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Alyson Drake
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Interim Director, UH Law Library, & Lecturer, UHLC. Posting most about evidence-based teaching strategies for legal education, law librarianship, and cognitive science. #firstgen
My latest paper, Legal Research Instruction in the NextGen Era, co-authored with Amanda Watson, is out now in the Buffalo Law Review: digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawre...

#legalresearch #nextgenbar ##artificialintelligence #ai #lawlibraries #lawlibrarians
Legal Research Instruction in the NextGen Era
By Alyson Drake and Amanda Watson, Published on 08/01/24
digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu
April 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Applications for the 2025 Teaching the Teachers Conference for #LawLibrarians are due tomorrow! Get them in soon: elibrary.law.psu.edu/tttconference
January 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#LawLibrarians, applications for the 2025 Teaching the Teachers Conference Beginners' Bootcamp are open now through Jan. 17th: elibrary.law.psu.edu/tttconference/

This conference, designed for law librarians who are newer to teaching, covers cognitive science, backward design, assessment design.
Teaching the Teachers Conference | Faculty Projects | Penn State Law
elibrary.law.psu.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Thrilled that our paper is going to be published in the Fall 2024 edition of the Buffalo Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legal Research in the NextGen Era
The NextGen Bar’s content scope areas have centered legal research as an analysis and strategy-focused discipline. This has provided an important opportunity fo
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June 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Proud our program was selected as an honorable mention in the Changing Pedagogy category of the Bloomberg Law School Innovation Program & especially that what this article highlights is our focus on the integration of evidence-based strategies /1

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ANALYSIS: These Seven Schools Are Rethinking How Law Is Taught
Bloomberg Law’s second annual Law School Innovation Program is recognizing groundbreaking innovations in four categories: changing pedagogy, beyond the law, immersive experience, and career pathing....
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January 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
#LawLibrarians, remember applications for the 2024 Teaching the Teachers Conference are due next Fri., Jan. 12th. This year is the main conference, so appropriate for librarians w/ any level of teaching experience. We'll have panels on a variety of topics: /1
January 8, 2024 at 7:28 PM
#LawLibrarians, applications for the 2024 Teaching the Teachers Conference open today at noon ET and stay open through Friday, January 12th at 4pm Eastern. To apply and see the schedule of programs, see the conference website: elibrary.law.psu.edu/tttconferenc...
November 29, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Gotta respect that my coffee haunt is rocking out a Halloween mix this morning.
October 31, 2023 at 12:15 PM
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ANOTHER grade inflation essay, this time in the @nytimes!! 😡😡 Grade inflation is a red herring, a phantom menace even. I have a section on this in my book. 1/x www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/o...
Opinion | If Everyone Gets an A, No One Gets an A
Grade inflation acts just like real inflation.
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October 23, 2023 at 2:39 PM
When log cabin in fall in Maine is your Platonic ideal, but you're stuck in Houston for Hot-umn.
October 11, 2023 at 2:11 PM
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👀 CHECK IT OUT, higher ed pals!! New series from U of Oklahoma Press, edited by James M. Lang & Michelle Miller. Soon to publish @cjdenial.bsky.social's Pedagogy of Kindness. @thetattooedprof.bsky.social @vijisathy.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social @thomasjtobin.bsky.social @traciemaddy.bsky.social
Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series - University of Oklahoma Press
Series Description Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed features compact, practical books about how to thrive as a teacher in higher
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September 28, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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My first blog post on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog is live. Blog writing is a new thing for me - it's challenging, but fun to be practicing a new writing skill. @LawSky #LawLibrarian
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/t...
The Importance of Words (or What’s a Pat?)
I teach my students to expand their search vocabularies and think carefully about the search terms and phrases they use during the research process. It’s important that I also think carefully about ...
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September 19, 2023 at 1:54 PM
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In my not-so-humble opinion, law librarians are some of the best poised legal professionals to tackle the myriad benefits, possibilities, and potential downsides of the coming GenAI/LLM revolution in legal services. Add this to your reading list: www.ailawlibrarians.com
AI Law Librarians - All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Tec...
All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Technology
www.ailawlibrarians.com
September 15, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the next installment of the INTEGRATING DOCTRINE & DIVERSITY SERIES: Can the Socratic Method Be Used in an Inclusive Classroom? Mon., Sept. 18 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST. Should be a great convo!

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September 5, 2023 at 8:29 PM
I've been having lots of research consults w/ our law journal note writers the past 2 wks (including one this afternoon). Faculty advising on student comments, recommend a consult w/ a librarian. It'll help students get off on the right foot & it's the kind of in-depth research we love helping with.
September 3, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Really disappointing to see the American Association of Law Librarians include a must-have for the 2024 conference on "accommodating different learning styles." There are numerous studies debunking the idea that students learn best when learning in their "preferred style." /1 #legaled #lawlibrarians
August 31, 2023 at 7:10 PM