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Books by Sadik Shahadu

With many new editions of Wikipedia emerging, we have identified the need to understand the situa... more With many new editions of Wikipedia emerging, we have identified the need to understand the situation for their contributors, as they encounter different barriers than those experienced by contributors to well-established editions of Wikipedia. This research project aims to lay the foundation for the Language Diversity Hub to improve the working conditions for contributors on new Wikipedia editions. The work is part of the implementation of the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy, Initiative 4 (Ensure Equity in Decision-Making), Point 25 (Regional and Thematic Hubs). Thirteen language communities across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America were interviewed for this research project. Whilst some of the participants of this research project were active contributors to smaller language Wikipedias in the Wikimedia Incubator, others were contributors to full-fledged Wikipedias. The interviews aimed to find challenges related to technology, education, economy, and/or social conditions, with the main emphasis on technology. The top challenges we found were: few contributors (10/13), language tech challenges (10/13), economic limitations (8/13), and the need for more training (7/13). More than half of the communities report that mobile phones are used as the main editing device. We found that all contributors that have edited in the Incubator report that editing became easier, and many of them report increased motivation after their Wikipedia edition was published. While some of the barriers are way beyond the scope of the work of the Language Diversity Hub (i.e. local infrastructure, lack of language standardization), others can be solved by putting existing Wikimedia resources to work (improving the Incubator, providing more training), and some would benefit from collaborations with other organizations (language tech projects, attracting more contributors). Using the Language Diversity Hub to work with these issues provides a central unit that can facilitate collaboration with external institutions, and be a central point for launching projects. However, more work needs to be done to define what role the Language Diversity Hub should play and how the Hub can be governed in an inclusive and efficient way.

by Aras Bozkurt, Junhong Xiao, Dr. Viviane Vladimirschi, Don Olcott Jr, Ignacio Aranciaga, Ebba Ossiannilsson, J. Roberts, Angelica Pazurek, NIKOS PANAGIOTOU, Sadik Shahadu, Melissa Bond, Kamel Belhamel, Ben J P Janssen, Alejandra Ambrosino, Chrysoula Lazou, Mattias Mano, Michael Paskevicius, and Ramesh Chander Sharma

Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020

Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to be... more Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study is a collaborative reaction that narrates the overall view, reflections from the K12 and higher educational landscape, lessons learned and suggestions from a total of 31 countries across the world with a representation of 62.7% of the whole world population. In addition to the value of each case by country, the synthesis of this research suggests that the current practices can be defined as emergency remote education and this practice is different from planned practices such as distance education, online learning or other derivations. Above all, this study points out how social injustice, inequity and the digital divide have been exacerbated during the pandemic and need unique and targeted measures if they are to be addressed. While there are support communities and mechanisms, parents are overburdened between regular daily/professional duties and emerging educational roles, and all parties are experiencing trauma, psychological pressure and anxiety to various degrees, which necessitates a pedagogy of care, affection and empathy. In terms of educational processes, the interruption of education signifies the importance of openness in education and highlights issues that should be taken into consideration such as using alternative assessment and evaluation methods as well as concerns about surveillance, ethics, and data privacy resulting from nearly exclusive dependency on online solutions.

Papers by Sadik Shahadu

For the first time, I received a full scholarship to attend WikidataCon in Berlin from 24th Octob... more For the first time, I received a full scholarship to attend WikidataCon in Berlin from 24th October to 28th October 2019. It was my first

Problems faced today in education: 1. Low availability of good quality educational materials 2. T... more Problems faced today in education: 1. Low availability of good quality educational materials 2. The Increased cost of access in many locations Join our @MozOpenLeaders mentorship training

Hey folks! Today is the day you decided to send me to Stockholm for CivilServant research summit.... more Hey folks! Today is the day you decided to send me to Stockholm for CivilServant research summit. #Cairo, here I come.

Do you care more about preserving our indigenous #Ghanaian languages? Did you know..? there is a ... more Do you care more about preserving our indigenous #Ghanaian languages? Did you know..? there is a #Twi and other Ghanaian languages Wikipedias? Register here: http://bit.ly/TwiWiki

Adina is a Creative Commons certified librarian from Glendale community college USA. She is curre... more Adina is a Creative Commons certified librarian from Glendale community college USA. She is currently on an exchange program in Ghana. She is a librarian and

I am so excited to start a new journey in #OER. @goifoundation @jgmac1106. @withknown Watch this ... more I am so excited to start a new journey in #OER. @goifoundation @jgmac1106. @withknown Watch this space for more updates.

Hi, I would like to invite you to our @MozOpenLeaders program in #Ghana: "IndieWeb and OER G... more Hi, I would like to invite you to our @MozOpenLeaders program in #Ghana: "IndieWeb and OER Ghana". Kindly visit: http://bit.ly/Sammy_job to learn more Or sign up here: http://bit.ly/2XoDDaT

Septentrio Conference Series, 2021

One of the conditions to create the first Wikimedia wiki in a new language is 100% translation of... more One of the conditions to create the first Wikimedia wiki in a new language is 100% translation of the "Most important" MediaWiki messages (also known as "Most used"). Some language communities struggle to complete this condition, but some succeed. This presentation will show: Why is this translation important in the first place. Recent completions of the Most important messages the Dagbani, Tyap, and some other languages: What different things did the translators do to achieve this. What has been done recently to make completing this task easier for everyone. What big new things can and should be done in the future to make it even more convenient and relevant.

Every 4 years, the electoral commission of Ghana organizes both presidential and parliamentary el... more Every 4 years, the electoral commission of Ghana organizes both presidential and parliamentary elections to allow electorates to decide whether to keep or change parliamentarians

First, Sadik and Sadat will take participants through their experiences in supporting the Dagbani... more First, Sadik and Sadat will take participants through their experiences in supporting the Dagbani Wikipedia community and the challenges they face. The focus of this session will provide general information on how tools like the Spell4Wiki app can help: Provide support for indigenous language Wiktionaries Add audio recordings of words to Wikipedia articles Describe items on Wikidata; e.g. Q98185154#P443 or Q105#P443 provide support for Wikidata:Lexicographical data Help application developers to reuse the content in building their tools, etc We will introduce participants to the Spell4wiki app, and how they can create audio recordings of words in their native languages on Wikimedia Commons.

Hello, Just to let you know. We will not be hosting our #indieweb homebrew club meetup tomorrow s... more Hello, Just to let you know. We will not be hosting our #indieweb homebrew club meetup tomorrow since we are all busy with #ccsummit in

Septentrio Conference Series

Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020

Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to be... more Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to
better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard
and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of
education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study is a collaborative reaction that narrates the overall
view, reflections from the K12 and higher educational landscape, lessons learned and suggestions from
a total of 31 countries across the world with a representation of 62.7% of the whole world population. In
addition to the value of each case by country, the synthesis of this research suggests that the current
practices can be defined as emergency remote education and this practice is different from planned
practices such as distance education, online learning or other derivations. Above all, this study points
out how social injustice, inequity and the digital divide have been exacerbated during the pandemic and
need unique and targeted measures if they are to be addressed. While there are support communities
and mechanisms, parents are overburdened between regular daily/professional duties and emerging
educational roles, and all parties are experiencing trauma, psychological pressure and anxiety to various
degrees, which necessitates a pedagogy of care, affection and empathy. In terms of educational
processes, the interruption of education signifies the importance of openness in education and highlights
issues that should be taken into consideration such as using alternative assessment and evaluation
methods as well as concerns about surveillance, ethics, and data privacy resulting from nearly exclusive
dependency on online solutions.

Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020

Septentrio Conference Series, 2021

Septentrio Conference Series

Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020

Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to be... more Uncertain times require prompt reflexes to survive and this study is a collaborative reflex to
better understand uncertainty and navigate through it. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic hit hard
and interrupted many dimensions of our lives, particularly education. As a response to interruption of
education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this study is a collaborative reaction that narrates the overall
view, reflections from the K12 and higher educational landscape, lessons learned and suggestions from
a total of 31 countries across the world with a representation of 62.7% of the whole world population. In
addition to the value of each case by country, the synthesis of this research suggests that the current
practices can be defined as emergency remote education and this practice is different from planned
practices such as distance education, online learning or other derivations. Above all, this study points
out how social injustice, inequity and the digital divide have been exacerbated during the pandemic and
need unique and targeted measures if they are to be addressed. While there are support communities
and mechanisms, parents are overburdened between regular daily/professional duties and emerging
educational roles, and all parties are experiencing trauma, psychological pressure and anxiety to various
degrees, which necessitates a pedagogy of care, affection and empathy. In terms of educational
processes, the interruption of education signifies the importance of openness in education and highlights
issues that should be taken into consideration such as using alternative assessment and evaluation
methods as well as concerns about surveillance, ethics, and data privacy resulting from nearly exclusive
dependency on online solutions.