My talk at the 2014 International Conference on Contacts at St. Thomas University School of Law. Teaching Contracts in the Digital Age.

1. Teaching Contracts in
the Digital Age
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

2. 1. Casebook disruption
2. Classroom innovation
3. Meta Contracts
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

3. 1. Casebook disruption
2. Classroom innovation
3. Meta Contracts
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

5. Familiar
Permanent
Good UI Elements
Worked for 100 Years

6. Familiar
Permanent
Good UI Elements
Worked for 100 Years
Expensive
Permanent
Heavy
Inflexible
Single UI
Long Publishing Cycle

7. Familiar
Permanent
Good UI Elements
Worked for 100 Years
Expensive
Permanent
Heavy
Inflexible
Single UI
Long Publishing Cycle
Less Expensive
Permanent as an Option
Light
Flexible
Remix-able
Multiple UI
Multiple Devices/BYOD
Shorter Publishing Cycle
(can be)

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

16. http://semaphorepress.com/

18. Future of Casebooks?

19. Future of Casebooks?

20. Future of Casebooks? ls
Materia
Course

21. 1. Casebook disruption
2. Classroom innovation
3. Meta Contracts
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

22. • ebooks / OER
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs / Distance Learning
• BYOD / Mobile
• Learning Analytics
• Gamification / Badges
http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

23. • ebooks / OER
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs / Distance Learning
• BYOD / Mobile
• Learning Analytics
• Gamification / Badges
http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

24. • ebooks / OER
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs / Distance Learning
• BYOD / Mobile
• Learning Analytics
• Gamification / Badges
http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

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

26. http://thefirstyear.org

27. http://legaledweb.com/

28. http://www.cali.org

29. • ebooks / OER
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs / Distance Learning
• BYOD / Mobile
• Learning Analytics
• Gamification / Badges
http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

30. • ebooks / OER
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs / Distance Learning
• BYOD / Mobile
• Learning Analytics
• Gamification / Badges
http://edubloggery.com/biggest-edtech-trends/

31. http://www.cali.org/lessonlink

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

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

34. 1. Casebook disruption
2. Classroom innovation
3. Meta Contracts
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

35. http://www.contractstandards.com/

36. http://shakelaw.com

37. http://contractexpress.com

38. http://contractexpress.com

39. http://www.directlaw.com/

40. http://www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2012/s
eptember_october/law_a_la_carte_case_unbundling_lega
l_services.html

41. 1. Casebook disruption
2. Classroom innovation
3. Meta Contracts
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

42. Teaching Contracts in
the Digital Age
John Mayer
Executive Director
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction/CALI
www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org

43. 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
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

44. Albany blog article on Formative Assessment http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2013/08/08/why-formativeassessment-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