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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 15m

There it is: the quadruple entendre. This is like hitting multiple axels in figure skating.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sweet Christmas, I thought it was just me the Chron was ghosting. This is all sad on so many levels.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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!

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Total sidebar, but thank you for making me laugh while reading an otherwise serious thread. Signed, An academic friend who has Thoughts about the Oxford comma.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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...

Book marketing image for *UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning* by Thomas J. Tobin. Volume 9 in the "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Education" series from the University of Oklahoma Press. See https://bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale. Background image of a nebula in space, lit up in red and pink tones against a starry black sky.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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...

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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.

Tom Tobin smiles gleefully and shares a peace sign while relaxing on his bed, curled up with two sleeping black-and-white cats.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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

Sidney Crosby sits in the penalty box. The score bug shows a "penality" to the team.

The score bug shows a "penality" to both hockey teams.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Plus a big thank to @sarosecav.bsky.social for the idea to work together and for the photos!

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A huge #ThankYou to the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium for inviting me to keynote their Teaching & Learning Symposium today. We dove right in to knotty questions & ways to meet the Title II deadline by April 2027 by using some advanced UDL techniques. Who wants to do something like this next?

Thomas Tobin appears on a projected screen alongside a visual from his keynote for the Colleges of the Fenway, as 30 colleagues look on in a room at Emmanuel College in Boston.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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

Two young black-and-white cats lounge atop a carpeted cat tree, with trees and grass visible through the window behind them.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I *might* have a title to add, here...

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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...

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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...

workforcenow.adp.com

Recruitment

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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!

A thank you letter, two chocolate bars, and a notecard from Hamburg, Germany.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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...

Promo image for the Dr. Luke Hobson podcast episode "UDL at Scale" with Dr. Tom Tobin.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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!

Image of the TeLEd professional-development series from the University of Bergen, advertising guest Tom Tobin, talking about *UDL at Scale* on Monday, September 21 at 2:00p CEST.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is Nina (left) and Ned (right), by the way. They are Arabian Mau cats, born January 2026 in Amman, Jordan. They made their way to central Pennsylvania with their kitty passports, and came into our home a month ago. They're settling in to our home very well. Thanks for the likes & support, all!

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 10/09/2026

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

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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...

Tom Tobin looks intently into his copy of *Classroom Mindscapes: An Introduction to Neurodiversity for Educators* by Sarah E. Silverman.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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!

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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...

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Power to the People, Y'all [Happy Labor Day]

Power to the People, Y’all is a character-driven documentary that explores aging, legacy, and resistance through interviews with five founding members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther...

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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...

Tom Tobin holds a copy of *Teaching Online: A Practical Guide* by Susan Ko and Olena Zhadko. His black-and-white kitten Nina looks on from atop her perch on a cat tower.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

UPDATE: 2 friends have offered--thanks, hive mind!

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Friends in Buffalo, who can help me? New Era has an in-store only Buffalo Bills cap. I want to buy a 9FORTY "flats" wing cap, $38.00. Can anyone stop by their flagship store at 160 Delaware Avenue, Mo-Sa 10-6 and get me one? I'm happy to pay for the hat and shipping. Thank you, whoever can help!

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hey, now. The Hamburglar is a parasocial icon of socialist resource re-appropriation. Leave him out of it.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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...

Screen shot of Episode 150 of the *UDL in 15 Minutes* podcast, with text "In this episode of UDL in 15 Minutes, Tom Tobin talks about scaling Universal Design for Learning campus-wide. Tom shares the story of Atlantic Technological University in Ireland, which moved UDL from a grassroots effort to institutional practice through five stages: possible, permitted, supported, rewarded, and expected. Tom and Loui discuss shifting messaging from compliance to genuine support to sustain lasting culture change." Playback controls for the podcast appear below the text.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is precisely what happened to me. Got a memo Oct 2024 stating I had to be on campus 3 days a week, or face "disciplinary action." I was hired 100% remote in 2016—way before the pandemic—I live 700 miles away. The cruelty is the point. Managed to stick it out till March 2026, then quit.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Or, uh, grab your dynamite like Uncle Alfred.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hey, @darthbluesky.bsky.social, thanks for the re-post. I think I found a connection for OP. Watch for messaging from J Seigel at the Kinsey Institute.

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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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.

Tom Tobin smiles in front of a banner for Orange County Community College.

Tom Tobin points to a TV displaying a slide that says "welcome to SUNY Orange."

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