Transcript of Convocation Address by Hon'ble Chief Justice NV Ramana at National Law University, Delhi - Social Reality and Social Responsibility of Law Students

Title:

Social Reality and Social Responsibility of Law Students

 

Speaker:

Shri Justice N.V. Ramana

 

Published:

Journal of National Law University, Delhi, 24 May 2022

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/22774017221084834

 

Note:

This is a transcript of the convocation address delivered by Hon'ble Chief Justice NV Ramana at the National Law University, Delhi on 9 December 2021.

 

From the Convocation Address:

The Father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, once remarked Youth are agents for transformation. The history of modern India would be incomplete without acknowledging the role played by students and youth of this country.

Using peer assisted learning to improve academic engagement and progression of first year online law students [Distance-Educator.com, 2021]

Title:

Using peer assisted learning to improve academic engagement and progression of first year online law students

Published:

Distance-Educator.com, 21 February 2021

https://distance-educator.com/using-peer-assisted-learning-to-improve-academic-engagement-and-progression-of-first-year-online-law-students/

 

From the article:

The University of Southern Queensland’s online study environment continues to grow with over 16,000 students studying online. Pre-Covid-19, online enrolments typically represent around 67% of all students studying at USQ. This article usefully analyses quantitative data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot of an online peer-assisted learning program for first-year Law students. The article asks whether a customised online Meet-Up program can objectively enhance student engagement and academic performance in a first-year law course. Results from the pilot were positive and are a productive contribution to the literature on online peer-assisted learning.

University of Nairobi, Kenya - Law students approach courts to challenge online exams

Title:
Law students approach courts to challenge online exams

Author:
Wachira Kigotho

Published:
University World News, 1 July 2020
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2020070108564996

From the article:
Eighty law students of Kenya’s University of Nairobi have gone to court challenging the use of online learning platforms for classes and scheduled examinations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Through their two colleagues, Daniel Chege Kamau and Kelvin Mugambi Kubai, the students are pleading with the court to stop the university from holding virtual online classes, or even scheduling examinations and other academic evaluations through the same platforms.