Event Title
Document Type
Presentation
Start Date
12-6-2019 11:35 AM
End Date
12-6-2019 12:05 PM
Presenter Biography
Elizabeth Sherowski comes to Mercer Law School from the University of North Carolina, where she was a Visiting Clinical Professor. Prior to her time at UNC, she taught at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law for seven years and also directed the College’s nationally-ranked Moot Court & Lawyering Skills Program.
Before turning to teaching, Professor Sherowski was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Franklin County, Ohio, working on felony, juvenile, and appellate cases. She also ran her own law practice which focused on juvenile, disability, and special education law. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University.
Description
One way to encourage professors to assign written work across the law school curriculum is to assure them that providing feedback on the writing won't take up too much time. Giving students a post-assignment model answer is an effective way to save time on providing feedback, but most students don't know how to use model answers effectively, and many professors don't know how to draft an effective model answer. This presentation shows LRW professors how to share their pedagogical expertise with faculty across the curriculum to help their colleagues 1) devise pedagogically sound model answers and 2) train their students to use them effectively.
Mastering the Model Answer
One way to encourage professors to assign written work across the law school curriculum is to assure them that providing feedback on the writing won't take up too much time. Giving students a post-assignment model answer is an effective way to save time on providing feedback, but most students don't know how to use model answers effectively, and many professors don't know how to draft an effective model answer. This presentation shows LRW professors how to share their pedagogical expertise with faculty across the curriculum to help their colleagues 1) devise pedagogically sound model answers and 2) train their students to use them effectively.