Gerald F. Hess and Sophie M. Sparrow, What Helps Law Professors Develop As Teachers?-an Empirical Study, 14 Widener L. Rev. 149 (2008)."Reflection by individual faculty members-thinking about their teaching before and after class, writing about their experiences in a journal, and gathering feedback from students during the course-has enormous benefits. Similarly, discussing teaching and learning topics with colleagues in formal colloquia or casual conversations increases teachers' awareness and knowledge of teaching principles and also boosts their confidence and passion about teaching. Finally, the overall most effective faculty development activity is having law faculty attend national or regional teaching and learning conferences. These different kinds of activities likely combine synergistically to more fully inform, challenge, inspire, and engage law professors than any one activity would alone."