In this section, users will find generic exercises appropriate for any module in the e-book that are intended to reinforce module content.  The Module Assessment Assignment, for example, requires students to evaluate the contents of a module, while the assignment to create supplemental materials for a module encourages students to create an Infographic, an interactive exercise, or a multiple choice application question about a topic within the chosen module.

In addition to these general exercises, the e-book has a number of interactive content-specific exercises embedded in the appropriate module that can be assigned as a quiz or voluntarily completed by students to assess their understanding of module content.  Many of the practice exercises follow a specific video or reading.

Instructions for Creating Supplemental Module Materials

Your instructor may ask you to create an Infographic or interactive exercises to demonstrate your understanding of a legal topic in one of the content modules.

 

Sample Directions: 

1. Infographic:

   There are a number of free online tools available with templates you can use to create an infographic.  We recommend you start with Piktochart, which is easy to use and allows you to include text, audio and video clips, images, and charts.  Piktochart is available at http://piktochart.com.  Because this tool is so versatile and allows you to incorporate more than text and graphics, check with your instructor to verify the specific requirements for this assignment.

Using Piktochart, create an Infographic that would be suitable as an Overview of that module OR that would illustrate the content of a more specific subtopic within that module.  For example, if you signed up for Intellectual Property, your Infographic could be an overview that includes all four types (patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets), or it could focus on just one of these types or it could focus on an even more specific topic such as “Fair Use.”

2. Interactive Exercise

   You will need to create an interactive exercise using Google Forms that students can use to assess their understanding of that module or one of the module subtopics (e.g., Patents).   After you go to https://www.google.com/forms/about/ to learn about Google Forms, click on “Go to Google Forms” to begin creating a quiz, using either Blank Quiz or Assessment.  In addition to Multiple Choice, you can create questions using checkboxes, dropdowns, linear scale, short answer, paragraph, etc.

Go to “Settings” (the gear-like icon at the upper right of the page) and indicate the following:  Require email (General tab); Show Progress Bar (Presentation tab), and Make this a Quiz/Release score immediately (Quizzes tab).   Make sure that you assign a point value and designate the correct answer for each question you create. You can also add videos, images, or sections to your questions, which might allow you to create problems based on short scenarios or flashcards with an image on one side and the legal term or issue explained on the reverse.  Experiment and be creative!  When you have completed the self-assessment, go to Send (at upper right of page) and email it to your instructor’s gmail account.  Make sure that you have given your instructor editing privileges before you email it!

3. Multiple Choice Application Question

   Using Google Forms, you will be creating a scenario that requires the reader to apply a legal rule or doctrine to the facts of your problem. After you have identified an appropriate legal concept in the module for your question,

• Create a realistic business scenario to illustrate the term or depict a problem that can be resolved by application of the legal rule you have chosen.  Provide enough information in your scenario that your reader can identify the legal principle you are illustrating in your question.  Be original and creative:  simply changing the names in one of the examples from class will not earn full credit.
• Construct 4-5 plausible MC options, with no obvious red herrings.  For example, if your scenario raises a jurisdictional issue, appropriate options might be (a) subject matter jurisdiction  (b) personal jurisdiction   (c) exclusive jurisdiction   (d) concurrent jurisdiction  (e) all of the above.  [Your score will be significantly lower if your options include (a) personal jurisdiction   (b) panda bear   (c) spinach   (d) rock   (e) all of the above.]  Make sure that your question is relevant to the material being studied and that it is suitable as a test question – as a student, you regard it as challenging, but “fair.”  Make sure that you specify the correct option.
• After you indicate the correct answer, “add answer feedback” to explain fully why the indicated answer is correct and why the other options are incorrect.
• As with your interactive exercise in Google Forms, make sure that you have set it as a quiz with immediate grading, etc. and give your instructor editing privileges before sending it to his or her gmail account.

 

Instructions for Module Assessment Assignment

Sample Directions:  For your assessment, you will need to review at least 10 of the content items (videos, readings or websites) posted for that module in the e-book.  You may include content from the “Want to Learn More?  Drill deeper” topics as part of your review.
Identify and rate each item you selected with 1-5 stars (with 5 being the highest positive rating, like an Amazon or Yelp rating).   Provide a brief, yet substantive, explanation for your rating of each item.  You’ll need to write more than “I found this video engaging because I am a visual learner” for each item (as some students in prior semesters have done).  In addition, if the title of the item doesn’t indicate content, you might describe the information found at that link.
Following your brief reviews of the individual items, write a 2-3 paragraph comprehensive essay in which you address at least the following questions:

• Overall, were the videos, readings or websites helpful in teaching you the content of this module?  Why or why not?  Provide examples.
• How helpful were they in supplementing the slides?  If one or more item was particularly helpful, please identify it.
• Were the items you reviewed interesting and engaging?  Provide examples.
• Did you find any links that should be deleted and replaced with something else, either because the link didn’t work or because the content was not helpful?  If so, identify those items.