Thomas J. Tobin

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!

ICYMI: I'm in Atlanta! Friends at the @aacu.org #AACUAI Conference (and folks in the area), I'll be around until Friday night. Let's find some time to connect and enjoy spooky-season conversations. DM, text me, or stop me in the hallway if you'd like to get together. Cheers!

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BIG KEYNOTE THANKS! Thank you, @MSUMoorhead, for inviting me to keynote your Fall Development Day. It was great to hear everyone's ideas and questions—and build on the strong programs you have today. Want a talk or workshop in 2027? Check out thomasjtobin.com.

I love my friends. When I went to Fargo, ND to give a keynote at Minnesota State Moorhead, I also got to have lunch with @shari137.bsky.social, whom I haven't seen in person in 20+ years. It did my heart good to spend time catching up. Here's to where our paths will cross again!

Have a listen, friends. I always enjoy talking with @edufuturist.bsky.social . . . and with all of you!

It's time! Friends in Providence, RI: let's get together! I'm here until Saturday morning to give an invited talk at the Leadership in Higher Ed conference. See you in the halls and restaurants?

Big thanks to Nicolet College for hosting me! During their all-staff day, we explored how to scale up #UDL to help achieve their strategic priorities. Who wants a talk like this one in 2027? Check out thomasjtobin.com

Put this on your calendar for October 1. I'll be talking with @edufuturist.bsky.social at 2:00p EDT on October 1. We'll talk about scaling up UDL across your whole campus, and you can ask questions and be part of the conversation, too. See you there? See you there. See you there!

THANK YOU, 500+ PEOPLE! After 1 month, my @oupress.bsky.social book *UDL at Scale* has sold more than 500 copies. Yay! Thank you to everyone who got a physical or e-book copy! Want to see what it's all about? Get one for yourself—and one for your boss, too. www.oupress.com/978080619706...

I SEE YOU SHIVER WITH ANTICI ... PATION! October 1! Join me & @edufuturist.bsky.social at 2p ET for the Future Trends Forum. forum.futureofeducation.us/upcoming-for... Then hear the Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning podcast from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. ctl.columbia.edu/resources-an...

Go, Bills!

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Today's List ____________ Small project: done. Keynote A materials: done. Keynote B materials: done. Book A review: done. Book B chapter: done. Book C manuscript: done. Inbox: zero. Task List: zero. Pet pussycats time: unlimited. I love my life.

Felt cute, etc.

Dear @penguinsnhl.bsky.social, how do you spell that word, again? Pre-season hockey at its finest.

Your Friday Furballs, Nina (up top) and Ned (ready for his modeling gig).

HELP! WOULD YOU REVIEW MY BOOK? Hey, friends. Want to review my @oupress.bsky.social book *UDL at Scale*? Click the "request review copy" link on the book website to connect with the press and get a copy. And a big ol' thank you in advance from me! www.oupress.com/978080619706...

A REMOTE ED-DEV JOB! Here's a $100K/yr REMOTE instructional designer position with Notre Dame de Namur U in California. Questions? Ask Lia Schraeder @ NDNU. Apply yourself or share this one to your networks. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

I did a UDL webinar for @uni-hamburg.de, and they sent me a thank-you letter, some dark chocolate (my fave) and a kind hand-written note. Made my day!

HEY, NOW. ANOTHER UDL PODCAST EP! I really enjoyed talking with Luke Hobson for his podcast recently about scaling up #UDL efforts on campus. Have a listen: this one's a deep cut: 1:08:40! drlukehobson.com/podcast-epis...

FREE UDL PROF-DEV WEBINAR! Hey, friends. Rob Gray at @unibergen.bsky.social invited me to be on the TeLEd show to share a free 90-minute webinar on #UDL at Scale. Stop by at 8:00a EDT / 2:00p CEST on Monday, September 21. Get the details: www4.uib.no/forskning/fo... See you there!

what do I know really though, I just want to live on a peaceful, habitable planet, on which all people are treated with dignity

Hey, Toronto-area friends, go hear this cool workshops. And, everyone, buy this book (I did)!

NEURODIVERSITY GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS @sarahesilverman.bsky.social's new book, *Classroom Mindscapes: An Introduction to Neurodiversity for Educators* is coming in the @oupress.bsky.social Teaching, Learning & Thriving series. Follow Sarah . . . & get your copy! www.oupress.com/978080619720...

I was there for the original session, and y'all, you will not want to miss this one. Follow Josh and sign up when details come out!

We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day. vimeo.com/1224659811/7...

8 hours for work. 8 hours for rest. 8 hours for what we will.

NINA SAYS "GET THIS BOOK" That's Nina reading with me. At only 7 months old, & new to online education, she's already a big fan of Susan Ko & Olena Zhadko's *Teaching Online* 5th ed (and so am I). Save when you order directly from @routledgebooks.bsky.social. www.routledge.com/Teaching-Onl...

My friends are awesome. That's it. That's the post. IYKYK

Your Monday meow.

Your Semi-Regular Kitten Update The two acro-cats Nina and Ned have been with us for 20 days, and they are settling in well. We suspect they may be time-traveling assassins, given their ability to melt and re-form themselves. Or they're just goofballs, trading the one brain cell back and forth.

NEW PODCAST EP HAS DROPPED! Check out Episode 150 of *UDL in 15 Minutes* from @louilordnelson.bsky.social, where we talk "Scaling UDL Campus-Wide." theudlapproach.com/podcasts/epi...

To be honest, this is also me.

Thank you to @sunyorange.bsky.social for inviting me to keynote today's Faculty Assembly Day. I am proud of everyone's hard work to lower student access barriers with #UDL.

New Edition of *Teaching Online*! Friends, this book from Olena Zhadko & Susan Ko is THE gold standard for anyone who teaches with technology. Now there's a 5th edition with lots of new material! And you can save 20% with code 26AFLY3. www.routledge.com/9781032563466

Hey, hive mind. Been to Tokyo? What are your can't miss things to do and see in the winter time?

New Podcast Ep on #AI vs Human Skills Big thanks to Angela Solic & the Rush U CTEI team for hosting "What Skills Must Humans Still Master?" [51:23] in their AI & Higher Ed series. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... Have a listen and share your big take-aways, friends!

Grateful to @stephanierichter.bsky.social & the NIU CITL team for inviting me to build on their fabulous #UDL efforts. We talked about going beyond Title II & using #AI to support accessible design. Next week is @sunyorange.bsky.social. So glad to celebrate everyone's hard work & good ideas!

FRIENDS, DON'T DO THIS. I hosted a webinar. We didn't record it. I just got an email from some AI company, offering to sell me video "chapters" from it. Someone RECORDED MY WEBINAR WITHOUT MY KNOWELDGE OR PERMISSION. Now they're trying to sell it back to me. Bad form. Don't be that person.

Do your pets help fold the laundry? Neither do ours. #NinaAndNed

Out Now! "UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning" by @thomasjtobin.bsky.social is a call to action and a how-to guide and gives campus leaders and administrators the tools to expand UDL's reach. www.oupress.com/978080619706...

House of Zoomies Update They've been with us just 48 hours. Kittens Ned & Nina are settling in. They have 2 speeds, "sweet napping kitty" & "Attempted Murder." Nina's a tiny, brave, snuggler. Ned's muscled, foolhardy, reckless. I've said "no" more today than the past 3 months. And it's perfect.

ICYMI: FREE BOOK-LAUNCH WEBINAR! Join the launch party on Tuesday, August 11 at 3:00p EDT (UTC -4) for my new @oupress.bsky.social book, *UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning.* Sign up at bit.ly/UDLBookLaunch & share this post, too. Want your own copy? bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale