DIGITAL LIBRARY
A FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN LAW TEACHING
1 Portucalense University Oporto (PORTUGAL)
2 ISMAI (PORTUGAL)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN19 Proceedings
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 4708-4712
ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4
ISSN: 2340-1117
doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1172
Conference name: 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 1-3 July, 2019
Location: Palma, Spain
Abstract:
Globalization has introduced changes in communication between people, also affecting education in general. The intensification of the free circulation of people had generated a rethink of Higher Education. The Bologna Declaration operated a veritable "Copernican Revolution" advocating a European Higher Education Area and consequently the implementation of new teaching methodologies. In the teaching of the law there is a total absence of didactic and pedagogical training. The teaching indifference contributes to the lack of interest of students, with a negative impact on the acquisition of professional skills. We intend that this study constitutes one hand, a provocation, and the other, a critical reflection on the teaching of law in Portugal. As a result of our experience as Teachers of Higher Education in the area of Law, we implemented the flipped classroom methodology. The classroom becomes the place for teacher-student interaction, encouraging the latter to take a more active stance, collaborating in the construction of his knowledge. The results show great commitment of the student regarding this learning teaching method.
Keywords:
Flipped classroom, knowledge, law, teaching.