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[[File:BFI editahon 2015-01-26 04.jpg|thumb|right|200px|At the editathon]]
[[File:Jimmy_Wales_at_BETT_2015.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jimmy Wales presenting at the event]]


''This guest post was written by <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.bfi.org.uk/people/stephen-mcconnachie Stephen McConnachie], Head of Data at the BFI and [http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/day-we-teamed-wikipedia originally published here]</span>''
''This post was written by Dr Toni Sant, Education Organiser''


<span class="plainlinks">A marathon of Wikipedia editing at the [http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/bfi-reuben-library BFI Reuben Library]</span> has enriched the online encyclopedia’s records relating to black and Asian British filmmaking.
Wikipedia was highlighted through a keynote presentation by Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales and participation in a panel at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BETT BETT 2015]. This is the annual UK trade show, formerly known as the British Educational Training and Technology show, which showcases the use of information technology in education. The Wikipedia entry about BETT is very informative and explains the general details of the event clearly and succinctly.


On 26 January, the BFI and Wikimedia UK held a Wikipedia Editathon in the BFI Reuben Library on London’s South Bank. The focus was British black and Asian films and filmmakers, with a list of key films, filmmakers and writers established in advance. This subject was inspired by the BFI’s new three ticks diversity guidelines for film funding, which are aimed at improving on-screen and off-screen diversity within the film sector, including BAME (black, Asian, minority ethnic) diversity.
At BETT 2015, which tool place at the ExCeL Centre in London Dockland, between Wednesday 21 and Saturday 24 January, Wikipedia took centre stage on the first day. About 800 people attended a keynote address by Jimmy Wales entitled [http://www.bettshow.com/seminar/The-New-Paradigm-of-Open-Access-to-Information-1 The New Paradigm of Open Access to Information]. His presentation was mainly divided into two parts. The first was an overview of Wikipedia and its use in formal Education settings. The second was more focused on his passion for the use of Wikipedia Zero in the developing world.


<span class="plainlinks">All afternoon the editors used the books, articles and digitised press cuttings in the BFI Reuben Library to create new Wikipedia pages as well as improve existing articles. They had support from three of the major figures in this area of British filmmaking, who very kindly gave their time to support the event: [http://www.stephenbourne.co.uk/ Stephen Bourne] (author of a major book on this subject, [http://www.stephenbourne.co.uk/BlackintheBritish.html Black in the British Frame]), June Givanni (curator of the [http://www.junegivannifilmarchive.com/ Pan African Cinema Archive]), Imruh Bakari (filmmaker, writer and academic, co-founder of the [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/569785/ Ceddo] film and video workshop) and film and theatre writer Suman Bhuchar.</span>
Also on the first day at BETT 2015, Dr Toni Sant, Wikimedia UK’s Education Organiser, took part in a panel discussion on [http://www.bettshow.com/Seminar/The-changing-landscape-of-technology-in-higher-education The Changing Landscape of Technology in Higher Education]. The panel discussed the current impact of technology in HE, mainly looking at ways to balance technology and pedagogy, asking what’s next for the future of the higher education sector in the UK. The other panel participants were Paul Clark (Director of Policy at Universities UK), Peter Tinson (Executive Director, UCISA), and Simon Nelson (Chief Executive of FutureLearn). The panel was chaired by Lawrie Phipps, senior co-design manager in the Student Experience team at Jisc, who previously collaborated closely with Wikimedia UK on the first edition of the annual EduWiki conference.


Among the newly created and published Wikipedia articles are one on Imruh Bakari himself (a unique opportunity for article writer and subject to discuss the references available in the Library’s collection), Udayan Prasad (director of My Son the Fanatic, 1997), Lionel Ngakane’s pioneering 1966 film Jemima + Johnny, John Akomfrah’s Handsworth Songs (1986) and Newton Aduaka’s Rage (2000). Other articles are being prepared for publication, including one on tap-dancing duo Scott & Whaley.
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