Abstract
This paper sets out the findings of a teaching development project undertaken with undergraduate law students at the University of Leicester (UOL) in 2013–2014, funded by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). In the course of this project, students were actively involved in the design, development and delivery of five interactive workshops for primary school children, each built around a particular theme and each designed to help develop an aspect of the children’s legal literacy. The aims were to assess the impact on the learning experience of student participants; to assess whether it may be possible to incorporate this form of activity within the undergraduate curriculum and to assess whether it may be possible to create a sustainable model for use in the future, with new groups of students and a wider number of schools. The most positive outcomes of the project relate to the students’ self-reporting of the development of transferable skills and their reported increase in self-confidence, as a result of being involved in the project. The role of group work in the development of transferable skills is also evident. By far the weakest area was the demonstration and development of legal research skills. The authors reflect on these findings, and comment on some of the unforeseen benefits and challenges of the project, before drawing conclusions as to its future viability.
Highlights
This paper sets out the findings of a teaching development project undertaken with undergraduate law students
students were actively involved in the design
each built around a particular theme
Summary
The diagram (figure 1) below outlines the core units of the Leicester Award. The initial skills audit caused students to reflect on areas that they wished to develop in the course of the award, and provided the base line for their future reflections concerning selfdevelopment. Formal assessment was carried out by the member of academic staff, and informal feedback was obtained from student peers and from the children, using specially-prepared feedback forms.[16] Following the student presentations, the visiting children took a guided tour of the campus, attended an Materials created by the students are openly available at www2.le.ac.uk/departments/law/research/developing-legal-literacy Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. Interactive lecture, and listened to a story before being presented with certificates to acknowledge their important role in the project
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