Teaching Contracts in the Digital Age / International Conference on Contracts

Teaching Contracts in the Digital Age

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

1. Casebook disruption2. Classroom innovation3. Meta Contracts

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

1. Casebook disruption2. Classroom innovation3. Meta Contracts

FamiliarPermanentGood UI ElementsWorked for 100 Years

FamiliarPermanentGood UI ElementsWorked for 100 Years

ExpensivePermanentHeavyInflexibleSingle UILong Publishing Cycle

FamiliarPermanentGood UI ElementsWorked for 100 Years

ExpensivePermanentHeavyInflexibleSingle UILong Publishing Cycle

(can be) Less ExpensivePermanent as an OptionLightFlexibleRemix-ableMultiple UIMultiple Devices/BYODShorter Publishing Cycle

http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/

http://semaphorepress.com/

Future of Casebooks?

Future of Casebooks?

Future of Casebooks?Course Materials

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

1. Casebook disruption2. Classroom innovation3. Meta Contracts

• ebooks / OER• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs / Distance Learning• BYOD / Mobile• Learning Analytics• Gamification / Badges

http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

• ebooks / OER• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs / Distance Learning• BYOD / Mobile• Learning Analytics• Gamification / Badges

http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

• ebooks / OER• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs / Distance Learning• BYOD / Mobile• Learning Analytics• Gamification / Badges

http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_teaching

http://thefirstyear.org

http://legaledweb.com/

http://www.cali.org

• ebooks / OER• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs / Distance Learning• BYOD / Mobile• Learning Analytics• Gamification / Badges

http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

• ebooks / OER• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs / Distance Learning• BYOD / Mobile• Learning Analytics• Gamification / Badges

http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

http://www.cali.org/lessonlink

http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2013/08/08/why-formative-assessment-is-essential-in-legal-education/

http://www.swlaw.edu/pdfs/jle/jle613sargent.pdf

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

1. Casebook disruption2. Classroom innovation3. Meta Contracts

http://www.contractstandards.com/

http://shakelaw.com

http://contractexpress.com

http://contractexpress.com

http://www.directlaw.com/

http://www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2012/september_october/law_a_la_carte_case_unbundling_legal_services.html

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

1. Casebook disruption2. Classroom innovation3. Meta Contracts

Teaching Contracts in the Digital Age

John Mayer

Executive Director

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI

www.cali.org

jmayer@cali.org

eLangdell Press – http://elandell.cali.org

Harvard’s H20 Project - http://h2o.law.harvard.edu/

Semaphore Press - http://semaphorepress.com/

Forbes article- Self-publishing a legal casebook: a success story - http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2013/09/18/self-publishing-a-legal-casebook-an-ebook-success-story/

Edubloggery – 10 biggest ed tech trends of 2013 / 2014 - http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

Wikipedia – Flipped Classroom - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_teaching

Utah’s 1L video project - http://thefirstyear.org

Michelle Pistones flipped classroom videos – http://legaledweb.com

CALI website – http://www.cali.org

Albany blog article on Formative Assessment - http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2013/08/08/why-formative-assessment-is-essential-in-legal-education/

Article – Empirical Evidence that formative assessments improve final grades - http://www.swlaw.edu/pdfs/jle/jle613sargent.pdf

Kingsley Martin’s Contract Standards - http://www.contractstandards.com/

Shake Law – http://www.shakelaw.com

Contract Express Document Assembly software website - http://contractexpress.com

DirectLaw Virtual Law Practice - http://www.directlaw.com/

Law a la carte – the case for unbundled legal services - www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2012/september_october/law_a_la_carte_case_unbundling_legal_services.html