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Book Chapters

Fitzsimmons D; Vines P; Laurens EJ, 2013, ''The Authentic Lens’: Employing authentic assessment activities to engage law students in deep learning: A comparison of using ‘narratives’ in first year core and final year elective law courses.', in Flood A; Coleman K (ed.), Disciplines: The Lenses of Learning, Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois

Journal articles

Burton K; Laurens EJ; Marychurch J, 2021, 'Reviewing Honours and Distinction in 21st Century Australian Law Schools: Is the Diversity of Approaches Corroding it’s Market Relevance?', Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, 13/14, pp. 29 - 45, http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JlALawAA/2021/4.html

Steel A; Bennett Moses L; Laurens EJ; Brady C, 2019, 'Use of E-exams in High Stakes Law School Examinations: Student and Staff Reactions', Legal Education Review, 29, pp. 1 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.53300/001c.9461

Sherry C; Terrill L; Laurens J; Laurens E, 2018, '(Re)introducing a Closed Book Exam in Law', Legal Education Review, 28, pp. 1 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.53300/001c.6366

Cripps K; Laurens J, 2016, 'The protection of cultural identity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children exiting from statutory out of home care via permanent care orders: : Further observations on the risk of cultural disconnection to inform a policy and legislative reform framework', Australian Indigenous Law Review, 19, pp. 70 - 87, http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/journals/AUIndigLawRw/2016/7.html

Cripps KA; Laurens J, 2015, 'Protecting Indigenous Children's Familial and Cultural Connections: Reflections on Recent Amendments to the Care and Protection Act 2007 (NT)', Indigenous Law Bulletin, 8, pp. 12 - 15, http://apo.org.au/node/55343

Steel AD; Huggins A; Laurens EJ, 2014, 'Valuable Learning, Unwelcome Assessment: What LLB and JD Students Really Think about Group Work', The Sydney Law Review, 36, pp. 291 - 321, http://sydney.edu.au/law/slr/slr_36/slr36_2.shtml

Steel AD; Laurens EJ; Huggins A, 2013, 'Class participation as a learning amd assessment strategy in law: faciliating student's engagement, skills development and deep learning', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 36, pp. 30 - 55, http://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/

Laurens EJ; Steel A; Huggins A, 2013, 'Works Well With Others’: Examining The Different Types Of Small Group Learning Approaches And Their Implications For Law Student Learning Outcomes', Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, 6, pp. 1 - 12, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JlALawTA/2013/11.html

Conference Presentations

Marychurch J; Burton K; Laurens EJ, 2021, 'LEADing Collegial Culture in Australian Law Schools: Well-being and Motivation through Peer Collaboration', presented at International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 26 October 2021 - 29 October 2021

Laurens EJ; Burton K; Marychurch J, 2021, 'Student academic achievement and the contemporary Job Market: What role does honours have in effectively differentiating graduates of 21st Century Australian Law Schools?', presented at Australasian Law Academics Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 04 June 2021 - 06 June 2021

Marychurch J; Burton K; Nancarrow M; Laurens EJ, 2021, 'Student Evaluations of Teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic: Law academics advocating for alternate measures of teaching quality', presented at Asian Law Schools Association Symposium, Hong Kong, 27 April 2021 - 28 April 2021

Marychurch J; Burton K; Nancarrow M; Laurens EJ, 2020, 'Harmonising Student Evaluations of Teaching in the Neo-Liberal University: Empowering Law Academics to Advocate for other Measures of Teaching Quality', presented at Professional Legal Education Conference, Bond University Faculty of Law, Queensland, Australia, 01 October 2020 - 03 October 2020

Laurens E; Steel A; Bennett-Moses L, 2017, 'E-Exams: Students, laptops and Wi-Fi: Can we make law exams better? Empirical insights into pedagogical practice from the UNSW Law E-Exams trial', presented at Research in Legal Education Conference, UNSW Faculty of Law, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2017

Laurens EJ; Marychurch J; Squelch J; Steel A, 2015, 'What does teaching, learning and assessment practice look like in law? Information sharing and benchmarking in corporations’ law', presented at Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 18 July 2015

Steel A; Laurens EJ, 2013, 'Clarifying Assessment: Developing typologies for forms of assessment in law', presented at Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 01 October 2013

Laurens EJ; Steel A; Huggins A, 2013, 'Plays Well with Others: Examining the different types of small group learning and their implications for law student learning outcomes', presented at Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference, 01 October 2013

Reports

Bates S; Laurens EJ; Cross M; Rowe B; Wilson B; Canham B; Hudson L; Katz I; Kayess R; Fisher KR, 2022, Growing Up Making Decisions, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/72zt-dw17

Laurens EJ; Kayess R, 2021, Good Practice in Supported Decision Making for People with Disability: Desktop review of the evidence for best practice principles for supported decision-making

Bates S; Laurens EJ; Kayess R; Fisher K, 2021, Good Practice in Supported Decision Making for People with Disability: Principles and Guide, https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2021-06/apo-nid313465.pdf

Laurens EJ; Bates S; Kayess R; Fisher K, 2021, Good Practice in Supported Decision-making for People with Disability: Final Report, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/0v9z-6223

Davy L; Laurens EJ; Kayess R; Bates S, 2018, Special Disability Trusts, SPRC, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5bbff37996624, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:52051/bind2efa0c3-90bf-42bc-8ced-c0102a90cf63?view=true

Cripps K; Laurens EJ, 2016, Evidence for best practice programs and service delivery models aimed at preventing and reducing violence in Aboriginal families in NSW, Office of Kids and Families, NSW Health, Sydney

Cripps K; Laurens EJ, 2015, Aboriginal family violence: Exploring its dimensions to inform effective responses in NSW, Aboriginal Affairs NSW, Sydney


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