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CALI partnering with Chicago-Kent for pilot law school clinics program

emasters — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:45:59 +0000

We at CALI are very excited Chicago-Kent’s Cyber Clinics pilot project.

Adopt free, open legal ed materials.

emasters — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:20:09 +0000

We’re asking legal educators to consider adopting free, open eLangdell books and supplements for their Summer or Fall classes.

Consider the advantages of free, open education materials:

Debit Card Basics

sam — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:54:17 +0000

Bank debit cards (sometimes called bank cards or ATM cards) may look like credit cards, but they do not typically have the same features or provide the same protections against loss. Debit cards are associated with a checking (or savings) account owned by the customer. In this lesson we will look at issuance of debit cards, disclosure requirements, imposition of overdraft fees, and the handling of errors and losses on debit cards.

Lesson Completion Time:

45 minutes

Revisions

Last Update:

Tue, 04/17/2012

Web Post Date:

Tue, 04/17/2012

Author(s):

Jennifer Martin,

A Book Is A Book And Other Thoughts On Our Webby Future

emasters — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:00:17 +0000

In February I wrote that every book is a website and we need to embrace the webiness of books. This led to some good discussion about the nature of books generally and casebooks in particular and about the nature of websites. The discussion helped clarify a couple of things in my mind.

More to eLangdell than the “e:” How Legal Educators Can Use & Adopt Our Books.

agroothuis — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:34:35 +0000

So tell the truth.

Some of you looked briefly at eLangdell and dismissed it as an e-book project...

Keynote Speakers for CALI Conference Announced

emasters — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:06:29 +0000

The CALI Conference for Law School Computing’s agenda is starting to round out nicely. You can now review some of our accepted sessions, and today we’re very excited to announce our keynote speakers:

North Carolina Secondary Research

sam — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:38:01 +0000

This lesson is designed to give a basic overview of secondary sources used in North Carolina legal research. Secondary resources are commentary on the law written by legal professionals or legal publishers. They are useful for finding background information and citations to primary resources, but it is important to remember that secondary resources are not the law.

For more information on primary sources used in North Carolina legal research, please review the CALI lesson North Carolina Primary Resources.

Lesson Completion Time:

1 hour

Revisions

Last Update:

Fri, 03/23/2012

Web Post Date:

Fri, 03/23/2012

Author(s):

Michelle Cosby,

Patricia Dickerson,

Oklahoma Legal Research - Secondary Sources

sam — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:02:17 +0000

This lesson will introduce you to important secondary sources for Oklahoma legal research and help you develop strategies for using secondary sources to research Oklahoma legal questions. This lesson is intended to supplement the CALI Lesson on Oklahoma primary sources. In addition to the important Oklahoma secondary sources covered in this lesson, researchers should also be aware of secondary resources that are not Oklahoma specific. For information on secondary resources generally, see the CALI Lesson "Introduction to Secondary Resources."

Lesson Completion Time:

45 minutes

Revisions

Last Update:

Tue, 03/13/2012

Web Post Date:

Tue, 03/13/2012

Author(s):

Lee Peoples,

FAA Pilot Certificate Enforcement Actions

sam — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:59:25 +0000

This lesson covers the role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in enforcing the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), known formally as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). Title 14 CFR has numerous parts that are organized by category of operation; that is, categories include: pilots and instructors, aircraft operators, aircraft manufacturers, and space transportation.

Lesson Completion Time:

1 hour

Revisions

Last Update:

Tue, 03/13/2012

Web Post Date:

Tue, 03/13/2012

Author(s):

James Cistone,

Appellate Briefs: Ethical and Professional Considerations

sam — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:53:41 +0000

This CALI lesson will introduce you to the ethical considerations associated with writing appellate briefs. The lesson is intended for a first year law student currently taking a legal writing course. No previous knowledge of ethics is presumed.

A series of explanations and questions will guide you through a basic introduction to the regulation of attorney conduct. You will then examine how ethical considerations influence the lawyering skills associated with the preparation of appellate briefs.

Lesson Completion Time:

45 minutes

Revisions

Last Update:

Thu, 03/08/2012

Web Post Date:

Thu, 03/08/2012

Author(s):

Melissa Weresh,