Attila Nóbik

About twenty years ago, my boss at the time told me to break with the established views in the field of educational history and become the "Noam Chomsky of the history of education".
Well, reading the news, I'm glad I didn't become a Noam Chomsky.

Last week's #ISCE46 conference in Lille was interesting and inspiring. It was great to attend the various fascinating panels and catch up with colleagues. The online sessions may help to ease, but not stop, the inevitable post-conference blues.
See you in Athens next year! @ische-news.bsky.social

When it comes to AI, it's important to remember that 'intelligence' has a few different meanings...

After years of tangling with pro-A.I. people I've come to the conclusion they are all soulless sociopaths, devoid of vision or true artistic intent. They offer nothing of value, just like their preferred plagiarism software.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

For #Archive30 #SoundAndVision we present our free online archive #PicturaPaedagica with about 130,000 digitised historical images related to education (book illustrations, postcards & photos), e.g. learning scenarios, school environments & images used as teaching aids: pictura.bbf.dipf.de
#histed

I've imported most of my old tweets. Big step in leaving Twitter. Still, it's not easy to leave those who aren't here yet.

Migrating from twitter, trying to find a new home here.

Looking at some of the artefacts (such as pestels) in the museum, I couldn't help but wonder if some of them had other, well, more pleasurable uses. I had this suspicion because women's experiences are still often overlooked and neglected when it comes to reconstructing the past.

The only kind of AI I can fully endorse is Lorelai.

I've received an email from a predatory journal, but with a catch. They say: "As an American academic publishing group, we wish to become your friends if necessary."
How could I resist such an offer?

I'm aware that it's a first world problem, but I hate longer texts that are left-aligned. Justified, FTW.

I'm reading an article in which the author quotes Simone de Beavoir. It's not a big mistake, but I don't understand how anyone (author, reviewers, editors) could have missed the spelling error. As if she were not one of the most influential feminist writers of all time.

My profile over on Threads.

Every academic's phone is full of photos of interesting conference slides that they will never look at again.

#academiclife #conferences

We spend half of each conference trying to connect to Eduroam. #eduroam #conference

More active shooter drills. Safe rooms.Bulletproof backpacks.
The American classroom is changing.

My review's got published about this excellent book:
In the footsteps of the masters. Interview with the history of education: edited by Antonella Cagnolati and Jose Luis Hernandez Huerta, Rome, Tab edizioni, 2021, 448 pp.,

How Photography Helped to End Child Labor in America by @wldhistoryfacts

Nothing can take away these blues
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
#ripsineadoconnor

It's interesting to see how our approach to Twitter has changed over the years. A few years ago, my dashboard would have been full of the #ische44 hashtag; now, hardly anything. (I haven't tweeted either.) What could be the reason?

How the Fall of the Roman Empire Spurred the Rise of Modernity — and What this Suggests about Rise of US Higher Ed

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

At the first session of the European Social Science History Conference. #ESSHC2023
This must be one of the most diverse conferences.

One of the world's most cited scientists is suspended due to flawed scientometric practices. This is just one example of a skewed system that prioritizes citation counts over true scientific impact.

I've asked the AI about its possible role in HoE research.
"AI technology can assist in analyzing vast amounts of data and uncovering patterns that we may have missed otherwise. This can help us gain deeper insights into historical events and trends. #HistoryofEducation #AI"

I've just started to read The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, and @davidwengrow.
And I'm already amazed by the frequent references to Tom Waits songs. #life #seem #nasty #brutish and #short

How to respond to a reviewer who claims that a topic is missing from the manuscript when, in fact, there's a whole chapter on that said topic? #rhetoricalquestion #reviwers

Evidence grows that mental illness is more than dysfunction – via @aeonmag

An important read. Failure is part of life, not just in academia, still, schools, universities and doctoral trainings tend to punish those who fail. And scientometrics paly an important role in this.

Ten simple rules for failing successfully in academia