Category Archives: CALI Spotlight

Posts by CALI staffers. Thoughts, opinions, and ideas about technology and innovation in legal education.

Don’t Hide from the Future – Teach It!

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Earlier today I caught a tweet from Law Librarian and Professor Shaun Jamison about his Future of Law course. Specifically, it was about a CALI resource he’s been using – one I tend to forget about but is so valuable … Continue reading →

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A2J Author® software is a finalist for the 2014 International Innovating Justice Award

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

A2J Author® software—developed by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and CALI®, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction—has advanced to the final round of the international Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL) 2014 Innovating Justice Awards. A2J Author finished … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE CALI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Deadline: 10/31/14

Posted on October 27, 2014 by John Mayer

The current CALI Board of Directors: http://www.cali.org/content/cali-board-directors The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is seeking nominations of qualified and enthusiastic individuals to fill vacant positions on its Board of Directors. If you know of someone who would like to … Continue reading →

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Mid-Semester Blues….

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

We’re just about at the half-way point for the Fall Semester, which for law students means it’s time to get serious about understanding and organizing class materials and notes. Remember – no matter how smart you are, you’re not going … Continue reading →

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Why Does My Password Never Work?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Has this happened to you? You’re settling in for a nice long session on CALI to study (or maybe you’re a professor getting ready to create some LessonLinks.) You go to log into the site and….password denied. You try again. … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Early in the Semester to Start Taking CALI Lessons

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

If you haven’t been warned yet, law school exams are not like undergraduate exams. If you were able to get by with cramming the night (or even week) before finals, unfortunately that’s not going to work now. Even if it … Continue reading →

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What the Heck is CALI???

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Greetings to new and returning law students and faculty! I know this month is filled with new, exciting (and maybe even scary) changes. It’s also filled with INFORMATION OVERLOAD. In case you missed it, hopefully in your orientation materials there … Continue reading →

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We’re Rolling out A2J Author Version 5.0!!!

Posted on July 31, 2014 by John Mayer

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) and the Center for Access to Justice and Technology at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (CAJT) will be rolling out the new version of A2J Author® for the legal aid community this Friday, … Continue reading →

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CALIcon14 is a Wrap!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Yes, another CALIcon has come and gone. Thank you so much for attending! I kept hearing the phrase “my people” in sessions and hallways of CALIcon and that’s ultimately what CALI and CALIcon is about – Community. And we couldn’t … Continue reading →

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It’s 2am..Do You Know Where Your CALI Authorization Code Is?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Sarah Glassmeyer

It’s the moooooooost wonderful tiiiiiiiiiiiime of the yeeeeeeeeear! Yes, law school finals time! Well, it’s wonderful for us at CALI®, maybe not so much for law students taking the exams and the law professors that will have to grade them … Continue reading →

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