ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how to possibly teach, and will reflect on how technology can help students understand contract law and develop the critical skills needed to become a successful legal professional. It presents an overview of the current teaching of Australian contract law as it is presented to prospective and current students online. The chapter also discusses how technology is transforming the needs and wants of both the student cohort and the lecturer. It debunks the myth of the digital native and explore the responsibility of lecturer in developing skills regarding both the content of contract law and the way to engage with that content. The chapter aims to provide a review of the literature on teaching with technology; to provide information on where to start in designing and using digital tools in contract law teaching; and to start a broader conversation on the need to share, with the legal education community, initiatives taken in space.
