Blended Learning in Intellectual Property: The Best of Both Worlds

This practice article describes a learner-centred approach to legal education that has proven effective in engaging law students with a critical and contextual analysis of the legal system. The model is based on an action-learning cycle in which implementation is continuously improved following feed...

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Main Author: Jennifer Ireland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University 2008-01-01
Series:Legal Education Review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.6210
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