BASIC CHECKLIST
Updated July 29, 2008
We suggest five easy steps you can follow throughout the semester to help make sure students know about CALI lessons: 1) Introduce lessons to 1L's, 2) an early fall semester reminder to all students, 3) a late fall semester reminder before exams, 4) an early spring reminder, and 5) a late spring reminder.
You may find you need to do more (take a look at our other files), but taking these basic steps, amounting to five simple reminders sent out to students, should help raise awareness of CALI lessons as one of the few free tools that law students have available.
FALL SEMESTER
1) Introduce CALI lessons to 1L's through (a) orientation and/or (b) classroom contact
Purpose:
-Introduce 1L's to CALI lessons for the first time.Suggestions/files:
- Handout authorization code business cards (CALI may send a batch to your school) to all 1L's during either orientation or a legal writing classes
- Hand out DVD's to ALL 1L's either 1) in orientation during tour of library/computer facilities or during library/IT speaker or 2) In class time by library/tech representatives during librarly/research training.
- Have the person handing out DVD's to 1L's give a quick explanation of CALI lessons to students.
- Classroom: Require 1L's in legal writing to signup to www.cali.org and complete a basic lesson (like the lessons on Citations or Grammar Basics)
2) Early semester reminder to all students (2-3 weeks after orientation)
Suggested Language:
HEREPurpose:
- Explain what CALI lessons are and give possible uses
- Remind all students (including 1L's after the overload of orientation) that lessons are free to them and that they need to use authorization code to create account at cali.org.Other Suggestions/Files
- Send out an email or form letter and/or
- Place an announcement in campuswide news bulletin/announcments
- Hand out authorization code cards
- Hand out DVD's
- Place extra DVD's in library/computer lab
3) Late semester reminder for all students (1-2 weeks before finals)
Suggested Language:
HEREPurpose:
Remind students about CALI lessons before exams, tell them they are a good study tool for exams.Suggestions/Files:
- Send out an email or form letter and/or
- Place an announcement in campuswide news bulletin/announcments
SPRING SEMESTER:
4) Early semester reminder to all students (2-3 weeks after start of semester)
Suggested Language:
HEREPurpose:
- Explain what CALI lessons are and give possible uses
- Remind all students (including 1L's after the overload of orientation) that lessons are free to them and that they need to get authorization code.Other Suggestions/Files
- Send out an email or form letter and/or
- Place an announcement in campuswide news bulletin/announcments
5) Late semester reminder for all students (1-2 weeks before final exams)
Suggested Language:
HEREPurpose:
Remind students about CALI lessons before exams, tell them they are a good study tool for exams.Other Suggestions/Files:
- Send out an email or form letter and/or
- Place an announcement in campuswide news bulletin/announcments
