Thomas J. Tobin
@thomasjtobin.bsky.social
He, him. #ActuallyAutistic higher-ed quality author, speaker, scholar. Going Alt-Ac | UDL x3 | © Ninja | Evaluating Online Teaching +. Books/book me: http://thomasjtobin.com
BIG THANK YOU! Today, I shared research results on people's baseline accessibility knowledge with the @educause.bsky.social IT Accessibility Community Group. A huge #ThankYou to hosts Kara Gaulrapp & Eudora Struble & to the 150 colleagues who made it a warm, supportive, and useful conversation.
Mystery Time! Friends, can you solve this mystery? They're black & white, began in Jordan 6 months ago, understand Arabic, came to the US in July, of their original unit of 8 just 2 are left now, apparently have their own passports, & will be coming to our home next week. What are they?
The Most Important Sentence in My New Book Did you miss it? "The author declares that he has not used any type of generative artificial intelligence tools for the writing of this book." Want a book written wholly by a human being? Get a copy: bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale
![Image of the top of a page in a book. Text reads "Publication of this book is made possible through the generosity of Edith Kinney Gaylord. The author declares that he has not used any type of generative artificial intelligence tools for the writing of this book, nor for the creation of images, graphics, tables, or their corresponding captions. Copyright © 2026 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. Manufactured in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic," [text ends here at bottom of image].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zmquwopvx743javrn4thxisu/bafkreif337m626xkrzkjusvcbrdpysfkctjxub3rvcr5ug4kcenoizkexq)
Need a Speaker or Consultant? I do events & project work in universal design for learning (UDL), evaluating teaching, career planning, copyright, academic integrity, & leadership development. Find me at thomasjtobin.com. I'm booking for worldwide events Spring 2027 - Fall 2028. Let's talk!
MID-CAREER COACHING COMING SEP/OCT 2026! I'm a coach in the @higheredplus.bsky.social Mid-Career Faculty IGNITE Program, Sep 16 - Oct 28. Join a small 5-person team with group & 1-1 coaching, on-demand courses, and a microcredential. Register now & share, too! www.higheredplus.org/mid-career-f...
*UDL AT SCALE* UNBOXING VIDEO! It's here, it's here! Take 1 minute to watch this unboxing video and celebrate the release of my new @OUPress book with me. Get yours: bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale Free book-release webinar 8/11 3p EDT: bit.ly/UDLBookLaunch
How like @thomasjtobin.bsky.social to swoop in with just the book we need as we all scramble to make our courses more accessible (should always have been a goal; but the scramble is real). Get yours: www.oupress.com/978080619705...
FREE BOOK-LAUNCH WEBINAR! AUG 11, 3p EDT To celebrate my new @oupress.bsky.social book, *#UDL at Scale,* I'm hosting a book-launch party Tuesday, August 11 at 3:00p EDT (UTC -4). Attend & you could win a copy! Sign up at bit.ly/UDLBookLaunch & share this post. Want your own? bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale
Few folks work through the possibilities of big topics—incuding the far-flung or less likely ones—like @neilmosley.bsky.social. Definitely worth 10 minutes of your reading time on #AI in higher ed. Let us know your thoughts and reactions, too!
Neil Mosley@neilmosley.bsky.social · 2w ago"In the past few years, the same things come up, such as the need to move to viva-style or in-person assessment, or authentic assessment..so far higher education has few genuine answers to the challenges that generative AI has presented."
I'm in Chicago. I can taste the air. I should not be able to taste the air. Sigh.
The research and writing in this book are staggeringly well done. Get your copy, y'all!
Roopika Risam@roopikarisam.bsky.social · 3w agoHappy DATA EMPIRE day! Want a sticker with my autograph for your copy? Fill out this form: roopikarisam.com/get-your-sig... Order my 11,000 year tale of how data gained so much power over us and how we can resist it now! N. America: tinyurl.com/DataEmpireUS Elsewhere: tinyurl.com/DataEmpireUK
JUST 4 WEEKS TO GO! My new @oupress.bsky.social book, *UDL at Scale* will officially release on August 11. Read about 15 institutions who've actually done it. Want to host a book tour stop? DM me or see thomasjtobin.com. Please share this, & gift your campus leaders a copy. bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale
Hello, friends & new followers. I'm glad you're here. You can expect that I will address inequity, lower barriers, call bullsh*t, celebrate marginalized voices, speak truth to power, simplify complex topics, question why we do what we do, & share cute animal vids/pics/memes.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPERS! TOMORROW. FREE. ABSOLUTE BANGER SESSIONS. Okay, do I have your attention? Sign up NOW for the 100% free by-us-for-us-about-us educational developer conference. #VirtuallyGather26 The Virtual Gathering is July 8-10. Tell your friends, too! sites.google.com/view/virtual...
946 days left. Friends, stay strong and act to support your loved ones, neighbors, and community. 946 days. And tomorrow will be one fewer. Make the most of today, with love and courage.
Thank you, Shawn Smucker, for writing "Please Use AI." Read the whole piece (about 5 minutes) on Shawn's site: shawnsmucker.substack.com/p/please-use...
Me, a 54-year-old man, in the front of a St Louis Metro car. 2 girls sit behind me. 6 boys sit at the back. Girl 1: Oh, damn! That boy just blew me a kiss. Rude! Me: I don't know, girl, I felt it, too. Maybe it wasn't for you. Boy 2, smacking Boy 1: Fool, you missed! [General merriment ensues]
A huge thank you to the Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (PTI) organizers for such a useful and affirming event! Friends, if we connected in Portland, let's make time to chat soon.
Happy #Pride Month! I'm an ally, supporter, and advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights.. Rock who you are, friends! Read more about #Pride Month from the last bastion of civilization, the librarians, then check out how you can act in allyship. www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-m... www.hrc.org/resources/be...
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally is designed to help build understanding and comfort. If you are new to LGBTQ+ issues, we will answer many of your questions. Or, if…
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Your #Friday moment of #Awesome is . . . A special 1-year anniversary episode of the @teachingtakespod.bsky.social podcast. Thanks to @bryandoppel.bsky.social & @derekbruff.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about #AI. Spoiler alert: we're not all fans. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...
AI in the Classroom w/ Derek Bruff
Podcast Episode · Teaching Takes · May 29 · 44m
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In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @thomasjtobin.bsky.social joins us on today's episode of the Tea for Teaching podcast to discuss his new book, UDL at Scale, which provides strategies for institution-wide UDL adoption. @cyberthread.bsky.social teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/udl-at-sca...
UDL at Scale | Tea for Teaching
The Universal Design for Learning framework is often adopted by individual faculty for particular courses. In this episode, Tom Tobin joins us to discuss the potential benefits associated with an inst...
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NEW PODCAST EP ON #UDL AT SCALE! Check out the Tea for Teaching episode "UDL at Scale," about my new book from @oupress.bsky.social! teaforteaching.com/447-udl-at-s... Big thanks to hosts @johnkane.bsky.social & @cyberthread.bsky.social. Wanna pre-order? www.oupress.com/978080619706...
A Thought, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day I’ve spent the last 30-plus years in just about every seat there is in higher education: undergraduate and graduate student, instructor, designer, system administrator, educational developer, conference director, unit leader. 1/
Recruiters judge you from your profile photo. In a market this competitive, every small edge counts. That's why I use REAL HUMAN BEINGS and NOT CHEAP AI SLOP TOOLS to create my headshots and cartoon avatars. Support your local creative colleagues (mine are vjmstudios.com & www.ninjasketch.com).
Your #Friday moment of #Awesome is from @karencosta.bsky.social at www.karencostaspace.com. "Why and How I Use Video in My Online Teaching" is from 4 years ago, and evergreen. Take 30 minutes and learn concrete ways to humanize your online design & teaching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFRI...
Your #Friday moment of #Awesome is . . . Christopher Hromalik and I have created a new crosswalk for applying #UDL in formal project management. Check out "Universal Design for Learning in Project Management." journals.imist.ma/index.php/IJ...
NEW: "#UDL in Project Management" I'm proud to announce the publication of "Universal Design for Learning in Project Management" with Christopher Hromalik. journals.imist.ma/index.php/IJ...
