Teaching Law Students 21st Century Practice Skills Through Coding with A2J Author

1. John MayerExecutive Director Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction jmayer@cali.org @johnpmayer Teaching Law Students21st Century PracticeSkills Through Codingwith A2J Author

2. What is A2J Author®? A graphical user interface for data collection specifically designed by Chicago-Kent & CALI for low-income, self-represented individuals. D

3. What is A2J Author®? Legal aid organizations & courts use A2J Author to create “Guided Interviews” to collect data from end-users one piece at a time. D

4. What is A2J Author®? Name Change Data collected is used for: Document Creation Social Services Triage Legal Aid Online Self-Help Client Intake D

5. What is A2J Author®? A2J Author has “just in time” learning features for the end-user including: “Learn More” bubbles, definition pop-ups, audio, graphic and video capabilities. D

6. Impact of Automated Documents • Legal aid and court developers in 32 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Australia use A2J Author. • Over 600 A2J Guided Interviews are actively used by the public. • In 2011 over 217,000 documents were assembled using A2J Guided Interviews. D

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9. DESIGN ENVIRONMENT

10. A2J Author 1.0 - 4.0 • Relatively stable (minor bugs, consistent performance) • Good for legal aid community needs • Present familiar idiosyncrasies D

11. A2J Author 1.0 - 4.0 • Uncluttered • Step-by-step interface • “Intelligent” (conditional branching) • Real-time guidance • Progress / feedback D

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16. What’s Changed Since A2J Author 1.0? PAST • Browser wars • OS wars • Low Broadband • Digital generation in diapers • No smart phones • Reading on the screen • Doing things “digital” cutting edge PRESENT • Browser standards • Rise of javascript • Ubiquitous broadband • Smartphones • Tablets/Ereaders • Doing things digital • Doing things mobile J

17. What Will Change After A2J Author 5? PRESENT • Browser wars • OS wars • Low Broadband • Digital generation in diapers • No smart phones • Reading on the screen • Doing things “digital” cutting edge FUTURE (starts today) • HTML 5 • Ubiquitous Broadband/ smartphone/mobile • Doing things digital only option • Smartphones • Expectation is that everything will have a web process instead of a human J

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24. Exercise Describe interface elements of a children’s book J

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44. A2J Author 5 PROJECT Timeline Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 24 Months 1 Software Training, Support & Bug Fixes January – June 2012 Research & Plan • Research and write software requirements for: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features January – June 2012 Research & Plan • Research and write software requirements for: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features Research & Plan Develop Roll Out Prep Test & Fix Release! D

45. A2J Author 5 PROJECT Timeline Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 24 Months 2 Software Training, Support & Bug Fixes July-December 2012 Develop • Design and program: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Upgraded website for user accounts & comunity interaction • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features January – June 2012 Research & Plan • Research and write software requirements for: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features Research & Plan Develop Roll Out Prep Test & Fix Release! D

46. A2J Author 5 PROJECT Timeline Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 24 Months 3 Software Training, Support & Bug Fixes January-June 2013 Test & Fix • Test and gather feedback on: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Upgraded website for user accounts & comunity interaction • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features Research & Plan Develop Roll Out Prep Test & Fix Release! D

47. A2J Author 5 PROJECT Timeline Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 2013 Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 24 Months 4 Software Training, Support & Bug Fixes July-December 2013 Roll Out Prep • Additional fixes • Draft new Authoing Guide • Create new training materials January – June 2012 Research & Plan • Research and write software requirements for: • HTML/jQuery Web Author & Viewer • Mobile A2J Viewer • New software features Research & Plan Develop Roll Out Prep Test & Fix Release! D

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