Member Profile

Howard A. Voeks

Business / Business Law (Advanced)
I am an attorney practicing primarily business-related litigation. I have been a lawyer since 1986. Prior to my law career I worked for a number of years as a free lance writer in magazine and newspaper journalism, public relations, audio and video production, fund raising, curriculum design, and other areas. I began teaching business law and other law-related courses in 2002 and now have taught at several Chicago-area schools including Robert Morris College, Prairie State College, Argosy University, and Career Colleges of Chicago. My courses are designed as blended classroom/on-line presentations. I have worked primarily with the Blackboard course management system.
Social Sciences / Law (Expert)
Academic Support Services / Faculty Development / Teaching Strategies / Problem Based Learning (Advanced)
Law study essentially is ad hoc problem-solving and traditionally is accomplished through case study. My interest is in developing course designs/materials for small group in-class case presentations where two groups face off against one another as plaintiff and defendant. The case studies use the full text of court rulings on actual lawsuits