Pepperdine - Straus Institute
 

 

Thanks for a great class, everyone!

I really appreciate all the engagement and great questions.

I'm really looking forward to reading your papers.

The recordings and powerpoints are all up. Let me know if you have any questions -- and keep in touch...

Colin


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Course Syllabus - UPDATED 1-10-26

Final Essay Assignment - Due Friday, January 30, 2026 - UPDATED 12-27-25



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Exercise 1: Sneaky Petes


Exercise 2: Special Education


Exercise 3: Silicosis Calculator


Exercise 4: The Brighton Family


Videos



Readings

The New Handshake: Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Consumer Protection (PDF).

"Technology and the Future of Dispute Resolution," in Dispute Resolution Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association, 2015. (PDF).

"Designing Ethical Online Dispute Resolution Systems: The Rise of the Fourth Party" in Negotiation Journal with Leah Wing, Janet Martinez, and Ethan Katsh (January 2021).(PDF).




Additional Readings (Optional)

Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/dri_press/12/
by Howard Gadlin and Nancy A. Welsh, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2021.

Ethan Katsh: ODR: A Look at History – A Few Thoughts about the Present and Some Speculation about the Future
http://www.ombuds.org/odrbook/katsh.pdf
from Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice - A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution by Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh and Daniel Rainey

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Online Dispute Resolution, by Dave Orr and Colin Rule

Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice

Additional ODR Articles


 

Class Recordings (will be posted after each class)

Session one, part one

Session one, part two

Day two

Day three

 

Lecture Powerpoints (will be posted after each class)

Powerpoint 1: ODR Definition + Advantages and Disadvantages

Powerpoint 2: ODR platform examples

Powerpoint 3: ODR Systems Design

Powerpoint 4: ODR Example: The Rechtwijzer

Powerpoint 5: ODR and AI


Key Links

http://www.odr.info

http://icodr.org

Cyberweek 2025

http://www.ncsc.org/odr

https://odr2026.org/

http://www.botmediation.com

UNCITRAL ODR Working Group

If you have any problems or questions, please email Colin.