AAfPE 27th Annual Conference
October 15 – 18, 2008
Program Information
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 8:00AM – 9:15AM
32. Writing Workshop I—Fun with Legal Research and Writing
Attendees will enjoy fun, hands-on activities that break legal research and writing assignments into steps with deadlines which students cannot ignore. Learn how to build a custom rubric for such assignments and discover ideas to promote student thinking over student “fill in the blanks”.
Presented By:
Ellen Boegel, St. John’s University
Kathryn Myers, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Tracy Spencer, Lamar Institute of Technology
Deborah Walsh
33. Preparing Students for the Law and for Life: Promoting Critical and Creative Thinking in the Paralegal Classroom
By focusing on the elements of critical and creative thinking, attendees will learn how to teach practical paralegal skills while also promoting life-long critical and creative thinking skills through fundamental concepts, logic of a discipline, and central course questions.
Presented By:
Lynnette Noblitt, Eastern Kentucky University
William Putnam, author
34. Point/Counterpoint: Legal Ethics – Integrated or Stand Alone
Many paralegal programs are requiring students to create portfolios but are you electronically connected? Attendees will learn about an innovative way to document student learning through e-portfolios that allow faculty members to use it as an assessment tool, allow students to present their work to a wider audience, and/or to use it as a career-based professional website.
Presented By:
William Goren, South Suburban College
Jill Jasperson, Utah Valley State College
Thomas Nguyen, Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Deborah Orlik
35. A New Option – ePortfolio and the Senior Project
Attendees will learn about an innovative way to document student learning so they can present their work to a wider audience by using it as an assessment tool and/or a career-based professional website.
Presented By:
Richard Ellison, Middlesex County College
Marissa Moran, New York City College of Technology
Jean Volk, Middlesex County College
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 10:15AM – 11:45AM
36. Writing Workshop Part II—Beating Bad Habits without a Cattle Prod:
Attendees will have fun with hands-on activities from the Writing Committee! This session concentrates on run-ons, fragments, punctuation and proofreading. We will also fine-tune the syntax and mechanics areas of a rubric.
Presented By:
Tracy Spencer, Lamar Institute of Technology
37. LEX Chapters – Are You Offering Your Students the Chance?
Do you have a LEX chapter? Do you create an induction ceremony? If not, would you like to? Learn about LEX, its requirements, its ceremonies and other items of interest from those who have made it work at their institutions. It’s fun and easy to have a LEX chapter and the benefits are numerous.
Presented By:
Lillian Harris, Brookdale Community College
Toni Marsh, George Washington University
Barry Puett, Manatee Community College
38. Employer’s Perspective – Getting Students Ready for the Work World
Local employers will provide tools and tricks that attendees might use in readying their students for the transition to the work world. Learn what employers look for in new hires, what areas are “hot” and what are “not”, what skills are essential (including soft skills), and what makes your student shine.
Presented By:
Cynthia Minchillo-Synhorst, Cardwell & Jones
Edmund Rugger Burke III, Buchanan & Burke
Carl Manning, Fish & Richardson, PC
Everett Newton, Berlof & Newton, PC
39. Creating Synergy with the Military
If your program is near a military base, then this session is for you. Learn the ins and outs of working with military brass to grow your program. Educators and military personnel will be on hand to explain the process and your specific questions.
Presented By:
Gregory Baldwin, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School
Christopher Browning, Navy
Tucker Wright, Roger Williams College
