Adventures in Teaching & Training Julienne Grant Reference Librarian/Foreign & International Research Specialist Loyola University Chicago Global Legal Skills Conference May 21, 2015
My Responsibilities Advanced Legal Research: Foreign & International (annual, semester, adjunct) Seminar on Chile (annual, one visit) Comparative Law Seminar (annual) (Thailand, Turkey, Tanzania, South Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, India) International Com Arbitration/CISG (annual, one visit) International Arbitration: Public and Private (annual) (two visits)
My Responsibilities International Law Review (annual) RAs for International Law Chair (rolling) Foreign LL.M. Students (annual) (one visit) Antitrust Institute’s Senior Research Fellow (rolling) Visiting Foreign Professors/Scholars (rolling) Visiting Chilean Law Students (annual, one week visit) Online Global Competition Program?
FCIL Course 1.One credit – 14 weeks 2.No textbook 3.10 assignments (60 percent) 4.Review Worksheet (25 percent) 5.Participation/Attendance (15 percent) 6.Lecture Format + Library Visit + Visiting Lecturers
FCIL Course 7. Include one class on information literacy 8. Foreign Law Coverage: General sources, U.K., China, Latin America 9. Public International Law (2 classes) 10. EU, IGOs/NGOs, International Tribunals, Business/Company Research
Sample Assignment: Information Literacy
Sample Assignment: Foreign Law
Use of LibGuides Chile Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania, Turkey Cambodia International Commercial Arbitration International & Comparative Competition Foreign LL.M. Students and Visiting Scholars
Use of Handouts: Visiting Chilean Students
Use of Handouts: Int’l Commercial Arbitration
Use of Handouts: International Law Review
Need Help? Electronic Research Guide for Visiting Foreign Students/Faculty: Reference Desk Phone: Julienne Grant:
Lessons Learned Teaching as an adjunct changes the game. There is never enough time to get your message across. Get to the heart of the matter: keep it simple! Make friends with visiting foreign faculty and students. Focus on your role, and don’t feel you have to overstep it. Don’t be afraid to ask for help from colleagues.