Open Educational Resources Advocacy Toolkit by Council of Australians University Librarians is licensed under CC BY 4.0 except where otherwise stated.
Evaluate your understanding of OER – Do you need a deeper understanding of OER to support your advocacy? This includes keeping and eye out for CAUL and other professional development offerings.
Understanding of advocacy – Do you need focused strategies for your advocacy? Have a look at the next section of this Toolkit, Create an Action Plan for OER Advocacy.
The next step in OER advocacy is to formulate an action plan. Developing an action plan will help you tailor your advocacy to your target audience. By understanding the needs of your audience and the issues that are important to them, you can share your message in a form and format that matches their priorities, making your advocacy more effective.