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
Thank you--you were kind to do it. Good pic, too!
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Thank you--you were kind to do it. Good pic, too!
Good morning, @AAC&U Annual Meeting Goers!
My seminar with @liznorell.bsky.social & @thetattooedprof.bsky.social "Restoring Positive Rights: The Freedoms to Learn, Teach, & Run Our Institutions" is 3:45p today (Jan 22).
Archive room, M4, between the escalators & elevators. See you soon?
My seminar with @liznorell.bsky.social & @thetattooedprof.bsky.social "Restoring Positive Rights: The Freedoms to Learn, Teach, & Run Our Institutions" is 3:45p today (Jan 22).
Archive room, M4, between the escalators & elevators. See you soon?
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Good morning, @AAC&U Annual Meeting Goers!
My seminar with @liznorell.bsky.social & @thetattooedprof.bsky.social "Restoring Positive Rights: The Freedoms to Learn, Teach, & Run Our Institutions" is 3:45p today (Jan 22).
Archive room, M4, between the escalators & elevators. See you soon?
My seminar with @liznorell.bsky.social & @thetattooedprof.bsky.social "Restoring Positive Rights: The Freedoms to Learn, Teach, & Run Our Institutions" is 3:45p today (Jan 22).
Archive room, M4, between the escalators & elevators. See you soon?
Today, I re-commit to living my values:
Lower barriers for everyone.
Include more voices.
Care for & strengthen those with few privileges.
Respect & celebrate differences.
Speak up, speak out, speak truth.
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
Who's with me?
Lower barriers for everyone.
Include more voices.
Care for & strengthen those with few privileges.
Respect & celebrate differences.
Speak up, speak out, speak truth.
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
Who's with me?
January 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Today, I re-commit to living my values:
Lower barriers for everyone.
Include more voices.
Care for & strengthen those with few privileges.
Respect & celebrate differences.
Speak up, speak out, speak truth.
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
Who's with me?
Lower barriers for everyone.
Include more voices.
Care for & strengthen those with few privileges.
Respect & celebrate differences.
Speak up, speak out, speak truth.
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
Who's with me?
#ThankYou to the Maricopa Community Colleges for inviting me to keynote their District Day of Learning.
It was a pleasure to celebrate their hard work so far and help them take next steps toward #AccessForAll.
It was a pleasure to celebrate their hard work so far and help them take next steps toward #AccessForAll.
January 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
#ThankYou to the Maricopa Community Colleges for inviting me to keynote their District Day of Learning.
It was a pleasure to celebrate their hard work so far and help them take next steps toward #AccessForAll.
It was a pleasure to celebrate their hard work so far and help them take next steps toward #AccessForAll.
Hey-ey-ey-ey! My heart can't take many more of these super-tight games, but I will gladly take the W today. Rooting for the Chargers to take out the Pats and the Steelers to beat the Texans, now!
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Hey-ey-ey-ey! My heart can't take many more of these super-tight games, but I will gladly take the W today. Rooting for the Chargers to take out the Pats and the Steelers to beat the Texans, now!
SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS?
My new #UDLatScale book is coming soon!
To celebrate, I'm hosting an all-new workshop at the Teaching Professor conference in St. Louis on June 5, 2026.
If you'll be there, I'd love to see you, connect, and hear your story.
www.magnapubs.com/teaching-pro...
My new #UDLatScale book is coming soon!
To celebrate, I'm hosting an all-new workshop at the Teaching Professor conference in St. Louis on June 5, 2026.
If you'll be there, I'd love to see you, connect, and hear your story.
www.magnapubs.com/teaching-pro...
January 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS?
My new #UDLatScale book is coming soon!
To celebrate, I'm hosting an all-new workshop at the Teaching Professor conference in St. Louis on June 5, 2026.
If you'll be there, I'd love to see you, connect, and hear your story.
www.magnapubs.com/teaching-pro...
My new #UDLatScale book is coming soon!
To celebrate, I'm hosting an all-new workshop at the Teaching Professor conference in St. Louis on June 5, 2026.
If you'll be there, I'd love to see you, connect, and hear your story.
www.magnapubs.com/teaching-pro...
HELP ME, HIVE MIND!
I'm going to be a #Fulbright specialist in the Philippines during February, 2026.
What should I know before I go?
I'm going to be a #Fulbright specialist in the Philippines during February, 2026.
What should I know before I go?
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
HELP ME, HIVE MIND!
I'm going to be a #Fulbright specialist in the Philippines during February, 2026.
What should I know before I go?
I'm going to be a #Fulbright specialist in the Philippines during February, 2026.
What should I know before I go?
Died January 7, 2026. TOBIN, "Purr-fessor" Webster Buddy-Buddeêëēé Dude Sir Mate Underfoot Snaggletooth.
There will never be another quite like you, lad. We miss you with our whole hearts.
There will never be another quite like you, lad. We miss you with our whole hearts.
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Died January 7, 2026. TOBIN, "Purr-fessor" Webster Buddy-Buddeêëēé Dude Sir Mate Underfoot Snaggletooth.
There will never be another quite like you, lad. We miss you with our whole hearts.
There will never be another quite like you, lad. We miss you with our whole hearts.
Mustache sighting!
I'm grateful to the @educause.bsky.social team for putting my mustachioed mug on their 2026 annual conference site.*
Will I see YOU in Denver this Fall?
events.educause.edu/annual-confe...
*H/T to @davelong.bsky.social for spotting this one.
I'm grateful to the @educause.bsky.social team for putting my mustachioed mug on their 2026 annual conference site.*
Will I see YOU in Denver this Fall?
events.educause.edu/annual-confe...
*H/T to @davelong.bsky.social for spotting this one.
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Mustache sighting!
I'm grateful to the @educause.bsky.social team for putting my mustachioed mug on their 2026 annual conference site.*
Will I see YOU in Denver this Fall?
events.educause.edu/annual-confe...
*H/T to @davelong.bsky.social for spotting this one.
I'm grateful to the @educause.bsky.social team for putting my mustachioed mug on their 2026 annual conference site.*
Will I see YOU in Denver this Fall?
events.educause.edu/annual-confe...
*H/T to @davelong.bsky.social for spotting this one.
#HigherEd, PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK!
"An Educator's Guide to #ADHD" by @karencosta.bsky.social, from @hopkinspress.bsky.social, coming Jan 20, 2026.
I was honored to be an early reviewer, & I recommend this book to everyone.
Get yours, and re-post to your friends.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
"An Educator's Guide to #ADHD" by @karencosta.bsky.social, from @hopkinspress.bsky.social, coming Jan 20, 2026.
I was honored to be an early reviewer, & I recommend this book to everyone.
Get yours, and re-post to your friends.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#HigherEd, PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK!
"An Educator's Guide to #ADHD" by @karencosta.bsky.social, from @hopkinspress.bsky.social, coming Jan 20, 2026.
I was honored to be an early reviewer, & I recommend this book to everyone.
Get yours, and re-post to your friends.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
"An Educator's Guide to #ADHD" by @karencosta.bsky.social, from @hopkinspress.bsky.social, coming Jan 20, 2026.
I was honored to be an early reviewer, & I recommend this book to everyone.
Get yours, and re-post to your friends.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Merry Christmas, everybody! Grandma Tobin's sugar-cookie recipe plus Grandma Chasko's rolling method = delicious, and I got to burn some extra smoky ones just for me. I hope Santa likes the ones I will leave for him.
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Merry Christmas, everybody! Grandma Tobin's sugar-cookie recipe plus Grandma Chasko's rolling method = delicious, and I got to burn some extra smoky ones just for me. I hope Santa likes the ones I will leave for him.
Happy holidays from our home to yours!
We are grateful for all of the friends, loved ones, colleagues, and furry companions we've known in 2025. We hope 2026 will bring you fulfillment, joy, justice, and peace.
Love to you all!
We are grateful for all of the friends, loved ones, colleagues, and furry companions we've known in 2025. We hope 2026 will bring you fulfillment, joy, justice, and peace.
Love to you all!
December 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Happy holidays from our home to yours!
We are grateful for all of the friends, loved ones, colleagues, and furry companions we've known in 2025. We hope 2026 will bring you fulfillment, joy, justice, and peace.
Love to you all!
We are grateful for all of the friends, loved ones, colleagues, and furry companions we've known in 2025. We hope 2026 will bring you fulfillment, joy, justice, and peace.
Love to you all!
My heart can't take many more of these squeakers, but I will celebrate the win. Go Bills!
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My heart can't take many more of these squeakers, but I will celebrate the win. Go Bills!
BIG dub. Hey-ey-ey-ey!
Go Bills.
Go Bills.
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
BIG dub. Hey-ey-ey-ey!
Go Bills.
Go Bills.
WANT A #UDL WEBINAR FOR YOUR TEAM? NOW 40% OFF!
Budgets are tight these days. I'm offering 40% off my usual rates for all webinars.
So let's book a keynote, workshop, brainstorming-with-an-expert session, or something else.
Let's work together in 2026 and 2027!
See thomasjtobin.com for details.
Budgets are tight these days. I'm offering 40% off my usual rates for all webinars.
So let's book a keynote, workshop, brainstorming-with-an-expert session, or something else.
Let's work together in 2026 and 2027!
See thomasjtobin.com for details.
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
WANT A #UDL WEBINAR FOR YOUR TEAM? NOW 40% OFF!
Budgets are tight these days. I'm offering 40% off my usual rates for all webinars.
So let's book a keynote, workshop, brainstorming-with-an-expert session, or something else.
Let's work together in 2026 and 2027!
See thomasjtobin.com for details.
Budgets are tight these days. I'm offering 40% off my usual rates for all webinars.
So let's book a keynote, workshop, brainstorming-with-an-expert session, or something else.
Let's work together in 2026 and 2027!
See thomasjtobin.com for details.
21 points in 4:30 to steal a win.
Hey-ey-ey-ey! A W is a W.
Go, Bills!
Hey-ey-ey-ey! A W is a W.
Go, Bills!
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
21 points in 4:30 to steal a win.
Hey-ey-ey-ey! A W is a W.
Go, Bills!
Hey-ey-ey-ey! A W is a W.
Go, Bills!
I am deeply grateful for my birthday weekend this year, including my kind of surf and turf.
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I am deeply grateful for my birthday weekend this year, including my kind of surf and turf.
Thank you to everyone for the birthday posts, texts, and calls today. I am grateful to have so many friends and loved ones in my life.
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Thank you to everyone for the birthday posts, texts, and calls today. I am grateful to have so many friends and loved ones in my life.
LEARN HOW TO TAKE WORK OFF YOUR PLATE: "Universal Design for Learning (#UDL) for IT Professionals" from @educause.bsky.social.
4 live sessions, January 2026: there are still some seats left.
Register today (& share this with your network, too)!
events.educause.edu/learning-lab...
4 live sessions, January 2026: there are still some seats left.
Register today (& share this with your network, too)!
events.educause.edu/learning-lab...
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
LEARN HOW TO TAKE WORK OFF YOUR PLATE: "Universal Design for Learning (#UDL) for IT Professionals" from @educause.bsky.social.
4 live sessions, January 2026: there are still some seats left.
Register today (& share this with your network, too)!
events.educause.edu/learning-lab...
4 live sessions, January 2026: there are still some seats left.
Register today (& share this with your network, too)!
events.educause.edu/learning-lab...
Happy holidays to you all!
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy holidays to you all!
This year's #POD25 POD Network conference was just what I needed, right when I needed it most.
I'm glad POD noticed who couldn't be there, too. May we find more & better ways to bring everyone's voices together.
Here are my photos; have fun remembering, y'all!
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I'm glad POD noticed who couldn't be there, too. May we find more & better ways to bring everyone's voices together.
Here are my photos; have fun remembering, y'all!
www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This year's #POD25 POD Network conference was just what I needed, right when I needed it most.
I'm glad POD noticed who couldn't be there, too. May we find more & better ways to bring everyone's voices together.
Here are my photos; have fun remembering, y'all!
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I'm glad POD noticed who couldn't be there, too. May we find more & better ways to bring everyone's voices together.
Here are my photos; have fun remembering, y'all!
www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
What a splendid way to begin my #POD25 conference! It was an honor to give a peer-observation workshop with Lauren Barbeau, Claudia Cornejo Happel, and Marguerite Regan.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What a splendid way to begin my #POD25 conference! It was an honor to give a peer-observation workshop with Lauren Barbeau, Claudia Cornejo Happel, and Marguerite Regan.
One more flight and I'll be in San Diego for #POD50. Can't wait to see my friends and colleagues, eat good food, and see emperor tamarins.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
One more flight and I'll be in San Diego for #POD50. Can't wait to see my friends and colleagues, eat good food, and see emperor tamarins.
Limited-Time 40% Discount on BOOKS!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
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I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Limited-Time 40% Discount on BOOKS!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
Uncle Webster send his love and purrs.
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Uncle Webster send his love and purrs.