Launch Week Video on Technology
Please click here to watch the video on Technology services available to students at Caruso Law School. If you’d like to see the slide show that is embedded in that video click here.
CALI Lessons
CALI [The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction] is a resource provided by Pepperdine Caruso School of Law for students that includes over 1,000+ interactive online tutorials written by law professors, on 50+ subject areas. This includes, but is not limited to topics such as, 1L-First Year Lessons, 2L-3L Upper Level Lessons, Administrative Law, Tax Law, […]
Running out of Room?
Space really is the final frontier… isn’t it? Clearing out space on your computer’s main storage (hard drive) volume doesn’t need to be scary or difficult. Most uses of your computer require significant “free” space on the hard drive. When you try to do something that requires some free space, you may run into some […]
PIN?
Using a PIN to access a University area with card swipe access — Where’s my PIN, What do I do if I forgot it or never knew what it is???? Every student, staff member and faculty member has a university-issued PIN or Personal Identification number for use with your ID card. Residential students use these […]
Update Your Zoom – Staying Current!
Zoom releases updates fairly frequently. Some of those updates contain significant changes to the functionality of your Zoom installation. All provide a better overall experience because the Zoom engineers improve security and stability with nearly every update. Instructions from Zoom on how to update are here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Upgrade-update-to-the-latest-version
Faculty Hardware — Setup at home
When setting up your secondary monitor (connected to your laptop) or attaching your headset or webcam, you may have questions. Please check out these very short videos and then if you still have a question, please do call us at (310) 506-7524 or send us a note at support@law.pepperdine.edu Setting up your Caruso Law Teach-From-Home […]
Zoom Polling – meeting votes, anonymous responses
You can use the built-in Polling feature in Zoom to do both ad-hoc and pre-planned polls/surveys which can also function as a voting system. Zoom’s Polling feature (link to help article on Zoom’s site) Creating a poll before your class (Lifted from Pepperdine IT’s site on Facilitating a Meeting with Zoom) Sign in to your Zoom […]
How to set up Zoom Meeting Breakout Rooms
Pepperdine Caruso Law is dedicated to assisting you in making the transition to online teaching. To that end, we have created this guide. Please contact us with any questions! Note: Only the host of the meeting may manage breakout rooms. A co-host will not be able to access this feature. Please carefully read and follow […]
Setup a Virtual Backdrop for Zoom
So the backdrop for your Zoom meetings isn’t that amazing? Maybe you can spice it up? Please note though, it does take more than a little computer power to do this as it’s a real time graphics effect that makes this work. First check out this support article at Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtual-Background Short cheat sheet version: […]
Microphone Settings — trouble-shooting
If you are having trouble with your microphone when using Zoom please check your microphone input settings to ensure there is input level. Both Windows and Mac settings are addressed below: On MS Windows it would look something like this: In the bottom right corner of your screen, you will notice the volume icon in […]
When I need Zoom Support …
If I have technical difficulty with Zoom what do I do? Test your computer with Zoom before class. Check out the audio and video settings. If you have problems, the first thing to do, is to completely shut down your computer and restart. Most computer problems are corrected with this remedy. Before you begin your […]
Westlaw’s Table of Authorities app
So you need to create a Table of Authorities? So FUN!!! How about some help? Westlaw has a spiffy solution for this challenge. Go to this site and login with your Pepperdine Caruso Law School Westlaw credentials. You will be prompted to upload your completed document. HERE is a video that shows you the entire […]
Zoom for Faculty: Scheduling a class in Courses, meeting settings, and generally winning!
This blog article covers: Using Zoom through Courses Manage participants Share screen Breakout groups Additional LawTech Articles and resources If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Information Services at support@law.pepperdine.edu or (310) 506-7425. Zoom is an online meeting platform and the University’s web conferencing software that will be used for holding classes […]
CSOL Faculty Zoom User Guide
Zoom is an online meeting platform that can be used for holding classes online. Here, you will learn how to set up your Zoom classroom link as well as how to access the session. To view the guide in PDF format, please click here. This blog article covers the items below: Schedule a Zoom class […]
Google Drive: Tips & Best Practices
Google drive is an efficient platform for housing documents, but more than that, it provides a number of features to help keep organized– here’s an overview: Upload files and folders Share files and folders Set permission levels Search/sort files and folders Collaborate on docs Track version history Helpful Features in Google Drive: Your document is […]
Law School Email Signature Update
Information Services is happy to announce an improved system for email signatures at the Pepperdine Caruso Law School (yes, remember that it’s now Caruso!). This new stationery system will be effective starting Nov. 26. We ask all members of staff and faculty to abide by the instructions listed in this article to ensure a sense […]
Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis (http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool): Lexis is an online legal research system used primarily by attorneys but also government agencies and other business professionals. The traditional version of Lexis, often called Lexis.com has been available online since 1999. In 2012, Lexis Advance (a new, enhanced) version of Lexis was released. You are given free access to Lexis. However, […]
Courses by Sakai
Both TWEN and Courses are utilized by both students and faculty for effective classroom communication. Read on to learn more about COURSES. Courses Courses is Pepperdine’s open-source, learning management system that offers faculty and students a collaborative online environment to support teaching and learning. Basic features of Courses allow faculty to post syllabi, grades, and announcements. For […]
Free and Discounted Software for Students: Microsoft, Adobe and Windows
Being a Pepperdine student has a variety of perks, ocean view, Olympic swimming pool, close access to the beach, and now either free or discounted access to software such as Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud. Microsoft Office 365 As a Pepperdine student, you can sign up for free access to Microsoft Office 365 […]
Panopto: Class Recording
Interested in recording your class? Panopto is Pepperdine University’s lecture capture system integrated into Courses by Sakai and will archive your course session recordings for up to five years. Courses hosts the Panopto features which are automatically linked with Zoom’s recording features when accessed through Courses’ Zoom Pro Tool. If you plan on recording your […]