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Follow on Google News | Toolwire and University of East London Re-Invigorate Legal Study“Virtual Internships” Bring Law to Life for Students.
By: Bob Little Toolwire's Immersive Learning Environments engage students with photorealistic, virtual environments that combine video interaction and real world context. "Real-life” characters guide students through an experience that delivers learning content, assesses progress, and provides remediation. Contextually sensitive assessments are integrated naturally into the flow of the storyline, thereby helping to preserve the student experience. UEL approached Toolwire in response to The Law Society of England and Wales’ Training Framework Review (TFR). As the Review states:"The traditional law degree has become somewhat ossified. The lecture/seminar format is still an underwhelming student experience for learning." In addition, the TFR recommended the adoption of clinical approaches, non-traditional assessment, and work based learning as an “effective and welcome addition to the learning experiences of both students and trainees,” which was endorsed by the UK Centre for Legal Education. UEL sought a learning solution that would enable students to apply plea mitigation concepts and practices in virtual environments with real world implications and applications. “We recognised that Toolwire’s development of Immersive Learning Environments offered an ideal technological solution to create an experiential learning tool for enhancing legal education at UEL,” said Sarah Frame, Director of UELconnect. "Undoubtedly, the strength of the working relationship and effective teamwork between Toolwire and UEL contributed significantly to the success of this innovative new course within such a short timeframe." Regarding the co-creation and development process, Michael Watkins, Toolwire's Director of Instructional Design and Technology, said, "This project began with the same premise as our experiential learning labs - the best way to learn is to do. During this process, we took lessons from what we have learned by creating innovative learning for technology focused environments and re-imagined them in a real world." Initial student feedback from the new course has been extremely positive. In the words of one student, "I feel like I'm doing law, not just reading it." Another student reported, "It helps build a picture of what it is actually like to be in a practice." "Toolwire's Immersive Learning Environments are at the forefront of new learning technology," End About Toolwire Toolwire, Inc. is the world leader in experiential learning solutions. Toolwire's hands on LiveLabs, Scenarios, and Immersive Learning Environments provide on demand, personalized practice with live systems for blended training initiatives. “Learning by doing” provides the quickest and most effective way to develop skills and ensure ongoing competency. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. For more information, please visit www.toolwire.com. About UEL With over 23,000 students from 120 countries worldwide, UEL is one of the UK’s most diverse and fastest growing universities. At the heart of Europe’s largest regeneration area, and based at the heart of the London 2012,Olympics,UEL plays an integral role in local development, inspiring thousands of people with an enthusiasm for new ideas and new ways of learning. A Global Learning Community with internationally recognised research, we have strong links with local and national businesses, and an outstanding record in widening access to students from a vast range of diverse backgrounds. For more information, visit http://www.uel.ac.uk/ About UELconnect UELconnect is a unit within the University of East London offering flexible learning solutions for external clients, as well as for students and staff. These include: distance and e-learning programmes, short courses, bespoke training for business, work-based learning and e-learning consultancy. Media Contacts: Peyton Williams Product Marketing and Programs Manager Toolwire, Inc. 1-646-352-2525 pwilliams@toolwire.com Abe Atchia UEL Press Office Docklands Campus 020 8223 6239 07872 422 270 a.atchia@uel.ac.uk End
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