Current Students
CPLED Glossary of Terms
Assignments
Students will be required to prepare and submit original work according to the instructions and within established timelines. Students must obtain a grade of competency demonstrated on each assignment.
Competency Evaluations
Competency evaluations will indicate the level at which a student demonstrates specific competencies. Students must obtain a grade of competency demonstrated on each competency evaluation.
Competency Evaluators
Competency evaluators will review and assess student performance on specific skills, such as interviewing, negotiation or advocacy.
Feedback
Learning group facilitators (LGFs) will review assignments using the competency-based approach. Responses are not point-marked, but globally evaluated for the identification and solution of legal issues, and demonstration of the required skill. In giving feedback on assignments, facilitators may suggest where weaknesses lie, and what needs to be done to achieve competency, if necessary.
Face-to-Face Learning Group Facilitators
These lawyers are responsible for either:
- participating in a plenary session or demonstrating skills, or
- leading in-person sessions for a small group of students. These sessions include a series of discussions and practice skills sessions. Learning group facilitators use their practice experience to develop and evaluate the students’ skills.
Learning Group
A small group of students. Activities may take place online or face-to-face.
Non-Passing Grade
Any grade of ‘competency not yet demonstrated’ or ‘incomplete’ earned on an assignment or competency evaluation.
Online Learning Group Facilitators
These lawyers guide students to find answers, and help them acquire the competencies they need to be successful in the practice of law. They interact with students in their online learning group by responding to their email questions and reviewing student assignments.
Resource Materials Writers and Reviewers
Practising lawyers review existing resource materials to ensure that the legal content is current. On occasion, new materials may need to be written if there is a significant change in an area of law.
