If this proves to be the best way, this is the way to go. Television education may not be for everyone though, Hobbs warns. That's why we added the hour at the end. American Bar Association members in 70 cities have had access to satellite conferences for a decade. Now the ABA is adapting video for additional uses.
People are concerned about how many people they send to our meetings and how expensive it is.
A lot of law firms are doing continuing education in-house and we're helping. In addition to taping its satellite conferences for later use, the ABA's education division produces continuing education programming specifically for use by small groups or individuals. Carter says that video courses on certain topics provide education at a considerably reduced cost to traveling to a remote locate for a three-day seminar. That formula has really brought people out. We call it the 'implementation through case study' approach.