CALI Blog
Welcome to Spotlight, the official CALI Blog. This is where CALI staff blogs about all of our latest news, events, and projects.
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CALI Lawdibles: Suspect's Right to Legal Counsel - Edwin Butterfoss
CALI Lawdibles: Protecting your rights with a contract while cohabitation - Len Bierat
Find out when new & updated CALI Lessons are published
You can now hear about new and newly updated CALI Lessons as soon as they are available.
New and updated lesson announcements are always posted in our Twitter feed.
If you're an RSS person, subscribe to our new CALI Lessons feed and our updated CALI Lessons feed.
Congrats to Legal Rebel, Ron Staudt
Congratulations are once again in order for Ron Staudt, Director of Chicago-Kent’s Center for Access to Justice & Technology, whom the ABA Journal honored in its "Legal Rebels" series.
The Future of Legal Education Reading List
We at CALI have been thinking a lot about the future of legal education.
John Mayer, our Executive Director, compiled this fairly comprehensive collection of links to articles, books, blog posts and other materials that relate to how things are changing in legal education, law practice, and higher education.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on the Future of Legal Education and other suggested readings. Tweet us @CALILawSchool.
New Webinars: Lots of Guest Presenters & Interesting Topics
We're starting webinars again next week after a little break. We're excited to bring you some great content and guest presenters in the next few weeks -- as always on Fridays at 3 PM EDT. Click the links to reserve your spot:
Oct 23: Advanced Twitter (Twitter from a Law School Communications Director's Perspective Part II)
To effectively master Twitter, there is a lot you need to do beyond what we covered in our first Twitter webinar. Tonya Oaks Smith, Director of Communications at the UALR Bowen School of Law, will present on advanced Twitter topics as a follow-up to her popular August webinar.
Webinar: Using Facebook Ads to Increase Fans
CALI Crossword Puzzles
We've recently added a new feature to the new website: CALI Puzzles.
Check out these crosswords and let us know what you think.
Alternatives to Course Management Software Webinar
Sarah Glassmeyer, Reference Librarian at the University of Kentucky, will cover free alternatives to course management software such as wikis and blogs in this coming Friday's webinar.
Follow the link below to reserve your seat today if you have not already:
Friday, Sep 18, 3 EDT:
Free Alternatives to Course Management Software (Blogs and Wikis)
Access CALI Lessons For 6 Months After Graduation
Because of the tight job market, many CALI member schools have asked us if their recent grads can continue to access CALI Lessons to keep skills sharp.
We are happy to announce that CALI will, by default, extend CALI Lesson access for at least six months after students at member schools have graduated.
To access CALI Lessons, recent grads can simply login at www.cali.org using the same CALI account they used while in school.
Avoiding Confusion RE: CALI Authorization Code
There is often confusion surrounding the CALI authorization code among new students. Here are a few tips and a 2 minute video that should help avoid confusion. Please pass them on to your students:
Upcoming Webinars: CALI Author & Course Management Software Alternatives
Take a look at our upcoming webinars.
Click the links to register and reserve your spot:
Friday, August 28 @ 3 EDT
Writing CALI Lessons Part III: Using the CALI Author Toolbar (parts I and II here)
Deb Quentel, CALI, Director of Curriculm Development
Friday, September 18 @ 3EDT
Free Alternatives to Course Management Software (Blogs and Wikis)
Sarah Glassmeyer, University of Kentucky Law School, Librarian
Also, check out the archives of past webinars at calivideos.blip.tv.
Webinar: Guide to Using the New CALI Website
The CALI Staff will show you, step-by-step, how you and your students can use the new CALI website (www.cali.org).
Register for the webinar (Friday, August 14, 3:00 PM Eastern)
All law students, faculty, and staff are invited to learn how to:
- Register with the new website
- Access CALI Lessons
- Create a LessonLink
- Learn about other new and improved features of the CALI website.
CALI reps and password contacts are especially encouraged to attend so they can answer student questions throughout the semester about the new site.
You can find last week's webinar video on Twitter from a Law School Communications Professional's Perspective here.
This goes along with next week's webinar on Twitter from a Law Prof's Perspective.
Video: Registering at the New CALI Website
To ease the transition to the new CALI website, we have created a quick tutorial on how member school's students can register at www.cali.org.
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