PROGRAMMING

• Needs Assessment
• Design
• Development
• Delivery
• Research
• Evaluation

PLE Practice- Management

• Applications of the Internet for Public Legal Education. Published in 2002 by Lois Gander, this paper sketches some of the current and potential applications of the Internet for PLE. It is not a futuristic fantasy of what might be, but rather a description of applications that are already available for advancing the various goals of public legal education. Electronic telecommunications technology is expanding the reach of resources and services, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies, and offering new possibilities for engaging the public in the process of achieving justice in Canada.
• E-Participation: Setting the Stage for Success. San San Sy. (E-Quality for Women). Published by Womenspace. (2003) This article describes briefly the barriers that women’s organizations experience in using the Internet. Although it is not easy to separate individual women and women’s organizations, this article addresses the issues of organizations rather than individual women. It discusses how women’s organizations can develop online consultation skills by participating in online consultations organized by non-governmental organizations. The main focus is on online public participation and the process for meaningful online citizen engagement. Online public participation refers to the process initiated by the government and includes online consultation and online citizen engagement. In summary, the article discusses strategies to consider in developing the capacity of women’s groups for online public participation.
• Online Conferencing: A Guide for Virtual Group Discussion. San San Sy & Kathleen Anderson. 3rd Edition. (2004) Online conferences, virtual discussion forums, online communities, and electronic workspaces are gatherings of people on the Internet. Depending on their purpose, conferences can be on-going or for a specific time frame. The Legal Studies Program has been involved with the creation of workspaces, educational events, and public and private discussions using this technology. This guide is written as a start-up for those newly introduced to the technology. It focuses on text-based asynchronous conferencing using Web-based conferencing software. It presents concepts and principles for online conferencing and does not relate to functions of specific software.
• VIOLET: Learning on the Net. Final Report to the Office of Learning Technologies. San San Sy & Kathleen Anderson. (1999) The Legal Studies Program developed VIOLET: Learning on the Net with the goal to improve our understanding of how a particular group of women learn about the law using the Web. Phase II built on the web site developed in Phase I. The project team worked with abused women and their service providers, observing the way that they learn. The full report describes the design and development of the web site and the lessons learned in training and observing the women using the web site. The web design process incorporates constructivist learning theory, web-based learning theory, women’s way of knowing, and adult learning theory. The project comments on the strategies that women in non-formal learning environments require when seeking information using the Web. This understanding contributes to the growing body of literature on the use of the Web, capitalizing on its unique qualities for learning in a non-formal environment.
• ACJNet: Electronic Publishing (1998) - San San Sy. This is one of the papers in the series on the components of ACJNet (Access to Justice Network). This paper focuses on the multi-faceted nature of electronic publishing and its possibilities within ACJNet.
• ACJNet: Library Without Walls This paper written in 1997 focuses on one of the more prominent components of ACJNet: the Library without Walls. The Library without Walls (LWW) is one of the four components of ACJNet, the other three being the Virtual Community, Electronic Publishing and On-Line Education.