McKercher LLP Lecture Series presents: Dr. Annie Rochette
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Established in 2014 through sponsorship from McKercher LLP, the McKercher Lecture Series at the College of Law brings a wide range of informative, educational and entertaining speakers to enlighten and engage with the law school community.
Competency-Based Education in Law: What, Why and How?
Speaker: Dr. Annie Rochette, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan H. Robert Arscott Chair, College of Law
Dr. Annie Rochette holds the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan H. Robert Arscott Chair. She is a researcher, writer and educator with expertise in legal education. In her doctoral dissertation, she conducted an empirical study of teaching and learning in Canadian law faculties. She has been involved in the Canadian legal education community for over twenty years as editor of legal academic journals (CJWL, CLEAR), board member and President of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, workshop facilitator and conference organizer. She was an Assistant Professor at UBC from 1998-2004 and Associate Professor at UQAM from 2006-2016. More recently, she directed the Professional Legal Training Course of the Law Society of British Columbia from
2016-2020.
In this presentation, Professor Rochette will explain what competency-based education is, discuss why it’s a good idea for legal education and suggest ways to go about adopting a competency-based program in law.
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM CST
- Location:
- MLT Aikins Lecture Theatre (Room 150), College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
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