You probably know that several academics teach using open or closed (walled off) blogs - I use open blogs because there is nothing to hide in the updates and the main course materials are only available to Essex students:
Do you use professors' blogs to explore course content or just stick to the minimal amount of information in the brochures and prospectus?
Ten examples are on the left side of this page, if you have not seen a course blog before: http://itme2008.blogspot.com/ They usually contain set reading and recent updates to the law e.g. Electronic Signatures Regulations in UK.