Martin Compton
@martc.bsky.social
'another Dr Compton' Londoner, #DigiEd, (gen)AI, #Assessment & Feedback , #ungrading, #HE (and #spurs) #COYS
https://mcompton.uk/
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Unfunny racist comedians were writing the AI slop before AI was a thing
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Unfunny racist comedians were writing the AI slop before AI was a thing
Sometimes staff; sometimes students - GTAs need compassionate spaces ( and a bunch more respect!) www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-c...
How compassionate spaces support career development for graduate teaching assistants
Bringing GTAs together in a safe space not only develops career identity, it fosters belonging, respect and care. Here, Kristy Campbell explains what a reading group offers those in the space between ...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Sometimes staff; sometimes students - GTAs need compassionate spaces ( and a bunch more respect!) www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-c...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
illusions of usefulness and the singing tree of zurich (more of the former tbh)
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Illusions of usefulness and singing trees
I am two weeks back from keynoting and conferencing in Switzerland. I have declined most overseas invites (sometimes with a tear in my eye) but this was a chance to work with someone I have known i…
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December 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
illusions of usefulness and the singing tree of zurich (more of the former tbh)
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Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
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"Of the 991 history exam questions set in 2023, 357 featured a named individual, but only 31 were women – and nine of those were references to Elizabeth I or her reign."
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
Women are still absent from how history is taught and assessed in England
Over a third of GCSE, AS and A-level exam papers in 2023 made no mention of women at all.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
"Of the 991 history exam questions set in 2023, 357 featured a named individual, but only 31 were women – and nine of those were references to Elizabeth I or her reign."
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
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The president is doing what he does best: deflecting.
He is attacking the Somali American community to hide the fact that he has failed to deliver on nearly all of his promises.
But we are resilient and, despite the president's disgusting remarks, we will continue to thrive.
He is attacking the Somali American community to hide the fact that he has failed to deliver on nearly all of his promises.
But we are resilient and, despite the president's disgusting remarks, we will continue to thrive.
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The president is doing what he does best: deflecting.
He is attacking the Somali American community to hide the fact that he has failed to deliver on nearly all of his promises.
But we are resilient and, despite the president's disgusting remarks, we will continue to thrive.
He is attacking the Somali American community to hide the fact that he has failed to deliver on nearly all of his promises.
But we are resilient and, despite the president's disgusting remarks, we will continue to thrive.
“One screen at a time” I say to my daughter all the time. Meanwhile this is how I watch football. Such a hypocrite
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“One screen at a time” I say to my daughter all the time. Meanwhile this is how I watch football. Such a hypocrite
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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You are invited to submit a proposal for inclusion in a Special Issue of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education on the theme of reach, value, and impact of Learning Development (LD). Visit the website for... jldhe.aldinhe.ac.uk/publish-with-us/special-issue-march-2027 #LoveLD #JLDHE
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
You are invited to submit a proposal for inclusion in a Special Issue of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education on the theme of reach, value, and impact of Learning Development (LD). Visit the website for... jldhe.aldinhe.ac.uk/publish-with-us/special-issue-march-2027 #LoveLD #JLDHE
Give what you can. So glad I don’t live in a £2m house www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
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November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Give what you can. So glad I don’t live in a £2m house www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Tells you everything you need to know about @ryanairofficial.bsky.social I think
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Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tells you everything you need to know about @ryanairofficial.bsky.social I think
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“When the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was built, U2’s acoustic experts were appointed to help design a roof that would keep the noise in. In practical terms, this means Tottenham supporters are now able to boo even more loudly than before.”
Great article, Kat Lucas, that sums up Spurs’ fans perfectly!
Great article, Kat Lucas, that sums up Spurs’ fans perfectly!
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“When the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was built, U2’s acoustic experts were appointed to help design a roof that would keep the noise in. In practical terms, this means Tottenham supporters are now able to boo even more loudly than before.”
Great article, Kat Lucas, that sums up Spurs’ fans perfectly!
Great article, Kat Lucas, that sums up Spurs’ fans perfectly!
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
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Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous. Legal organisations representing 250,000 lawyers have come together to express grave concern.
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous. Legal organisations representing 250,000 lawyers have come together to express grave concern.
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read the statement
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/vil...
Read the news
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Swansea University
This is part of the 1950s and 1960s expansion, and is just round the corner from me :-)
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
This is part of the 1950s and 1960s expansion, and is just round the corner from me :-)
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Swansea University
This is part of the 1950s and 1960s expansion, and is just round the corner from me :-)
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
This is part of the 1950s and 1960s expansion, and is just round the corner from me :-)
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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1. Dr. Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1. Dr. Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
'I can tell when it's been written by AI'
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‘I can tell when it’s been written by AI’
Warning: the first two paragraphs might feel a bit like wading through treacle but I think what follows is useful and is probably necessary context to the activity linked at the end! LLMs generate …
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September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
'I can tell when it's been written by AI'
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