TC Beirne School of Law - University of Queensland

TEACHING AND
LEARNING
2008 Highlights
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Introduction of the new Bachelor of
Laws (LLB) curriculum
Launch of Queensland Law Student
Review (QLSR)
Formation of the volunteer student
Human Trafficking Working Group in
collaboration with the University of
British Columbia, Canada
Clinical Legal Education Program
wins Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and
Diversity Award
Strategic Goal:
To develop and deliver a high
quality, research-led legal
education that is distinguished
by its rigour, depth and
conceptual sophistication,
and through which students
develop skills in analytical
reasoning that will enable them
to continue their educational
journey long after they have
left the School.
Page | TC Beirne School of Law Biennial Report 2008-2009
2009 Highlights
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Review of the Master of Laws (LLM)
program
Launch of the UQ Pro Bono Centre
Student Roster
Guest lectures by the Speaker and
the Deputy Clerk of the House of
Representatives
Overview
The School of Law’s fundamental teaching
and learning goal is to challenge and
stimulate students and guide them in
the development of a comprehensive
understanding of the law as a whole,
which, in turn, is underpinned by
outstanding skills in critical reasoning and
lateral thinking.
The School seeks to achieve its teaching
and learning objectives through the
employment of strategies that enhance
learning outcomes, accommodate student
needs and respect student preferences for
the way their education is structured and
delivered.
During 2008 and 2009, teaching and
learning achievements reflected the
School’s operational strategies of providing
academic staff with resources, support
and motivation to embrace innovative
teaching and learning strategies and
of creating more opportunities for the
integration of the School’s teaching and
research activities.
Website:
www.law.uq.edu.au/law-students
Teaching Awards
In 2008 and 2009 School of Law teaching
staff were the recipients of numerous
internal and external teaching awards.
UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for
Internationalisation
Mrs Margaret Stephenson won the 2009
inaugural Staff Award in the UQ Vice-
Chancellor’s Awards for Internationalisation
for the development of the course Law
and Indigenous Peoples.
Through the innovative use of technology,
Mrs Stephenson and her colleagues
created a virtual overseas classroom
for UQ students and those at partner
institutions in Canada, the United
States and New Zealand. The course
is comprised of weekly seminars, with
lecturers using a variety of audiovisual
material via high definition webcams and
facilitating discussion by flicking between
the screens of the six participating
universities as needed. Students are
directly exposed to the knowledge and
perspectives of international experts and
students, without having to leave their
home institution.