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About the Learning Center

ALU Learning Center

How is the lecture conducted at ALU?

On-line live interative lecture

The Learning Center is an entry point to the online lecture room. ALU students can join the live broadcasting class, discussions, professor chats, submit homework and take exams through the Learning Center.

System Requirements

You must have a connection to the high-speed internet (e.g. cable/DSL).
Your computer must have a web browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer) that supports Adobe Flash Player.
You must have a sound output device, speaker or headphone (a powered speaker is recommended).

Our web site has been developed and tested on Microsoft Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7) with Internet Explorer 8 and Adobe Flash Player 10.

For all non-Win/IE users, please read the following:

[MS-Windows, but not Internet Explorer]
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Apple Safari users should have no problems accessing the lectures.

[Mac] [Linux]
Most Mac or Linux users can access the lectures. If you have any problems, please call the help desk at 213.252.5100 so that we can work with you to find a solution.

Learning Center

[West Law]

West Law WestLaw is the predominant provider of online legal resources and ALU's primary library of legal resources.. In addition to the textbooks and casebooks that you use in class, WestLaw can greatly improve your understanding of the concepts covered in class. All ALU students receive a WestLaw account and can access their WestLaw account at home through their internet provider.

Learn more about WestLaw with interactive tours and tutorials

WestLaw:

provides functions to retrieve a specific document by citation, by title or with Natural Language.
leads you through a fast-paced look at the most current, accurate and comprehensive way of seeing if a case or statute is good law.
identifies key numbers and terms most relevant to your legal issue for precise searching.
takes care of students from learning to brief cases to preparing for class to studying for finals.

[CALI]

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

CALI CALI is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium of law schools that researches and develops computer-mediated legal instruction and supports institutions and individuals using technology and distance learning in legal education.

The system has extensive lessons in areas of Contracts and Real Property, exercises and subject matter for many other law school classes, materials useful in bar prep activities, and iPOD Podcasts of very interesting and useful discussions on legal doctrine and procedure.
Learn more about CALI