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‘I did not know I could learn so many skills, from playing games’ – Using reflection as a form of assessment in legal ed game-based learning. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023, September). ‘I did not know I could learn so many skills, from playing games’ – Using reflection as a form of assessment in legal ed game-based learning. Paper presented at Legend Fest 2023, Leeds University

Introducing game-based learning into teaching law to Foundation Year students has revolutionised the classroom. Not only has it allowed students to interact with each other and filled the classroom with laughter, it has allowed students to pick up tr... Read More about ‘I did not know I could learn so many skills, from playing games’ – Using reflection as a form of assessment in legal ed game-based learning..

Using the criminal law to regulate online behaviour (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023, August). Using the criminal law to regulate online behaviour. Paper presented at School of Computing and Mathematics Research Seminar Series, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England, UK

Discuss the use to the Malicious Communications Act 1988, s.127(1) and (2) of the Communications Act 2003 and part 10 of the Online Safety Bill to regulate behaviour online.

Will Someone not Think of the Children?’ The Protectionist State and Regulating the ‘Harms’ of the Online World for Young People (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023, April). Will Someone not Think of the Children?’ The Protectionist State and Regulating the ‘Harms’ of the Online World for Young People. Paper presented at British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association, University of Amsterdam

Since 2018, following a green paper exploring the regulation of the online world (HM Government, 2018), the Conservative Government in the United Kingdom have continued the rhetoric that they wish to become one of the safest places in the world to go... Read More about Will Someone not Think of the Children?’ The Protectionist State and Regulating the ‘Harms’ of the Online World for Young People.

REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022, January). REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. Paper presented at Keele Education Conference 2022, Keele University, Keele, N-U-L, Staffs, England

Anxiety amongst university students is common across the sector (January, Madhombiro, Chipamaunga et al., 2018). Add to the mix public speaking as a form of assessment, anxiety levels rise (Raja, 2017). There is no doubt that there is a place for the... Read More about REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

Regulating Social Media (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2021, March). Regulating Social Media. Paper presented at ELSA Birmingham, University of Birmingham

Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2020, September). Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media

In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, academics often turn to the likes of Facebook and Twitter to showcase their work. In fact, we are often encouraged to use these platforms. It can therefore be argued that the field today goes beyond t... Read More about Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media.

Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. (2015, March). Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card?. Paper presented at Department of Law and Criminology Research Seminar

This paper focuses on the definition of non-justiciability, moving on to what the consequences are when it comes to a non-justiciable judgment being granted. Furthermore, I briefly critically examine the concepts of primary and secondary non-justicia... Read More about Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card?.

Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’
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Higson-Bliss, L. Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’. Presented at The continuing crisis: Exploring the moral significance of the developments in politics, economic policy and the law since the 2008 banking crisis

The dramatic advancement of social media since 2008 has changed how the public interact and hold political figures to account, where in some instances, politicians are seen more as celebrities - #dishyrishi. Though the likes of Twitter and Facebook e... Read More about Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’.