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This blog has been created to support CLEO’s work in exploring the form and shape of a comprehensive public legal information web site for Ontario.
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CLEO releases report exploring the expansion of CLEONet
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 1 commentHere is a link to the full project report: Exploring the Expansion of CLEONet Project Report (PDF 29 pages 506.33 KB). This report outlines a vision for a comprehensive legal information web site for Ontario. From April to August of 2009, CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) conducted a review of recent research and a series of consultations exploring the form and shape of a comprehensive legal information web site for the public, building on the existing CLEONet site. CLEO encourages anyone who is interested in making suggestions or giving feedback on the report, or in getting involved with the expansion work, to post comments to this posting or to anything else you see on this blog. Continue reading | 1 Comment -
Presentation on CLEO and CLEONet at Northern Regional Training
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 No commentsOn February 24, 2010 CLEO presented at Northern Regional Training in Thunder Bay Ontario. The following is a copy of our presentation slides. Update on CLEO and CLEONet -
Presentation on Using Internet Technology for Learning
Posted on November 26th, 2009 No commentsOn November 27, 2009 Fiona MacCool will deliver a presentation on "Using Internet Technology for Learning" as part of Legal Aid Ontario's Clinic New Caseworkers Brainstorming Session. The presentation covers online courses, webinars, collaborative web site publishing and social networking. A PDF version of the slides are attached below. Using Internet Technology for Learning using-internet-technology-for-learning-presentation-2003-version -
“Better Information” now has a web site
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentshttp://www.advicenow.org.uk/better-information/ Providing information about law-related issues has always been an important part of the work of government and the third sector. There is increasing recognition of the need to do it well, but there has been very little guidance or resources available to help. The resources on this U.K. web site aim to fill this gap, and to stimulate debate on the best ways to produce this type of information… Continue reading -
Register now for CLEONet’s upcoming webinar on energy re-billing
Posted on November 11th, 2009 No commentsHot Topics in Consumer Protection: Energy Re-billing November 30, 2009 from 12 to 1:15 p.m. Many private energy companies go door-to-door trying to get residents to sign contracts for their services. These companies may lead consumers to believe that by signing a multi-year contract, they will save money on their heat and hydro bills. However, in some cases, it actually costs a lot more money to lock into a contract and Continue reading -
CLEO seeks community feedback as we explore the expansion of CLEONet
Posted on November 11th, 2009 No commentsCLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) has recently conducted a review of recent research and a series of consultations exploring the form and shape of a comprehensive legal information web site for the public, building on the existing CLEONet site. Here is a link to the full project report: Exploring the Expansion of CLEONet Project Report (PDF 29 pages 506.33 KB). The overall recommendation, flowing from the research and consultations, is that CLEO, in collaboration with community and legal partners, develop a comprehensive legal information web site for Ontario that would involve the following three integrated components:- Online Legal Information – provide original online content on a wide range of legal topics, in addition to showcasing and referencing a collection of high‐quality legal information produced by others in Ontario
- Information and Referral – provide help to users in taking the next step: finding legal or social services in their communities through integrated, localized, searchable up‐to‐date information and referral data
- Legal Education and Training – offer legal education and training, primarily to community workers, through a variety of online and interactive delivery models
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CLEONet Webinar - Collection Agencies
Posted on October 19th, 2009 No commentsHot Topics in Consumer Protection: Collection Agencies - Presented by Margaret Capes, Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc. Meeting Description: Anyone can find themselves dealing with a collection agency. Chronic poverty, loss of a job, poor money management skills, or unexpected illness are all common situations that sometimes give rise to unmanageable debt, which in turn can lead to involvement with a collection agency. Collection Continue reading -
Webinar on Social Media now available online
Posted on October 7th, 2009 No commentsThis September 29, 2009 webinar, facilitated by Fiona MacCool, CLEONet Project Manager, provides an introduction to social media. A number of community legal clinics across Ontario are starting to use tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Web 2.0 blog tools to support their community development, law reform, and public legal education activities. In this informal webinar, participants ask questions and discuss best practices about how social media could support their work Continue reading -
Digital Literacy
Posted on October 5th, 2009 No comments(October 1st, 2009), the TVO television show, The Agenda With Steve Paiken, attacked the topic of "Digital Literacy". Here's how the show describes this segment: "Is technology destroying our ability to write or reviving it? The new age of digital communication." (it runs about 40 minutes long). You can watch it here or embedded below. -
Better Information - Advicenow
Posted on October 5th, 2009 No commentsBetter Information - Advicenow. A web site of legal information from the U.K., now has a new section on "How" to produce legal information for the public Continue reading
