Joshua Danish
@jdanish.bsky.social
Learning Scientist and Board Gamer. Opinions are my own. http://www.joshuadanish.com
In this timeline I take my wins where I can.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In this timeline I take my wins where I can.
Beavers are awesome. The more I learn about how they support the surrounding ecosystems the more I appreciate them and want to teach kids about them!
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Beavers are awesome. The more I learn about how they support the surrounding ecosystems the more I appreciate them and want to teach kids about them!
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Excited to share a new article by some colleagues and I about “How children blend feedback in a mixed-reality environment for collective embodied learning.” doi.org/10.1007/s114... … Spoiler alert, the entire activity system matters, and impacts what they notice, engage with, and learn.
How children blend feedback in a mixed-reality environment for collective embodied learning - International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
With the rapid development of emerging technologies in education, this research explored how children use teacher-, peer-, and technology-provided feedback together toward collective and embodied lear...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Excited to share a new article by some colleagues and I about “How children blend feedback in a mixed-reality environment for collective embodied learning.” doi.org/10.1007/s114... … Spoiler alert, the entire activity system matters, and impacts what they notice, engage with, and learn.
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Once more for the Monday morning crowd.
✔️ 14 original manuscripts
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Once more for the Monday morning crowd.
Serious question: do people teach lies and misdirection as an argumentative strategy or do the people who use it just learn though observation? I spend so much time trying to teach reliance on evidence and … sometimes I wonder how people who do the opposite get there.
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Serious question: do people teach lies and misdirection as an argumentative strategy or do the people who use it just learn though observation? I spend so much time trying to teach reliance on evidence and … sometimes I wonder how people who do the opposite get there.
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The Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL) aims to significantly enhance learning in schools and other venues through technology.
Read more about how ITEL will become an interdisciplinary hub for the integration of technology into educational contexts:
Read more about how ITEL will become an interdisciplinary hub for the integration of technology into educational contexts:
ITEL: Collaboration and Innovation in Educational Technology
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October 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL) aims to significantly enhance learning in schools and other venues through technology.
Read more about how ITEL will become an interdisciplinary hub for the integration of technology into educational contexts:
Read more about how ITEL will become an interdisciplinary hub for the integration of technology into educational contexts:
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Our Halloween decorations for this year
October 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Our Halloween decorations for this year
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Got a call this week from a former student who got their dream job. A great reminder of what really matters in my line of work. Research findings fade or are rendered moot (appropriately) by new findings. But the effects we have on students, their families, and their lives are what persist.
a man in a colorful shirt says remember why in front of a white board
Alt: a man in a colorful shirt says "remember why you're doing this" in front of a white board
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October 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Got a call this week from a former student who got their dream job. A great reminder of what really matters in my line of work. Research findings fade or are rendered moot (appropriately) by new findings. But the effects we have on students, their families, and their lives are what persist.
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In addition to the main paper and symposia tracks, ISLS Annual Meeting also welcomes your proposals for Interactive Tools and Demos, Workshops and Tutorials, and Doctoral/Early Career/Mid-Career/Alt-Academic Workshop. Deadline Nov 15. See more at 2026.isls.org/calls-for-pr...
Calls for Proposals Open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Doctoral Consortium, and More (Deadline Nov 15) | ISLS 2026
Submissions now open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Arts Gallery & Performance, Doctoral Consortium, Alt-Academia, Early Career & Mid-Career Workshops - deadline November 15th.
2026.isls.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In addition to the main paper and symposia tracks, ISLS Annual Meeting also welcomes your proposals for Interactive Tools and Demos, Workshops and Tutorials, and Doctoral/Early Career/Mid-Career/Alt-Academic Workshop. Deadline Nov 15. See more at 2026.isls.org/calls-for-pr...
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Universal Design for Learning is a great way to think about supporting learners - but did you know it's also a great way to think about doing research? In this podcast episode, Dr. Samantha Daley talks about her wonderful article on using UDL to inform research.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Samantha G. Daley
Dr. Samantha G. Daley joins podcast host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss her Educational Psychologist article, “Universal design of educational psychology? Improving theory and application by focusing on s
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October 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Universal Design for Learning is a great way to think about supporting learners - but did you know it's also a great way to think about doing research? In this podcast episode, Dr. Samantha Daley talks about her wonderful article on using UDL to inform research.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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"Our results...highlight the importance of PA design...to use PAs as a motivational tool, it is not enough to simply include a character, but rather to think carefully about its function in the learning environment, its purpose in the learning process, and its design." #PsychSciSky #EduSky
Do Pedagogical Agents Enhance Student Motivation? Unraveling the Evidence Through Meta-Analysis - Educational Psychology Review
The use of pedagogical agents (PAs) as learning tools within digital learning environments is rising. Previous research shows that PAs can aid learning across various domains and age groups, but…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Our results...highlight the importance of PA design...to use PAs as a motivational tool, it is not enough to simply include a character, but rather to think carefully about its function in the learning environment, its purpose in the learning process, and its design." #PsychSciSky #EduSky
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You're Invited ✉️
Join us on October 23 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for a celebration of our Campus-Recognized Centers:
🔸 Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
🔹 Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL)
RSVP by 10/15: https://bit.ly/4o04CVf
Join us on October 23 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for a celebration of our Campus-Recognized Centers:
🔸 Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
🔹 Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL)
RSVP by 10/15: https://bit.ly/4o04CVf
September 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
You're Invited ✉️
Join us on October 23 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for a celebration of our Campus-Recognized Centers:
🔸 Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
🔹 Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL)
RSVP by 10/15: https://bit.ly/4o04CVf
Join us on October 23 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for a celebration of our Campus-Recognized Centers:
🔸 Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
🔹 Center for Research and Innovation in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ITEL)
RSVP by 10/15: https://bit.ly/4o04CVf
Excited to share this article co-authored with @kalanicraig.bsky.social where we describe our process of Design Based Humanities Research (DBHR), combining the tradition of DBR from Learning Sciences with Digital History and Design methods journalofdigitalhistory.org/en/notebook-...
Journal of Digital History
The Journal of Digital History (JDH) is an international, academic, peer-reviewed and open-access journal. JDH will set new standards in history publishing based on the principle of multi-layered arti...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Excited to share this article co-authored with @kalanicraig.bsky.social where we describe our process of Design Based Humanities Research (DBHR), combining the tradition of DBR from Learning Sciences with Digital History and Design methods journalofdigitalhistory.org/en/notebook-...
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This is a friendly reminder that research paper submissions for the ISLS 2026 Annual Meeting are due in one month - October 5. You can see the full calls on the in-progress website now: 2026.isls.org
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2026.isls.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is a friendly reminder that research paper submissions for the ISLS 2026 Annual Meeting are due in one month - October 5. You can see the full calls on the in-progress website now: 2026.isls.org
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Well, this is a big deal in my neck of the woods. If you typically applied to NSF EDU AISL, CSforAll, DRK-12, TD, or CORE, this is your new opportunity. Proposals accepted at any time. Expected awards up to $750k for up to 3 years. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
An official website of the United States government
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August 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Well, this is a big deal in my neck of the woods. If you typically applied to NSF EDU AISL, CSforAll, DRK-12, TD, or CORE, this is your new opportunity. Proposals accepted at any time. Expected awards up to $750k for up to 3 years. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Damn the landscape for educators this year is bleak. Don’t get bogged down in business as usual. Take care of your students, and yourself, and direct the brilliant energy and passion of your students towards things that matter—whatever that might be for your community.
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Damn the landscape for educators this year is bleak. Don’t get bogged down in business as usual. Take care of your students, and yourself, and direct the brilliant energy and passion of your students towards things that matter—whatever that might be for your community.
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The ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers is available on the ISLS website now! A dedicated annual meeting website is coming soon.
www.isls.org/news/isls-20...
www.isls.org/news/isls-20...
ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers
June 15-19, 2026 | Irvine, California, USA Dear Learning Sciences Community, The 2026 ISLS Annual Meeting once again brings together the Learning Sciences community as a whole by combining two…
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July 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers is available on the ISLS website now! A dedicated annual meeting website is coming soon.
www.isls.org/news/isls-20...
www.isls.org/news/isls-20...
An hour of trying to get anything useful out of the XFinity AI assistant regarding my internet connection not working has confirmed all of my fears about AI in education or really anything that matters. I would have found a magic 8-ball more useful.
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
An hour of trying to get anything useful out of the XFinity AI assistant regarding my internet connection not working has confirmed all of my fears about AI in education or really anything that matters. I would have found a magic 8-ball more useful.
Thrilled to share that as of August 16, I’ll be a Professor and Department Head in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Super excited for this wonderful opportunity with a truly amazing community!!
July 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thrilled to share that as of August 16, I’ll be a Professor and Department Head in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Super excited for this wonderful opportunity with a truly amazing community!!
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"I don't always barf, but when I do, it's on your favorite jacket."
July 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"I don't always barf, but when I do, it's on your favorite jacket."
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Let's make our work a little more inclusive 🤍
Excited to finally share "Realizations & re-mediations: Enabling expression and interaction in collective embodied activities for children with disabilities" in Learning, Culture, & Social Interaction 🙌
Shoutout to @jdanish.bsky.social for the support!
Excited to finally share "Realizations & re-mediations: Enabling expression and interaction in collective embodied activities for children with disabilities" in Learning, Culture, & Social Interaction 🙌
Shoutout to @jdanish.bsky.social for the support!
Realizations & re-mediations: Enabling expression and interaction in collective embodied activities for children with disabilities
This study examines the design, implementation, and iterative refinement of a technology-facilitated embodied learning environment within Camp Express…
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July 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Let's make our work a little more inclusive 🤍
Excited to finally share "Realizations & re-mediations: Enabling expression and interaction in collective embodied activities for children with disabilities" in Learning, Culture, & Social Interaction 🙌
Shoutout to @jdanish.bsky.social for the support!
Excited to finally share "Realizations & re-mediations: Enabling expression and interaction in collective embodied activities for children with disabilities" in Learning, Culture, & Social Interaction 🙌
Shoutout to @jdanish.bsky.social for the support!
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