to listen carefully to the arguments of both proponents and opponents, so that they are capable of understanding and evaluating the complexities that comes with multiple perspectives. The presentation will provide teaching strategies on how to design such an exercise to help faculty and students engage with diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice topics in any class.
The presentation will provide practical guidance on:
- How to design such an exercise to help faculty and students engage with diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice topics.
- Blended learning design where traditional teaching methods are combined with digital learning.
- Facilitating meaningful and civil classroom discussions both in small and large groups.
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