The power of Web-based learning By Sandra Mingail Web Managing Editor Legal firm intranets and desktop access to the Web present a powerful opportunity for legal practitioners to access continuing education when and where they want it. No longer dependent on attending scheduled courses at pre-determined locations, online learning allows legal practitioners to tap into education from their kitchen table or their hotel room. And there's not need to worry about time constraints.
Learners proceed through a course at their own pace.
Once developed, an online course can be delivered to associates across the office or across the country. Updating course material is as simple as changing the content in a file and uploading it for instant viewing. This article provides some advice on developing Web-based CLE courses and examines some of the underlying issues. We also provide an overview of the broad selection of online legal courses currently available. Converting existing CLE material for online use Rather than starting from scratch, you may want to create your first Web-based course from existing curricular material.