CALIOPOLIS

Here are the websites that I used to construct the collage… http://swapnotes.com http://outlinedepot.com http://stu.findlaw.com/outlines/ http://www.4lawschool.com/outlines.htm http://gavel2gavel.com http://www.romingerlegal.com/outline.htm http://lawschooloutlines.net http://lawresourceexchange.com http://ihatelawschool.com ilrg.com/students/outlines/ http://www.toplawstudent.com/outlines/ I did not dig too deeply into the Google search either. There were dozens of other sites at law schools or law student sites that aggregated links to law school exam banks and […]

There seemed to be two major concerns with sites like SwapNotes.com and OutlineDepot.com (only two representative examples being discussed on the LawProf discussion list lately) … Copyright issues and, Pedagogical issues. I can’t speak to the copyright issues with authority, though I think it might be a rather nuanced problem based on my readings of […]

There is an old joke that I first read in an Archie comic where Jughead is up on the roof of the school on his hands and knees looking for something. The principle, Mr. Weatherbee asks him what he is doing. "I’m looking for a book I lost yesterday in the cafeteria", Jughead replies. "If […]

So what are the arguments for banning laptops? I believe there are some good ones and some good sounding ones, but I also think there are more subtle issues surfacing. I’ll come back to that. 1. Laptops are a high-definition distraction and students cannot resist looking and clicking if the screen is right in front […]

There was yet another discussion on the Teknoids mailing lists (the list is mostly law school IT folks) on the subject of banning laptops in the classroom (or at least shutting off access to the Internet while in the classroom). For a long time, I dismissed this topic as so much culture clash, but its […]

The New York Times is reporting that IBM has released a new enterprise social networking suite called Lotus Connections. What does this have to do with legal education? The New York Times pieces quotes… "…Lotus Connections has five components — activities, communities, dogear(a bookmarking system), profiles and blogs — aimed at helping expertswithin a company […]

Austin Groothuis has updated his list of links to exam advice for law students. I am reproducing it here to make sure it gets wide distribution. Austin, take it away… Once again, it’s that time of year. If you are a 1L, you are feelingthe pressure of your first law school exams. Lucky for you, […]

The Frugal Law Students has a nice post that points to some CALI resources for law students, but the interesting thing about the post is this… "…If you’re pressed for time and want to speed up the pace of listening to your Mp3s … I condensed an entire CivPro Lecture to half the original amount […]

The Desire2Learn website that is tracking the BlackBoard v. Desire2Learn patent lititgation has posted a ruling (PDF) by Judge Clark denying Bb’s motion to dismiss D2L’s Inequitable Conduct claims. Inequitable Conduct is described at the Nixon, Peabody law firm website this way… "…Inequitable conduct is a serious concern to patent holders. Unlikeinvalidity, which may strike […]

Elmer Masters, CALI’s Director of Internet Development is participating in the group blog "Law School Innovations" and his first post elicited this comment from im Milles on podcasting… "…Secondly–and as a podcaster myself, this may be surprising coming fromme–I’m not sure that the CALI model of course podcasting representsinnovation. The most engaging law school classes […]