Rakoff Clip 3

Instructional Themes: Eliciting participation; Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; Using humor; pushing students to clarify points; cold calling; wait time; staying grounded in the text

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

Clip Length: 4 minutes, 15 seconds (37:41-41:56)

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 halfway through the 1 hour, 15 minute class as Rakoff leads students through a case discussion.