Category Archives: CALI Spotlight

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

Come see CALI at AALS!

Legal education is at a cross roads… and CALI can show you the way!   Stop by our booth (#202-206 in the exhibit hall) and see what all we have to offer! Assessment and Experiential Learning are two of the … Continue reading

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A2J Author Course Project announces faculty fellow selections

CALI is pleased to announce the selection of the faculty fellows participating in the A2J Author Course Project, a joint initiative with IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and Idaho Legal Aid Services to support law school courses teaching A2J Author®. … Continue reading

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CALI Lessons = Assessment

Are CALI Lessons as useful to Faculty as they are students?  You bet your sweet assessment they are! CALI Lessons have a reputation as being “just a study aid” for law students.  While that is indeed a function that they … Continue reading

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Don’t Hide from the Future – Teach It!

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

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

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….

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?

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

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???

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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