Author Archives: Melissa Castan

Is social media an antidote to academic futility?

Posted on 05/06/2019 by Melissa Castan

Here’s an interesting discussion of the value of Academics using blogging and social media platforms. The author makes a good point about the ‘sort power’ that comes with academic blogging. I particularly liked the following reflective point: Blogging is a … Continue reading →

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Can you Kahoot! in the Law classroom?

Posted on 14/03/2018 by Melissa Castan

Using Kahoot! is best in the classroom. Its benefits lie in the teacher quickly being able to see if the majority of students understand a concept and whether any further discussion is necessary. Continue reading →

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‘Flipping’ a law classroom

Posted on 29/01/2015 by Melissa Castan

How I learned to stop worrying and love the video: In 2014 my colleague Ross Hyams and I developed a series of 12 short videos for use in the Monash Law 1st year law program. We were fortunate enough to … Continue reading →

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Using Powtoon for short presentations

Posted on 02/08/2014 by Melissa Castan

Kate Galloway, in her recent series of posts on legal education in a digital context, invited us all to take some step to try something, anything, to digitally enhance our legal teaching practice, whether we were at entry level, consolidation or … Continue reading →

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