Accepted sessions

Session Experience level Track Presenter(s)
Powerful Presentations With--or Without—PowerPoint: Evaluating Presentation Apps

We have all seen very good and very bad PowerPoint presentations.  Rather than describe the characteristics that make a presentation “good,” this session will demonstrate a...

Beginner
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Margaret (Meg) Butler, Georgia State University College of Law
Maureen Cahill, University of Georgia Law School
Sarah Jaramillo, Fordham University School of Law
Reaching Out to the World… On a Budget

Many Law Schools, including Case Western Reserve University’s, are aggressively pursuing global partnerships. Schools which seek international connections often face complex technical...

Technologist
Tron Compton-Engle, Case Western Reserve University Law School
Megan Allen, Case Western Reserve University Law School
Second Stage Booster: Optimizing Drupal and Wordpress for SEO, Speed and Social Media (The Afterburner 2)

An update to last year's Drupal SEO and Speed optimization talk, as well as how to optimize Wordpress the same way. Will be talking about modules/plugins for both platforms to squeeze the most...

Intermediate Technologist Nick Moline, Justia
Selecting course technology based on simple learning science objectives

With more and more technology choices available to faculty, the reasoning behind selection of a particular technology to be used in a learning environment must be sound.  Unfortunately, as...

Beginner
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Aaron Dewald, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Self-Assembled Video Recording & Security Options

This program is designed to describe several alternative "homegrown" recording solutions that can be installed at law schools worried about the excessive costs of proprietary lecture-...

Intermediate Technologist
Michael Whiteman, Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Bradford Thomas, Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Kerry Kirk, Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Stephanie Zimmerman, Seattle University School of Law
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Gnu

Meeting the ever-changing IT needs of a Law School is never easy. When that Law School is fairly new and the economy takes a nose-dive, it becomes even more complicated. Making IT work in that...

Beginner Technologist Chad Kealey, Drexel University College of Law Hagerty Library
Storyboarding a CALI Lesson: Tips and Techniques / Aviation Law Lessons Take Flight

Storyboarding a CALI Lesson: Tips and Techniques

Beginner
Faculty
Librarian
Helen Frazer, University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Brittany Kolonay, University of the District of Columbia School of Law
Anna Reese, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
John Sabel, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Teaching Contract Drafting with Contracts Filed in SEC EDGAR Database

Many attorneys in practice now regularly use “material contracts” filed with the SEC by public companies to help them draft contracts for clients. Law students can also be taught how...

Faculty
Librarian
Jane Winn, University of Washington School of Law
Teaching Law Students 21st Century Practice Skills Through Coding with A2J Author

Will robots steal jobs from lawyers in the 21st century?  Not if lawyers learn to program the robots!

 

Beginner
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
John Mayer, CALI
Technology that Counts: Tools that Improve the Quality of Legal Research Instruction

 Recent discussions about legal education highlight the importance of skills-acquisition in law school. Legal research is among the most important skills for law students to acquire. As legal...

Intermediate
Faculty
Librarian
Jane Larrington, University of San Diego School of Law
Anna Russell, University of San Diego School of Law
The CFR meets the Semantic Web: Lessons for Developers, Librarians, and Linked Open Data mavens

Presented by:  Dr. Nuria Casellas, Legal Information Institute and Autonomous University of Barcelona ; Thomas R. Bruce, Legal Information Institute.

 

Intermediate
Librarian
Technologist
Thomas Bruce, Cornell Law School
Nuria Casellas, Cornell Law School
The Crimprof Multipedia Turns Three

Launched in July of 2009, the Crimprof Multipedia now has over three hundred subscribed professors and some five hundred content items for use in teaching criminal law and procedure courses....

Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Stephen Henderson, The University of Oklahoma College of Law
The Legal iPad Revolution: where are we now and where are we going?

 

It's hard to believe that iPads were introduced just two years ago. In the time since, Apple has sold millions of them.  Even in the legal profession - which can be...

Intermediate
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Debbie Ginsberg, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Thinking Outside The Cylinder - Utilizing Unusual Tools to Teach

Creativity breeds contempt.  No, that's not right.  Creativity breeds more creativity.  There is a world of unusual tools to help teach....

Intermediate
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Syd Beckman, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
Using Wikispaces to Share Reference and Circulation Statistics

Library staff at all levels can benefit from utilizing Wikispaces to record reference and circulation desk statistics. More importantly, Wikispaces creates a medium for all librarians to record...

Intermediate Librarian
Shante Clark-Davis, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Joseph Plumbar, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
What Should We Try Next? The Life of the Electronic Services Librarian

How much assembly could this job really require?  What about a change in the University Library’s ILS, back end and content issues for the web site leading to a potential new CMS, and...

Intermediate
Librarian
Technologist
Thomas Sneed, Emory University School of Law
WordPress as CMS II: Implementation and Customization

Beyond the basics, what do you want WordPress to do for you? Our panel will discuss strategies and favorite tools for customizing your WordPress installation. We will include tips for managing...

Intermediate
Librarian
Technologist
Emily Barney, Chicago-Kent College of Law
C. Andrew Plumb-Larrick, Case Western Reserve University Law School
Jared Padgett, Pepperdine University School of Law
Sam Levy, Louisiana State University Law Center
XtraNormal . . . Good for More than Just Laughs

You know those hilarious cartoon video clips you're seeing all over YouTube? Believe it or not, they are good for more than just laughs. In fact, XtraNormal videos ...

Beginner
Faculty
Librarian
Technologist
Megan Welch, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Larry Farmer, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
You think it, we'll build it!

Web, stand-alone, middleware we have built them all. Faculty, staff, administration, and students we have worked with them all. Now it is time for Mercer Law School IT to showcase some of the in-...

Intermediate Technologist
Chris Bombardo, Mercer University School of Law
Chris Osier, Mercer University School of Law
Michael DellaDonna, Mercer University School of Law
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