Daniel Johnston

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...

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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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…

🎉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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🎉 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!
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Thanks, Lily!

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 ...

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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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.

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.

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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.

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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.
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“Distractions” are the preferred way to alleviate stress. Students who process their stress socially do better in assessments. Students who can’t identify their stress-relieving strategies do worse.

What do you encourage your students to do to relieve stress?

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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.

What happened when this school structured a course around cognitive competencies—not traditional academic products like projects or essays?

Hint: *So much learning.* 🤯

Wow, thanks for linking these, will definitely be sharing them with a few colleagues.

Think these might be hitting the nail on the head: aside from academic honesty, the big risk of these tools is students "unlearning" how to learn!

That sounds really interesting, would be good to have a look if you can find them! Thanks!

To clarify, I'm not referring to assessments here as they obviously come with additional challenges.

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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.

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