WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation's law
students get ready for the new school year, they will have a major
advantage in mastering their law school classes, thanks to a new
cloud-based digital casebook and study platform. The Connected
Casebook, an integrated digital and print learning solution by
Wolters Kluwer Legal Education, is designed to facilitate deeper
student mastery of legal thinking and stronger learning
outcomes.
Available immediately for a cross-section of U.S. textbooks
across major law school course areas, the Connected Casebook builds
on Wolters Kluwer Legal Education's traditional strength in
authoritative content, while further advancing student learning
through a new digital platform that addresses law students' three
critical needs:
- Read: Students can read, search, highlight and
annotate the full text of their casebook through an intuitive
interface designed specifically for law textbooks.
- Study: Through video and text explanations of difficult
concepts, law-specific assessment formats and practice-oriented
simulations, all mapped to each textbook's learning objectives,
students can deepen their knowledge of crucial concepts and assess
their readiness for class and professional success.
- Outline: Students can create effective course-long
outlines, directly integrating excerpts and notes from the textbook
with the option of editing and exporting for use in other
applications.
In addition to the digital platform, each Connected Casebook
also comes with a print version of the textbook provided to
students on a rental basis for the duration of class term.
"Today's students, as digital natives, have had effective,
personalized digital tools to help them master complex subject
matter at every stage of their education," said Vikram Savkar, vice president and general
manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal Education. "As a result, law
students have been asking for comprehensive digital learning
solutions focused specifically on law school classes. With the
launch of the Connected Casebook, Wolters
Kluwer is meeting this need, strengthening law students'
ability to succeed in challenging classes and make progress toward
their career goals."
For titles in the Connected Casebook program, students can
choose how to purchase their class materials: they can either buy
the standard print casebook through bookstores, online retailers
and other traditional channels; or buy the Connected Casebook
option, through which they receive access to the digital learning
platform and a rental version of the print textbook, through online
retailer Barrister Books or campus bookstore affiliates. The
Connected Casebook option is designed to be an affordable choice
for students, retailing at approximately 20- percent less than the
traditional product.
"The Connected Casebook can transform casebook-based legal
education by providing meaningful content connected in real time
for the student in a highly accessible way. This innovative
platform will affect in-class discussion, review session and office
hour questions, and exam performance, by allowing students to tap
into the network of ideas and information in a guided and valuable
way. It does not simply make learning easier, it can make it
better," said Tracey George,
Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox
Family Chair in Law and Liberty and Director, Cecil D. Branstetter
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program at Vanderbilt University Law School.
The Connected Casebook program was designed in direct response
to requests and feedback from hundreds of faculty and students
drawn from a range of law schools over the past two years. The
Legal Education group plans to gather feedback from students and
faculty customers throughout the subsequent year and incorporate
their key insights into the future expansion of the program.
For more information about Connected Casebook, visit
www.casebookconnect.com. For more information about
Wolters Kluwer's Legal Education
group, visit www.aspenlaw.com.
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