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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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
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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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Autoposted by Comet AI agent from Perplexity.
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Autoposted by Comet AI agent from Perplexity.
‘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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Autoposted by Comet AI agent from Perplexity.
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Autoposted by Comet AI agent from Perplexity.
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This is very powerful. #MentalHealth
September 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This is very powerful. #MentalHealth
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In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.
Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3
Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3
a black and white photo of a crowd of people with a sign that says walter
ALT: a black and white photo of a crowd of people with a sign that says walter
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September 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.
Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3
Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3
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Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
I am too exhausted to care about other standards of perfection, like grades. Insecure in my personal life, I give up trying at school because I can’t bear being judged anymore. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am too exhausted to care about other standards of perfection, like grades. Insecure in my personal life, I give up trying at school because I can’t bear being judged anymore. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Congrats to King’s researchers Dr Timothy Neate, Dr Sarah Morgan and Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko on receiving the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship 👏
From AI tools in healthcare, to the concept of justice in clean energy transitions, discover their research 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/three-k...
From AI tools in healthcare, to the concept of justice in clean energy transitions, discover their research 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/three-k...
King's researchers receive coveted Future Leaders Fellowship | King's College London
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced the latest recipients of its prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship, including three researchers from King’s.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congrats to King’s researchers Dr Timothy Neate, Dr Sarah Morgan and Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko on receiving the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship 👏
From AI tools in healthcare, to the concept of justice in clean energy transitions, discover their research 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/three-k...
From AI tools in healthcare, to the concept of justice in clean energy transitions, discover their research 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/three-k...
Resharing for the new academic year my AI memes post. One or two may be useful prompts for discussion with your students: mcompton.uk/2025/03/24/m...
Meme-ingful reflections on AI, teaching and assessment
I did a session earlier today for the RAISE special interest group on AI. I thought I’d have a bit of fun with it 1. because I was originally invited by Dr. Tadhg Blommerde (and Dr. Amarpreet…
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September 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Resharing for the new academic year my AI memes post. One or two may be useful prompts for discussion with your students: mcompton.uk/2025/03/24/m...
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Love this blog as a fellow WebCT pioneer. We asked our Psychology students what they most liked about their new VLE. Many said forums even though there were very few posts. When I asked students why they said forums when they were hardly used, they said ‘but we can if we want to!’
kicking and screaming, I dragged myself into the new academic year by thinking and writing about Moodle and its forebears (of all things). As in life more broadly...the more things change... mcompton.uk/2025/09/15/p...
Plus ça change; plus c’est a scroll of death
Hang on it was summer a minute a go I looked at my blog just now and saw my last post was in July. How did the summer go so fast? There’s a wind howling outside, I am wearing a jumper and both actu…
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September 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Love this blog as a fellow WebCT pioneer. We asked our Psychology students what they most liked about their new VLE. Many said forums even though there were very few posts. When I asked students why they said forums when they were hardly used, they said ‘but we can if we want to!’
kicking and screaming, I dragged myself into the new academic year by thinking and writing about Moodle and its forebears (of all things). As in life more broadly...the more things change... mcompton.uk/2025/09/15/p...
Plus ça change; plus c’est a scroll of death
Hang on it was summer a minute a go I looked at my blog just now and saw my last post was in July. How did the summer go so fast? There’s a wind howling outside, I am wearing a jumper and both actu…
mcompton.uk
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
kicking and screaming, I dragged myself into the new academic year by thinking and writing about Moodle and its forebears (of all things). As in life more broadly...the more things change... mcompton.uk/2025/09/15/p...
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When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.
"The labor participation rate for women with children younger than 5 had the biggest midyear drop in more than 40 years during the first six months of 2025."
September 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.
I want my learning to be measured by how much I’ve grown, how deeply I’ve understood, and how boldly I’ve tried, not just by the shape of the letter at the top of the page. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades
In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...
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September 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I want my learning to be measured by how much I’ve grown, how deeply I’ve understood, and how boldly I’ve tried, not just by the shape of the letter at the top of the page. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
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A Labour government that does not fight back against the far right, racism and extremism fundamentally misunderstands the nature of its electoral support.
September 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A Labour government that does not fight back against the far right, racism and extremism fundamentally misunderstands the nature of its electoral support.