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Steven Secord Post 1

• 6 June 2018, 3:54 PM

Tip or Tidbit for Day 6

I am not sure where to start with a tidbit or tip that I learned in today's module as I learned so much. There was some stuff that I was vaguely aware of (search tips, keywords, synonyms, using booleans and quotes, etc...) however some of the search strategies were actually new to me.

I probably should have been aware of the site limitation option but that one seems to have slipped past me. How convenient is that when you want to narrow down, especially on government sites.

Some of the repositories listed are new to me (and this course I think) such as the OER Metafinder, a.k.a Google for OER, a.k.a MOM (Mason OER Metafinder). Having a site that will go through multiple repositories is very helpful for overall, initial searches which you can then narrow down once you've determined keywords that will work for the search. I am currently prepping an Educational Law course for September, and though I have yet to find an OER textbook, I am having some luck finding individual readings and articles that I can use. If I can get enough of them together I can forgo a textbook altogether.

That being said, if anybody knows of a good OER that might be useful, I am open to suggestions. :-)


Jennifer Englund Post 2 in reply to 1

• 6 June 2018, 10:21 PM

Hi Steven,

I don't know offhand of a suitable text for your course. Have you reached out to your campus librarians yet? They may likely be able to assist you in finding some options.

Jennifer

That's Kim G!

Kim Gibson Post 3 in reply to 1

• 6 June 2018, 10:53 PM

I agree with Jeniffer! Librarians are gatekeepers of all that is useful.

Depending if you're Canada- or American-based, it'll be different, but our own OER librarian offered these places to go looking:


LibreText - Seems to have some law resources under humanities 
OERCommons - Has law as a subject area you can search 
OpenCourse Library - Has a business law course they may be able to pull resources from 
The Orange Grove - Seems to have some law resources, but a bit of a chaotic search 
Lumen Learning - If there are American there is an American government and American history resources that may be relevant. 
Wikibook - Against lots of resources, but a tricky one to search! 

Hope that helps, Steven! Good luck!

Kelli Boniecki Post 4 in reply to 3

• 6 June 2018, 11:17 PM

Thank you for sharing these resources! I will definitely share with our committee as we have a member of the paralegal program on the committee. 

Peggy French Post 5 in reply to 1

• 7 June 2018, 4:27 AM

I think you are right, Steven. Curating articles, sites, and case studies (even some of those gossipy OCT blue pages, if they still exist) makes great sense. I don't know of an ON | Cdn OER for Ed Law ~ think you might have to write one! And even the US info could serve a purpose - comparing and contrasting to Ontario law.

Might be an interesting collaboration | co-creation with your students - at least framing out the main areas in Pressbooks or a Google Docs and see what others have to contribute to create an Ontario | Canadian resource.

Steven Secord Post 6 in reply to 5

• 15 June 2018, 3:10 PM

Peggy, that is exactly what I am planning to do with the curation model. Now that I've completed this course I am feeling a little more comfortable with the idea of co-creating with my students.

Lots to think about!