Animating Law: Using short films in the teaching of core legal concepts and theories

TitleAnimating Law: Using short films in the teaching of core legal concepts and theories
Faculty/College/UnitAllard School of Law
StatusActive
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2018
Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2018/2019
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorBenjamin Goold
Year 1: Funded Amount24,245
Year 1: Team Members

Benjamin Goold, Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Cristie Ford, Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Toby Goldbach, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Mary Liston, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
James Stewart, Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law

Year 1: Summary

The aim of this project is to produce a series of short animated films which will be used to assist in the teaching of basic legal concepts and theories of law in the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. Central to this project are three related objectives: (1) to make basic legal concepts and theories more accessible to students; (2) to promote consistency across JD courses in terms of the teaching of basic legal concepts and theories; and (3) to develop greater expertise in the use of audio-visual teaching tools and broaden the range of pedagogical strategies within the Peter A. Allard School of Law.