Rakoff Clip 4

Instructional Themes: Questioning, listening and responding; Using humor; Case teaching; Eliciting participation; Socratic discussion; moving around the room; pressing for clarification; intellectual rigor

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

Clip Length: 5 minutes, 13 seconds (57:10-1:02:23)

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 near the end of the 1 hour, 15 minute class as Rakoff brings students back from small group discussions into the larger group.