Getting over IRAC

Image from the Infra Red Array Camera - no, not that IRAC

The IRAC method (Issue, Relevant Law, Application, Conclusion) is one of the more contentious tools of legal education.  On face value it provides a simple way of approaching legal problem solving which can be useful for very basic analysis but ultimately proves to be an over-simplification which eventually holds students back.   Christopher Enright has provided an interesting guide to problem solving which encourages students to see things with more complexity.   It is available here and there are other guides on his site to exam techniques and clear writing, good resources for teachers and students.   Also check out the books he has for sale (print and ebook) on his site.

Games, Learning and the Looming Crisis for Higher Education

http://vimeo.com/15732568

"I see game design and learning design (what a good professional teacher does) as inherently similar activities. The principles of "good games" and of "good learning" are the same, by and large. This is so, of course, because games are just well designed problem-solving spaces with feedback and clear outcomes and that is the most essential thing for real, deep, and consequential learning"

http://henryjenkins.org/2011/03/how_learners_can_be_on_top_of.html