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17 J. High Tech. L. 273 (2016-2017)
Spaced Repetition: A Method for Learning More Law in less Time

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                        SPACED   REPETITION:
         A METHOD   FOR  LEARNING   MORE  LAW  IN LESS TIME






                       Gabriel H. Teninbaum*



                              Abstract

               Spaced  repetition is a learning method that al-
        lows people to learn far more, in far less time. Discov-
        ered more than 100  years ago, recent advances in mo-
        bile technology have made  its potential even greater to
        change the way  law students, bar preppers and  others
        in the legal field learn. This article describes the sci-
        ence of spaced repetition and its potential uses in law.
        It also describes the author's work in building a plat-
        form for law students, SpacedRepetition.com,  to allow
        them to harness this technology.
               Early findings are both exciting and consistent
        with the benefits of this method found in other fields. In
        one recent use of the technology, an entire graduating
        law  school  class was   offered  the chance   to  use
        SpacedRepetition.com   to supplement  their traditional
        bar preparation courses.  Those  who  used the spaced


* Professor of Legal Writing, Director of the Institute on Law Practice Technology
& Innovation; Director of the Law Practice Technology Concentration, Suffolk
University Law School; Visiting Professor, MIT; Visiting Fellow, Information Soci-
ety Project, Yale Law School. To implement the theories laid out in this paper,
Professor Teninbaum created SeRiouS (short for Spaced Repetition System),
which is available for use at http://www.spacedrepetition.com.

  Copyright C 2017 Journal of High Technology Law and Gabriel H. Teninbaum.
                   All Rights Reserved. ISSN 1536-7983.

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