Now Available: Online Database of Law School Learning Outcomes

The University of St. Thomas School of Law has published an online database of law school learning outcomes. “The Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minn., has launched a new, searchable, web-based clearinghouse of information regarding law school learning outcomes. The Learning Outcomes Database includes all learning outcomes that have been published and posted on law school websites throughout the United States and houses them in a single, user-friendly online location.” I was not clear on what a “learning outcome” is, but I found a definition at Illinois.edu: “Learning outcomes are statements of what students will learn in a class or in a class session.”