1st Edition

Teaching Law and Criminal Justice Through Popular Culture A Deep Learning Approach in the Streaming Era

By Julian Hermida Copyright 2022
214 Pages 2 Color Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

214 Pages 2 Color Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

214 Pages 2 Color Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This volume shows how university and college professors can create an engaging environment that encourages students to take a deep approach to learning through the use of popular culture stories in law school and in criminal justice classrooms. The use of popular culture (films, TV shows, books, songs, etc.) can enhance the deep learning process by helping students develop cognitive skills,... Read more
Part 1: Deep Learning  1. Introduction  2. Teaching for Deep Learning  Part 2: Popular Culture  3. Popular Culture and Rapid Cognition  4. Motivation and Student Engagement  5. Academic Disciplines and Storytelling: Teaching Law with Popular Culture Stories  6. Popular Culture and Media Literacy in the Classroom  7. Metacognition  Part 3: Teaching Through Popular Culture  8. From Vision to Analysis: Teaching a Course on Criminal Law through Popular Culture Stories  9. Conclusions

Biography

Julian Hermida, DCL, is Associate Professor at Algoma University’s Department of Law (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada). He was also the Chair of Algoma University’s Teaching and Learning Committee for several years. Dr. Hermida has a very successful practice of more than 15 years of full-time teaching at all levels. Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada), where he was recognized with an Award for Excellence for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Hermida has published extensively on a wide array of both teaching and learning and legal topics. Prior to working full time in academia, Dr. Hermida practiced law in New York, Montreal, and Buenos Aires.