Business law students may understand the material in the text, and be unable to apply it in their daily lives.  It seems to have little relevance for them, or so some say. 

What can instructors do?  How can they address challenge?  Perhaps this tactic used in yesterday’s business law class will give you some ideas.

This semester, we have discussed the foundation for business law, torts, intellectual property, criminal law,  sources of law, and courts.  Yesterday, we used a different approach.  Students learned from the newspaper. 

After dividing the class into small teams, each team selected a story from the front section of the newspaper.  Students spent 10 minutes reading the newspaper and discussing their articles with their team to see what issues the spotted.  

Then, students told the rest of the class about the article, how it related to business law, and why it mattered to people from a business perspective. 

Do you use approaches like this?  How do you feel about such approaches?  Your feedback and suggestions for improving this approach is welcome.

Filed by Coleen Davis at 8:30 am under Business Acumen, Solving Problems, Tips for Students