Today maths nerd Cal got to connect with his maths nerd hero in the great Far West 😍

Beginning to understand why AI is so seductive: "That means a lot, Paul! It’s been a pleasure working through this with you. This letter is such a powerful window into the past—history feels so much more tangible when it comes through personal experiences like this."

Congratulations to AHA member Rohan Howitt for the publication of his book "The Southern Frontier: Australia, Antarctica and Empire in the Southern Ocean World 1815-1947" -- if you're in Melbourne today, head along to the launch! trybooking.com/events/landing…

Me on: Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move theconversation.com/defections-are… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Exciting news! We're bringing the Pitcairn Register home to Norfolk Island. This document holds our history and deserves to be shared. Please consider donating or spreading the word. Every bit helps! gofund.me/d6609bf0

A recent article claimed that the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction is "neoliberal dogma that is working to de-skill the teaching profession". This is my response. Link in reply ⬇️

Hannah Kent’s new memoir is a love letter to Iceland and an ‘enthralling’ murderer theconversation.com/hannah-kents-n… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

The UK is conducting a review of AUKUS. The US DoD is conducting a review of AUKUS. But Australia, which has the most at stake, has no review. Our Parliament to date has been the least curious and least informed. Time to wake up?

A mutual decision by US and Australia to terminate AUKUS is clearly now the best course. Scott Morrison, so recently ennobled, has left an awful legacy that sacrifices other defence options and will see us lose sovereign sub capacity as Collins class are retired.

When you come home to find your latest textbook has arrived, and you find your husband in the garden reading it…

AI bros on the timeline are a bit quiet about this study. New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can hardly remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying. Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt. Here's what 4 months of data revealed: (hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

I grew up in a Palestinian home nestled in the German Colony. Most of the neighborhood was built by German Templars, but this house stood apart with its traditional Arab architecture. That’s why it stayed cool through the scorching summers and cozy in the chilly winters —

Is this a sign that the tide has finally turned or will it be another twenty years before university education departments catch up with it?

The 'curse of knowledge': again and again, I see this prevent the curricular thoroughness necessary for inclusion. This is from my speech to Education NI on role of curriculum in school improvement. Full speech is here: education-ni.gov.uk/publications/c…

I learned not one single useful thing from my master’s degree in education.

Come along to the next History Now event of 2025 to hear leading history educators, Jonathon Dallimore and Professor Tim Allender, discuss some of the current issues in contemporary history education Book your spot via buff.ly/o50Jx9L Chau Chak Wing Museum Vere Gordon Childe Centre

⚠️"To stress critical thinking while de-emphasizing knowledge reduces a student’s capacity to think critically."

Since I’m sitting here tweeting like academic Twitter is not dead, the point in time when you should have started opposing algorithmic writing production in higher ed was actually when Turnitin was introduced in 1998 (or whenever you first encountered it as a teacher of record).

We are lending Britain an iconic jewel of our shared history: the Bayeux Tapestry. This is the first time this national treasure will leave French soil. It marks an unprecedented cultural partnership between our two countries — a powerful symbol of our Entente amicale.