Successful OER advocacy requires a range of skills, knowledge, and interests, including:
- Passion about the concept of openness
- Clarity on the economic and pedagogical benefits of OER
- Insight into how the policy environment may constrain or enable OER use
- Understanding of the pros and cons of different open licensing arrangements
- Access to practical examples of OER use to illustrate key points
- Up-to-date knowledge of the arguments for and against the use of OER
- Ability to engage audiences effectively
- Capacity to leverage students, administrators, faculty, and library staff as advocacy partners
(From: The Learning Portal: College Libraries Ontario, with content derived from A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources by Commonwealth of Learning, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
