NACLAA News:
Small Class Sizes Explained
by John Sinclair

Does NACLAA ever disappoint students? Well, yes, when they find our classes are full and they can't get in. NACLAA founding father and Dalhousie University Professor Jack Novack explains:

"We hate to turn students away, but our online class sizes are strictly limited, and for a variety of reasons. NACLAA is strongly committed to small class sizes in order to facilitate communication between instructor and student, and between the students themselves. Online learning is much different to face-to-face in that the playing field is much more level. It's not a one-way flow of information from an all-knowing instructor into a bunch of empty student vessels. Rather, it's a dynamic exchange of ideas between student-practitioners with considerable career experience and an instructor who is as much as facilitator as a subject matter expert. It's a seminar-style environment, and a large class size would simply destroy the camaraderie and dynamism that develops.

"Increased demand for a course cannot always be satisfied quickly since we need an instructor who not only understands the content but is also comfortable with the medium. We're happy that we were able to respond in the case of this fall's Municipal Law I course and open up another section for latecomers, but that's not always possible. Even though we recruit from coast to coast, we hire only the best, so our pool is limited.

"My advice to anyone contemplating the NACLAA program is to register immediately, before it's too late. Winter and Spring offerings are already filling up, and the last date for Fall registration is Sept. 8."

What more can we say? Avoid disappointment, and check out the NACLAA Course Availability Page on GovSource today!

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