{"id":362995,"date":"2024-09-03T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=362995"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:57:17","slug":"osgoode-introduces-new-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2024\/09\/03\/osgoode-introduces-new-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Osgoode\u00a0introduces new certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current and prospective law school faculty will have a new way to hone their teaching skills with the launch of OsgoodePD\u2019s new Certificate in Law Teaching<\/a> this fall. For legal practitioners of all experience levels, the certificate will cover foundational pedagogical principles, as well as how to deal with the challenges of law teaching in particular.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an idea that has been percolating for some time,\u201d said Audrey Fried<\/strong>, OsgoodePD\u2019s\u00a0director of faculty and curriculum development, who explained that she put the program together after identifying a gap in Canadian-focused law teaching programs.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe certificate is part of a long-time vision to make OsgoodePD a centre of professional development for not only learners but instructors of law as well,\u201d said Victoria Watkins<\/strong>, executive director and assistant dean. \u201cThe legal profession has an honoured tradition of giving back by teaching, and this is a way to support and sustain that tradition \u2013 by creating a learning community of law instructors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The introduction of this new certificate \u2013 which will be led by Fried, with the help of several other instructors who have expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence and trauma-informed teaching \u2013 will open up another option for permanent and adjunct faculty members at Canadian law schools, who have traditionally looked to more general, higher education-focused programs for professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe certificate is a way to help faculty improve their teaching and also to attract prospective law teachers who will feel more comfortable taking on a course once they have learned a little bit more about teaching,\u201d Fried says. \u201cIt\u2019s also a chance to draw on the expertise of some of the really wonderful law teachers we have in Canada.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To obtain the certificate, attendees must complete all three modules, which will be offered online over three weekends this upcoming fall and winter via a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities to maximize reach. The modules include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n