Offering Students a Graded Wiki Option—My Experiences, and Some Lessons
Last semester in Cyberspace Law, I gave students the option to write a wiki entry for a portion of their grade. I was inspired to offer this option based on my dystopian assessments of Wikipedia’s labor model. In my paper,…
Where to Find Me Spring 2010
I’m on sabbatical in Spring 2010. Being on sabbatical has two main effects on my work schedule: (1) I am not teaching this semester, and (2) I have temporarily handed off my administrative duties to my colleague Tyler Ochoa (by…
Bibliography of Articles for New Law Professors
When I became a new law professor, I did a little research and tried to assemble articles addressed to me–the new law professor. The stack has been sitting locked away in boxes now for a while, so rather than continue…
Comments on Ethan Leib’s “Friends as Fiduciaries” Article
I am participating in the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop as a commenter on Ethan Leib’s paper, Friends as Fiduciaries. The group discussion. My comments. The intro from my comments: There can be a fine line between genius and…
Teaching Cyberlaw Article
[Cross-posted to the Technology & Marketing Law Blog] As part of the recent St. Louis University Law Journal’s issue on Teaching Intellectual Property Law, I published a short article entitled “Teaching Cyberlaw.” The abstract: “Over the past dozen years, Cyberlaw…
David Lander: “Are Adjuncts a Benefit or a Detriment?”
David Lander, Are Adjuncts a Benefit or a Detriment?, 33 U. Dayton L. Rev. 285 (2008). This article looks at the pros and cons of staffing a course with an adjunct vs. full-time faculty and some ways to get the…
My Sprawling Digital Empire, Where to Find Me Online and My Friending Policy
Recently, I have proliferated the online venues where I am publishing content. This blog post enumerates all of the various places I hang out online: Technology & Marketing Law Blog. This is my main ongoing publication outlet. I try to…
Some Personal Good News
I’m pleased to share the good news of my tenure and promotion to associate professor. Some frequently asked questions: 1) You weren’t nervous about the tenure vote, were you? [This question has been posed in a variety of forms, all…
Arthur Best on Student Evaluations
Arthur Best, Student Evaluations of Law Teaching Work Well: Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, Southwestern University Law Review, 2008 Another article on the deficiencies of student evaluation forms. A couple of takeaway points: * “data from student evaluation…
Secunda on Law Professor Lateraling
If you are interested in the topic of law professor lateraling, you’ve probably already seen Paul Secunda’s series at Concurring Opinions. That series is worth checking out to see all of the comments. However, for your convenience, Paul has glued…