Retention

1. Use Hypernews Discussions (see article on Use of Hypernews in the Classroom)
Hypernews actively involves the paralegal student in "telling, asking, and responding" in a written form. I suspect the reason that the "hypernews" student improves their writing skills is because of the "repetition of telling, asking, and responding in writing", and through their own observation of other paralegal students who are "telling, asking and responding". What, I believe, occurs to the "unseen eye" is knowledge, understanding, and competence accumulates, in small "unobservable increments" through the dialogic process of "telling, asking and responding" when such is required in "written form" from the paralegal student Here are some examples of Hypernews "threaded discussions".

2. Seven Principles
http://www.aahe.org/technology/ehrmann.htm

prompt feedback = post your grades with excel
http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/excelpost.htm

examples of grades: law 10 spring 2001 and law 16 spring 2001

3. web page utilities
http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/utilities.htm

includes listbot, freefind, search engines, like google, findlaw for paralegals, resource pages, etc. quizmaster surveys, and group involvement, like hypotheticals

4. use or powerpoint on your webpage
http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/tour.htm

5. students can get their transcripts online and grades
http://www.laccd.edu/ccaweb/sislogon.htm

6. interactive homepages involve the student
http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/law10sp20/

or

http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/21/law10sp21/

7. train the students on the skills
http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/skillscksheet.htm

8. new English 28 compressed style format
http://www.vcsun.org/~sheryl/engl28.html