Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, also known as CALI, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that does research and development in online legal education. CALI publishes over 1,200 interactive tutorials, free casebooks, and develops software for experiential learning. Over 90% of US law schools are members which provide students with unlimited and free access to these materials.

"CALI" redirects here. For the U.S. state, see California.
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
FoundedJune 22, 1982 (1982-06-22)
FounderHarvard Law School and University of Minnesota Law School
TypeEducation
FocusLegal Education, Legal Study Aids, access to justice, formative assessment, open textbook, experiential learning, Law School Success
Location
Area served
United States, Some International
ProductCALI Lessons, A2J Author®, eLangdell® Press, Classcaster®, CALI Excellence for the Future Awards®, CALI Author™, CALIcon Conference, CALI LessonLink, QuizWright™
MethodComputer-Aided Learning and Teaching
Members
Over 90% of US law schools are members
Key people
Executive Director, John P. Mayer
Director of Internet Development, Elmer Masters
Director of Curriculum Development, Deb Quentel
Software Services Manager, Sam Goshorn
Systems Administrator, Dan Nagy
Marketing Specialist, Scott Lee
A2J Author Project Manager, Jessica Frank
Membership Coordinator, Ronella Norris
Employees
11
Websitehttp://www.cali.org

CALI was incorporated in 1982 in the state of Minnesota by the University of Minnesota Law School and Harvard Law School.[1] The cost of membership to CALI is US$8,000 per year for US law schools; free for legal-aid organizations, library schools, state and county law librarians; and US$250 per year for law firms, paralegal programs, undergraduate departments, government agencies, individuals, and other organizations.[2]

Services

CALI Lessons

CALI Lessons are interactive tutorials written by law faculty covering various law study material in 20–40 minute lessons.

CALIcon Conference

CALI's CALIcon is a two-day conference where faculty, law librarians, tech staff and educational technologists gather to share ideas, experiences and expertise. Exhibitors have included legal and education researchers as well as law companies.

CALI first hosted The Conference for Law School Computing in 1991 (then known as the Conference for Law School Computing Professionals) at Chicago-Kent.[3] From 1991 to 1994 the conference was hosted at Chicago-Kent, and since 1995 the conference has been hosted on-site by various CALI member law schools.[4]

References
  1. Drake, Miriam A. (2003). Encyclopedia of library and information science, Volume 1. Dekker Encyclopedias Series. Vol. 1. CRC Press. p. 654. ISBN 0-8247-2077-6.
  2. Who Can Join CALI?
  3. Conference for Law School Computing. Chicago, IL. June 7–8, 1991. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  4. "Conference for Law School Computing Archives". Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
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