DIGITAL LEARNING IN LEGAL EDUCATION: EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND POTENTIALS OF PEDAGOGY-DRIVEN DIGITAL INTEGRATION

Abstract

This review research paper provides an insight into the broad framework of Digital Learning. The first part of the paper presents the conceptual, structural and pedagogical framework of Digital Learning, with reference to global, regional and national policies, instruction models and underlying digital integration processes. The second part examines Digital Learning in legal education and practices in developed countries, in Serbia, and at the Faculty of Law, University of Niš, before, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on the research findings and experiences from the first e-learning experience at the LF Niš (March 2020-May 2022), the author provides a brief analysis of Digital Learning and outlines the opportunities for a systemic integration of flexible Digital Learning formats into the contemporary legal education for academic, professional and work-related training purposes.