Author Archives: katgallow

About katgallow

I lecture in property law and I write and think about the nature of property and its representations in the law; about issues affecting women; about environmental justice; and about legal education.

Experimenting with i-books

Posted on 13/09/2015

This was originally posted in Katgallow. A couple of weeks ago I self-published a free interactive i-book, Land Law & Sustainability. The book is available through itunes – though it can only be viewed by those with Apple devices, I’m … Continue reading →

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Meme-alicious Law Teaching

Posted on 19/05/2015

While many frequent visitors to social media sites will be aware of (elaborate air quotes) memes, I suspect that their value as a teaching tool has not been recognised. This changed for me late in 2014, thanks to a student … Continue reading →

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Open Access: To share or not to share, that is the question

Posted on 01/10/2014

Writing for Research called this week for ‘all academic books to go digital’. While I admit to some book fetishism (as described in the post) nonetheless I agree with this sentiment. At the heart of this issue, as I see … Continue reading →

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Tumblr – an explainer

Posted on 11/08/2014

There is a fair bit written about using Twitter and blogs in higher education, and in legal education. Less visible however is the easy-to use microblogging/social media hybrid, Tumblr. The question is, can Tumblr be used in an educational context? … Continue reading →

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Kate Galloway: Why I blog

Posted on 22/07/2014
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