Abstract
The virtual classroom is a new and modern structure in university teaching around the world. It can provide tuition to students in advantageous ways. The virtual classroom, with its numerous functionalities, provides a level of student class participation that is unprecedented in face-to-face classes It is also appeals to students, as it saves them time and money with public transport and/or parking. A much-improved classroom attendance record as compared to face-to-face classes has also been noticed. The students’ levels of understanding of the subject matter has also been noticeably improved by mechanisms available in virtual classroom teaching. As technology improves, the virtual classroom is likely to increasingly popular for convenience, flexibility and study efficacy. This paper explores the use of virtual classrooms in law education.
Highlights
The word ‘pedagogy’ is derived from Greek literally meaning ‘leading the child’
Universities need to understand that technology is here to stay and this means that they need to place more and more emphasis on online virtual classroom teaching; eventually, it is submitted that if some of the universities do not highlight the importance of online teaching and virtual classrooms, students will shop elsewhere until they find a place of teaching that supports the online virtual classroom structure in the courses they wish to undertake
Steventon et al argue that multiple choice questions (‘Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s)’) can play a significant role in learning and teaching in online assessment
Summary
The word ‘pedagogy’ is derived from Greek literally meaning ‘leading the child’. Applying this to law school teaching, it would follow that teachers would need to ‘lead students’ in their legal training and to get them ‘practice ready’. The e-learning tools are allowing law schools to provide greater innovative programs, which are expected by the legal profession and the legal market itself; the tools allow greater ‘skill acquisition and practice’ to be provided to students, which ‘encourages (more) independent learning’ and ‘flexible’ access to legal information as compared with traditional face-to-face teaching.[57] e-learning tools are being used as a way forward to lower the costs of legal education generally; students, both postgraduate and undergraduate, are demanding nowadays that face-to-face tuition is minimised and that the use of technology is increased so that they can fit both their studies and working and family commitments into their busy schedules. This phenomenon creates a very rich discussion forum around the syllabus and even teaches the teacher
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