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Daniel Johnston
@equationallydan.bsky.social
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Engineer | Teacher | Skeptical optimist

I use maths to make big robots behave well.

All of the above at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Any expressed views are my own.
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Charlie Kirk’s murder was utterly abhorrent and corrosive to our politics.

So was much of the reaction to it- including from his allies.

My piece.

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No Boris Johnson, Charlie Kirk did not represent "common sense"
His murder was a tragedy. Yet it was politicised by his own side instantly. The reaction revealed much.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Students feeling like "another face in the crowd" in #HigherEd is a worry. Could a simple tool foster a sense of belonging?💡💗
Couldn't attend #TLConf2025, so here's an article about how I use @microsoft.com #Reflect with classes @unistrathclyde.bsky.social.✨
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Faces in the crowd: the simple use of technology to connect large engineering cohorts in higher education
Feeling like just another face in the crowd is an all-too-tangible reality for many students in large university cohorts. Beyond the anecdotal recognition of this, the impact that a reduced sense of b...
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July 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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🎉My invited paper, which introduces a new approach to solving coupled, #nonlinear systems for #control, is officially published in the Journal of Sound and Vibration!🎉

Read it here👇
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#AcademicPublishing #PhD #Engineering #Research #Elsevier #AcademicChatter
Application of the ADAP method to model-based control of the FutureForge manipulator
In this work, the authors apply a novel approximation approach to obtain a linear plant model for accurate model-based control of a large-scale indust…
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July 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🎉 Excited to have keynoted at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social's Learning & Teaching Day, sharing my project on Maximising Student Feedback Impact! It uses #genAI for novel insights from student feedback. Just one of many teaching innovations we're driving this summer!
#HigherEd #EduSky #EdTech
June 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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My first #higherEd article! 📚 Tired of negative takes on uni ed? Here's a positive counterpoint: how student-centred learning, innovative assessment & wellbeing support empower resilient, capable students. Let's share positives for once!
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Challenging a narrative: how innovation and care drive success in Higher Education
A while ago, I read an article entitled “Decline and fall: how university education became infantilised”. Rather than simply explaining why I profoundly disagree with its premise, I’d like to offer a ...
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June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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How are you redesigning your writing pedagogy to account for generative AI?

Rather than banning AI, high school English teacher @jenroberts.bsky.social is centering “practices that naturally lead to more authentic writing.”

Here are 3 strategies that work for her.

🧵1/8 #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech
1-Minute Read. ChatGPT & Generative AI. Authentic Writing in the Age of AI. By Jen Roberts. Illustration of two students holding composition paper. There are puffy conversation-bubble-esque cloud shapes emerging from the papers. Inside them are copy editing marks.
March 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Can we normalise this sort of language, please?

Loving your students doesn't mean pandering or making your subject artificially easy. It means showing respect, helping them to feel included and valued, and instilling a belief that they are capable of success.

#EduSky #AcademicSky #Education #UKHE
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“My dad used to tell me all the time: ‘Nobody knows what you planned; they only know what you did.’ He would then ask: ‘Did they learn? Were they loved? Then what you did matters, not what you planned!’” — #Educator @alextvalencic.bsky.social
“My dad used to tell me all the time: ‘Nobody knows what you planned; they only know what you did.’ He would then ask: ‘Did they learn? Were they loved? Then what you did matters, not what you planned!’” —Alex T. Valencic, Educator
February 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Interested to hear, from those in higher education, how do you effectively engaging students with feedback?

I've been testing a "feedback implementation opportunity" that allows students to improve their grade on an assignment before seeing their grade.
#EduSky #AcademicSky #Education #UKHE
January 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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What do you encourage your students to do to relieve stress?

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The impact of resilience on academic performance with a focus on mature learners
Abstract Background Resilience is an essential psychological trait that empowers individuals to adapt and thrive in the face of challenges. Although it is acknowledged that health professionals need t...
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January 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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What happened when this school structured a course around cognitive competencies—not traditional academic products like projects or essays?

Hint: *So much learning.* 🤯
Designing a Course That Develops Students’ Metacognition
By shifting their focus to the process of learning instead of the product, students are encouraged to develop critical cognitive competencies.
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January 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Would love to know others' thoughts on this...

GenAI inevitably changes aspects of education. But, I don't think we need classes on how to use these tools explicitly. The core literacy of critical thinking and "truth seeking" remains the same but needs more emphasis.

#EduSky #AIinEd
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM