Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Abstract
While the primary focus of any law faculty will always be its law students, the Internet and other new technologies enable law teachers to assume a central role in providing free legal education to the public. Although many schools are experimenting with distance learning and computer-assisted legal educa- tion to train law students, the real power of those tools may be their potential to facilitate public access to legal information. Traditionally, educating the general public has not been a primary responsibility of law professors, but today we have not only an opportunity, but an obligation, to develop computer-based legal education materials for the public.
Recommended Citation
Stephen M. Johnson, Using Technology to Educate the Public, 50 J. Legal Ed. 393 (2000).