Reality Bytes: Using Technology in Mooting

  • Jennifer Yule Queensland University of Technology
  • Judith McNamara Queensland University of Technology
  • Mark Thomas Queensland University of Technology

Abstract

This article considers how law schools can facilitate the development of technology skills by using technology to enhance access to mooting in settings that replicate legal practice. The authors conducted research into the use of technology by Australian law schools for mooting and evaluated an internal mooting competition using Elluminate, an online communication platform available to students through Blackboard. The analysis of the results of the survey and the Elluminate competition will demonstrate that technology can be used in mooting to provide an authentic learning experience. The paper concludes that while it is essential to teach technology skills as part of legal education, it is important that the benefits of using technology are made clear in order for it to be accepted and embraced by the students. Technology must also be available to all students considering the widening participation in higher education and consequent increasing diversity of law students.
Published
May 7, 2012
How to Cite
YULE, Jennifer; MCNAMARA, Judith; THOMAS, Mark. Reality Bytes: Using Technology in Mooting. QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 89-104, may 2012. ISSN 2201-7275. Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/231>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v12i1.231.
Section
Articles - General Issue

Keywords

mooting; technology in legal education; Elluminate; on-line learning
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