{"id":31397,"date":"2022-06-17T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=31397"},"modified":"2022-12-15T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:36:24","slug":"eats-2022-a-sharp-focus-on-advocacy-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2022\/06\/17\/eats-2022-a-sharp-focus-on-advocacy-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"EATS 2022: A Sharp Focus on Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2022 edition of EATS was full of compelling discussions among passionate advocacy educators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In-person for the first time since 2019, Stetson Law welcomed professionals from around the country who specialize in advocacy education to the annual Educating Advocacy Teachers (EATS) Conference on its beautiful Gulfport campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking place from June 13-15, the event offered eye-opening insights into the state of trial advocacy education in 2022 through panel discussions, workshops, breakout sessions, and even beach happy hours and improv sessions. Some 95 attendees participated; 70 of them attended in person, and 20-25 took part online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs advocacy experts, you are leading legal education. It\u2019s not just about experiential learning. It\u2019s not just about competition,\u201d said Stetson Law Dean Mich\u00e8le Alexandre<\/strong> at the start of a panel discussion on the art and science of persuasion. \u201cYou are helping us learn how to teach our students, how to prepare them for 21st<\/sup> Century real-life problem-solving. And because of that, this conference and your partnership is even more important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three days of compelling discussions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Taking place in the Great Hall and the Florin-Roebig Courtroom, EATS events explored many dimensions of advocacy in the classroom and the competition arena. Hailing from communities across the U.S., speakers included judges, professors from top-ranked law schools for advocacy (including Stetson Law), mock trial and moot court program directors, and practicing attorneys who shared teaching techniques and experiences and explored new teaching methods, models, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 2022 EATS Conference was packed with creative, generous educators interested in elevating the entire advocacy community, not just themselves,\u201d said Stetson Law Professor Elizabeth Boals<\/strong>, Director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy. \u201cThis type of collaborative and collegial environment is what EATS was founded upon and will continue to foster in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One discussion explored a possible connection between the discipline and bar examination passage. Another was a hands-on demonstration of new presentation technology. Other topics included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n