King, Francis (2016) Visual approaches to property law pedagogy. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8 (1). pp. 80-94. DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlbe-02-2016-0004
King, Francis (2016) Visual approaches to property law pedagogy. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8 (1). pp. 80-94. DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlbe-02-2016-0004
King, Francis (2016) Visual approaches to property law pedagogy. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8 (1). pp. 80-94. DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlbe-02-2016-0004
Abstract
Purpose - To consider a more visual approach to property law teaching practices. This will be achieved by exploring the existence of ‘visual learners’ as a student body, evaluating the use of more visual teaching techniques in academic practice, recognising the historic dominance of text in legal education, and examining the potential for heightening visual teaching practices in the teaching of property law. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews and analyses some of the available literature on visual pedagogy, and visual approaches to legal education, but also introduces an amount of academic practitioner analysis. Findings – This paper evidences that, rather than focusing on the categorisation of ‘visual learner’, the modern academic practitioner should employ the customary use of more visual stimuli; consequently becoming a more ‘visual teacher’. This paper demonstrates that these practices, if performed effectively, can impact upon the information literacy of the whole student body: It also proffers a number of suggestions as to how this could be achieved within property law teaching practices. Practical implications – The paper will provide support for early-career academic practitioners, who are entering a teaching profession in a period of accelerated and continual change, by presenting an overview of pedagogic practices in the area. It will also provide a stimulus for those currently teaching on property law modules and support their transition to a more visual form of teaching practice. Originality/value – This paper provides a comprehensive overview of visual pedagogy in legal education, and specifically within that of property law, which has not been conducted elsewhere.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Information literacy; Pedagogy; Academic property law; Learner attributes; Legal education; Visual teaching practices |
Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Essex Law School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2025 16:11 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2025 16:14 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/33830 |
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