Thomas J. Tobin

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Fold, spindle, mutilate, though? Yes, only people over 55 will get that one. Good on you for serving.

Bedivere: "Coincidentally, my liege, this is how we know the earth to be banana-shaped."

Arthur: "This new learning fascinates me!"

Cool. I am thomasjtobin.phd (at) gmail.com. Glad to chat or email.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS!
We're planning our TILE Network speaker series for 25-26 and are looking for inspiring speakers from diverse disciplines to share their insights on pressing topics in education. We feature research and best practice talks. (Self-)nomination form here: forms.office.com/e/X6TC36HGR5

Sigh. I was doing some reading-time estimates for scholarly articles, and ran the links through Copilot. It consistently got titles and authors wrong (of things I asked it to look at w/direct links), and got wrong-er when I called it on the errors, all while "apologizing." Utter dreck.

Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series - University of Oklahoma Press

Hey, Jaclyn. Your work would make splendid advocacy for others in higher ed. Consider coming in to our series at OU Press: www.oupress.com/teaching-eng...

I'm on the board, and happy to help find a good spot for your ideas to land, even if it's not with us.

Image of a person's hands holding a magnifying glass, looking at the heading "contract" in a printed document.

Your Monday musing for higher education:

Artificial-intelligence products are, after all, just tools.

How much do you know about the companies who sell them to our colleges and universities?

Ask your IT and procurement teams to see the agreements.

Every game is under ten bucks when I can wait two years. My Favorites list is a brilliant graveyard. Red Dead I & II? Looking forward to them in 2026.

Oh, yeah!

The cover for the upcoming volume "The Campus Crisis Toolkit: Strategies and Solidarity for the Rest of Us"

IT HAS A COVER! Pleased to announce that _The Campus Crisis Toolkit: Strategies and Solidarity For the Rest of Us_ is coming from @sunypress.bsky.social in Feb. With 25 chapters from over 40 contributors, the book tackles everything from anti-DEI laws to consultants and cuts to campus violence (1/2)

A black square.

R.I.P., John "Ozzy" Osbourne.

Talk about The Wire, Sopranos, Game of Thrones all you want, but the greatest US television program ever made is Sesame Street. It's not even close. 50+ years of treating kids across class, ethnicity, religion not as mini-consumers...but as citizens with a stake in this world.

As opposed to how I write, which is a combination of "oh, yeah, that's a good idea" and "oh, no, that's not a good idea at all."

She is not on here. Tel her I said hey!

Designing and Facilitating Successful Active Learning Experiences

Paging barbihoneycutt.com

So, I was thinking about that, too . . . wonder twin powers, activate?

Tom Tobin makes the wide-eyed "ooh" face while he reads the book _Snafu Edu_ by Jessamyn Neuhaus.

Ooh! Look what just dropped from @oupress.bsky.social by @geekypedagogy.bsky.social.

It's #SnafuEdu, about how to handle when things go wrong in the classroom.

Get your copy today, friends.

www.oupress.com/978080619546...

Got a book idea for our series? I'm on the board, so DM me & let's talk.

Title card for the EDUCAUSE Teaching & Learning Symposium "Centering Accessibility in Teaching and Learning" August 4 and 6, 12:00n - 3:30p ET online. Image of a smiling woman at a laptop.

I'm part of the @EDUCAUSE Centering Accessibility in Teaching and Learning Symposium, August 4 & 6.

Register FREE & explore how to

* make digital-learning ecosystems accessible,
* leverage emerging technologies, &
* move beyond a compliance mindset.

events.educause.edu/symposiums/2...

Out Now! "Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom" by @geekypedagogy.bsky.social is like a preparedness kit and gives teachers an educational “go-bag” of insights and strategies to have at the ready when things go sideways. www.oupress.com/978080619546...

YouTube video by ADEIL Professional Development UDL at Scale 2026 Thomas Tobin ADEIL 5 Talking about Star Wars

Final part of ADEIL's interview with @thomasjtobin.bsky.social - naturally, we talked about #StarWars. Thanks, again, Tom, for the fantastic insights about #UDL #UniversalDesignforLearning www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfD3...

That was Hiroshima, Japan.

Tom Tobin points to a spire in a port city.

One more time: where am I?

Wrong answers only.

YouTube video by ADEIL Professional Development UDL at Scale 2026 Thomas Tobin ADEIL 4 US Justice Dept digital accessibility, exciting future of UDL

The latest from ADEIL's interview with @thomasjtobin.bsky.social - fantastic insights about the Justice Department and #digital #accessibility, and exciting developments in #universal #design for #learning #udl www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psnd...

Tom Tobin smiles in front of a window overlooking a dense city landscape.

Where am I?

Wrong answers welcome.

Right answers, too, because this one might be a challenge.

Wait what?

[hastily scribbles new title on the "to play" list]

YouTube video by ADEIL Professional Development UDL at Scale 2026 Thomas Tobin ADEIL 3 UDL not accidental, plus-one thinking a starting point

Part 3 of our @thomasjtobin.bsky.social #interview UDL not Accidental #udl #plus-one #universal #design #learning www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf4e...

You'd do it for Randolph Scott. . .

Orange cat snuggling.

Hooray! Webster sends healing vibes.

YouTube video by ADEIL Professional Development UDL at Scale 2026 Thomas Tobin ADEIL 2 How to do it. Why to do it. How to talk to your boss about it

Part 2 of our chat with the amazing @thomasjtobin.bsky.social about #universal #design for #learning #UDL #atscale #How to do it. #Why to do it. How to talk to your #boss about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1bV...