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

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, competencies, and practices that are essential for the professional practice of law and criminal justice and which are often neglected in traditional law school and criminal justice curricula. The book covers such topics as: critical thinking skills in legal and criminal justice education the role of popular culture in educating for rapid cognition factors that foster intrinsic motivation using storytelling in law and criminal justice teaching with popular culture stories popular culture and media literacy in the classroom lawyers and criminal justice agents and their dealings with the press influence of popular culture stories in the legal and criminal justice fields regulations for the use of media texts in the legal and criminal justice fields how stereotyping is influenced by popular media how to prepare a promising syllabus or course outline This unique book is the result of the author’s many years of teaching as well as of many meaningful discussions in seminars and teaching and learning workshops that he facilitated. This very easy-to-read and entertaining volume will show readers how to enhance their classes by creating a motivating and engaging environment that will foster students’ deep learning experiences. Teaching Law and Criminal Justice Through Popular Culture: A Deep Learning Approach in the Streaming Era shows how university and college professors can create an engaging environment that encourages students to take a deep approach to learning. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 About the Author 6 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Disclaimer 12 Part 1: Deep Learning 14 1. Introduction 16 2. Teaching for Deep Learning 26 Part 2: Popular Culture 54 3. Popular Culture and Rapid Cognition 56 4. Motivation and Student Engagement 68 5. Academic Disciplines and Storytelling: Teaching Law with Popular Culture Stories 90 6. Popular Culture and Media Literacy in the Classroom 106 7. Metacognition 130 Part 3: Teaching Through Popular Culture 148 8. From Vision to Analysis: Teaching a Course on Criminal Law through Popular Culture Stories 150 9. Conclusions 172 References 178 Appendix: Course Outline 184 Index 212 academic,disciplines;,criminal,justice;,criminal,law;,deep,learning,approach;,intrinsic,motivation;,media,literacy;,metacognition;,popular,culture;,rapid,cognition;,storytelling;,student,engagement academic disciplines,criminal justice,criminal law,deep learning approach,intrinsic motivation,media literacy,metacognition,popular culture,rapid cognition,storytelling,student engagement "Teaching Law and Criminal Justice Through Popular Culture: A Deep Learning Approach in the Streaming Era 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, competencies, and practices that are essential for the professional practice of law and criminal justice and which are often neglected in traditional law school and criminal justice curricula. The book covers such topics as: Critical thinking skills in legal and criminal justice education The role of popular culture in educating for rapid cognition, factors that foster intrinsic motivation, using storytelling in law and criminal justice, teaching with popular culture stories, popular culture and media literacy in the classroom, lawyers and criminal justice agents and their dealings with the press Influence of popular culture stories in the legal and criminal justice fields, regulations for the use of media texts in the legal and criminal justice fields, how stereotyping is influenced by popular media, how to prepare a promising syllabus or course outline. Key features: Explains an original concept on creating a deep learning environment that will enhance teaching and learning through popular culture, , includes engaging examples from popular culture to explain the main aspects of the deep learning environment Incorporates empirical research but gives concrete and specific ideas to use in the classroom, describes in detailed form a law course taught entirely through popular culture. This unique book is the result of the author's many years of teaching as well as of many meaningful discussions in seminars and teaching and learning workshops that he facilitated. This very easy-to-read and entertaining volume will show readers how to enhance their classes by creating a motivating and engaging environment that will foster students' deep learning experiences."-- Provided by publisher