Rakoff Clip 2

Instructional Themes: Eliciting participation; Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; cold calling; asking follow-up questions; Socratic method; intellectual rigor

Profiled: Todd Rakoff, Byrne Professor of Administrative Law, teaches "Legislation and Regulation" to 80 students at Harvard Law School.

Clip Length: 1 minute, 34 seconds (15:04-16:38)

Clip Context:

• “Legislation and Regulation,” a first-year required course at Harvard Law School with 80 students enrolled.
• This course introduces first-year law students to statutes and regulations to help them see how lawyers approach these topics. Rakoff uses case studies to teach students both abstract concepts and concrete skills.
• This clip comes about 15 minutes into the 1 hour, 15 minute class as Rakoff cold calls a student to provide some answers.