Isla Haddow-Flood

creator • strategic thinker • open activist • wikipedian • writer • co-leads Wiki In Africa to further @WikiAfrica • communicates for @OpenEdGlobal

[StoryWeaver @PBStoryWeaver]

We’re thrilled to share that we won the 2023 Open Education Award for Excellence!
Purvi Shah shares our journey on the @OpenEdGlobal Podcast— and reflects on our milestones, challenges, and impact.

Listen to the podcast here:
https://t.co/4XAoMOHrdS

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

I love this time of year when the unsung #openeducation advocates are celebrated for the truly exceptional work they do. The shortlist for #oeawards23 is out!

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

🏆️ Exciting News!!

@OpenEdGlobal announces the shortlist for the Open Education Awards for Excellence #OEAwards23

Celebrate the exceptional #openeducation work and innovation!

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/whJO1rQW3x

#Awards #Excellence #Shortlist #OEGlobal #EducationAwards

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

@rawlins22444 Thanks Gordon! Wonderful positive coverage (for a change) and so many talented stars to celebrate!!

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

So wonderful to see the true creativity and voices across Africa being heard on mainstream media! Thank you @AlecuRussell and @benokri !!

[Alec Russell @AlecuRussell]

A few weeks ago I sat down with @benokri and planned a special series celebrating African artists and writers mainly since he wrote the magical work below. Our first key decision was to make the whole project free to read. There were more... https://t.co/cfmW0eB7l1

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

@AlecuRussell @benokri This is a wonderful thread! So much being done on the continent over the last 10 years - @ShortStoryAFR supports budding new writers, @wikilovesafrica showcasing a new generation of visual storytellers and @wikiafrica how Africa’s knowledge is accessed … https://t.co/7w5bLvjI0U

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

While in Boston, @OpenEdGlobal new ED @aisantos visited #OEGMember Zero – the @MITOCW's #OpenLearning programme at @MIT. @qwertnewto @learning_sarah & Christopher Capozzola shared the innovative @mitopenlearning programs they're working on!

Read more 👉 https://t.co/2i5E3pPmwm

[Dr Lucy Hinnie @BL_Wikimedian]

JANUARY 2023 WIKITHON

🏭 Living With Machines: Exploring the Margins 🏭
📅 Saturday 7th January 2023
💵 Free to attend
🏛️ Hosted at Leeds City Museum
✍️ Register here https://t.co/IFNpcQPBcK

More info below 🧵

[craig newmark @craignewmark]

See the winning images from Wiki Loves Africa’s 2022 contest! The theme was “Home & Habitat,” and the results are stunning: Photos, video, and more that take viewers completely across the African continent. https://t.co/pghKylHVfd

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

An incredible list of inspiring people and projects that place open at the centre of the vital education work they do!!

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

🏆 #OEAwards22 winners announced! 🏆

Who has received the #OEAwards22 badges of honour?
👉 5 open individuals awarded
👉 10 open education initiatives
👉 15 awards categories

🎉 Congratulations!!
All winners 👉 https://t.co/mM0EFqXhgl

#OpenEdGlobal #chooseopen #awardwinners

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

Amazing opportunity for #AfricanSudies focused scholars : https://t.co/wicGOaPT7i

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

So proud that @Anthere and #wikifundi are getting the airtime they deserve. #offline #digitalsolutions in #education don’t get nearly enough airtime because they don’t solve #1stworldproblems @wikiafrica @WikiLovesWomen

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

🔥 new episode 🔥 #OEGVoices with Florence Devourd @Anthere for #wikifundi and Wayne Mackintosh @Mackiwg #oerfoundation - both winners of #oeawards21 #openinfrastructure prizes. 🎧 here: https://t.co/FiQXnwMlGY #opened #openedtech

[Wiki Loves Women @WikiLovesWomen]

After the Tunisian Arab Spring @EmnaMizouni realised that there was little info about the culture & heritage of her country.

On #Ep12 she speaks to @miss_bkb about why she started @Carthagina & what inspires her to continue in a patriarchal society.

👉 https://t.co/1CuRMmpUSM

[Wiki Loves Women @WikiLovesWomen]

#ASKABOUTSHESAID

#SheSaid is a #WikiLovesWomen project that was started in 2020 ... This year will be the 3rd year we celebrate notable women by ensuring their voices are heard on #Wikiquote

@eswikiquote @itwikiquote @frwikiquote @Wikiquote_ar

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

Excited to answer any questions anyone has on this exciting project - 3rd year running!

[Wiki Loves Women @WikiLovesWomen]

Don’t forget, today at 4pm (UTC+1), the #WLW team will be answering all your questions about the #SheSaid.

All you need to do is to use the hashtag #ASKABOUTSHESAID and add your question.
Cheers! 📣

#WikiLovesWomen #WikiAfrica #WikiQuote #SheSaid22

[Wiki Loves Women @WikiLovesWomen]

How did a civil rights room in Nashville Tennessee change the future of libraries in Africa? Find out in #ep4 of #InspiringOpen.
@librarian_nkem opens up to @miss_bkb about how she discovered her love of the library when she was just 5 years old. https://t.co/5vxqKwzIDz

[Wiki In Africa @wikiafrica]

"The world as it is now, needs the work of @Wikimedia more urgently than ever before." Watch @MaryanaIskander here https://t.co/brqcCS5SON explain what the world currently needs, on @wikiafrica Hour episode 12. #WikiAfrica #WikiAfricaHour #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #Wikimedia2030 #ceo

[Eliza Anyangwe (elizatalks.bsky.social) @ElizaTalks]

In 2012, 10 women defied gender norms to fish on Lake Kariba & the Zambezi.

Today, climate change threatens to unravel all they've worked for.

This #EarthDay read @ShawnMatiashe's #AsEquals story and watch the video beautifully shot by @ZinyangePhoto

https://t.co/kmEU5dEDKM

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

@Zoe_Flood You can do that? 😂 Joking aside, the will is there, the conditioning is not willing to give up just yet.

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

Honoured to chat on @channelafrica1 about how @WikiLovesWomen's #InspiringOpen podcast series got off the ground. Also mentioned 16 amazing African #sheroes featured over 10 months and why we chose @miss_bkb as the host!

Catch all episodes: https://t.co/p56TCUqDOS

[Channel Africa @channelafrica1]

Our Wiki Loves Women’s female stories guest is Isla Haddow-Flood (@havingaflood), project director for Wiki Loves Women.

#ChangeYourGame #ChannelAfrica

[Isla Haddow-Flood @havingaflood]

Profound words of wisdom spoken in Episode 2 of #inspiringopen by #africa #powerwoman @MaryanaIskander. Now CEO of @Wikimedia, who previously headed up the youth acceleration organization @Harambee4Work

[Wiki Loves Women @WikiLovesWomen]

Tackling #diversity is high on @MaryanaIskander's agenda as CEO of @Wikimedia. Hear what she has to say on these and other important #issues on #InspiringOpen #ep2: https://t.co/7sdJfuGPWv, @Spotify, @ApplePodcasts, @podbean or wherever you get your #favourite #podcasts.