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
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Thomas J. Tobin
@thomasjtobin.bsky.social
· Jan 20
I'm proud to announce that I'm . . .
#ActuallyAutistic
After testing, my formal diagnosis is what used to be called #Aspergers Syndrome, now "high-functioning autism."
This changes little. Now that I have my membership card, I'm doubly committed to advocacy and barrier-lowering.
Who's with me?
#ActuallyAutistic
After testing, my formal diagnosis is what used to be called #Aspergers Syndrome, now "high-functioning autism."
This changes little. Now that I have my membership card, I'm doubly committed to advocacy and barrier-lowering.
Who's with me?
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.
In the spirit of the current administration, I declare that regardless of the actual voting, here is your winner for 2025 Headline of the Year, because I like it the best.
Seriously, read them all and follow Paul.
Seriously, read them all and follow Paul.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the spirit of the current administration, I declare that regardless of the actual voting, here is your winner for 2025 Headline of the Year, because I like it the best.
Seriously, read them all and follow Paul.
Seriously, read them all and follow Paul.
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!
12-month FACULTY-line CTL job!
In a new center! Ho, ho ho!
Assistant/Associate Director, Center for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
apply.interfolio.com/179045
In a new center! Ho, ho ho!
Assistant/Associate Director, Center for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
apply.interfolio.com/179045
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
12-month FACULTY-line CTL job!
In a new center! Ho, ho ho!
Assistant/Associate Director, Center for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
apply.interfolio.com/179045
In a new center! Ho, ho ho!
Assistant/Associate Director, Center for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
apply.interfolio.com/179045
Reposted by Thomas J. Tobin
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Fun fact: this job is mere blocks away from Tobin's Pizza in Normal, IL.
Director of Scholarly Teaching at the Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University.
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/52...
You know what to do: apply yourself, or share this post!
Director of Scholarly Teaching at the Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University.
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/52...
You know what to do: apply yourself, or share this post!
Director of Scholarly Teaching | Jobs | Illinois State
Search Illinois State job listings and apply for open positions that match your skills and career goals.
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Fun fact: this job is mere blocks away from Tobin's Pizza in Normal, IL.
Director of Scholarly Teaching at the Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University.
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/52...
You know what to do: apply yourself, or share this post!
Director of Scholarly Teaching at the Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University.
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/52...
You know what to do: apply yourself, or share this post!
Reposted by Thomas J. Tobin
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
Pass gun-control laws now.
That's the post.
AGAIN.
That's the post.
AGAIN.
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pass gun-control laws now.
That's the post.
AGAIN.
That's the post.
AGAIN.
This was an absolute pleasure to connect two ideas about which I'm an advocate into one big conversation. Many thanks to @tbertramgallant.bsky.social & David Rettinger for inviting me to talk with them on their podcast.
www.theoppositeofcheating.com/post/episode...
youtu.be/tFAp3GDgDqo [32:43]
www.theoppositeofcheating.com/post/episode...
youtu.be/tFAp3GDgDqo [32:43]
Episode 41: Thomas J. Tobin
“I started out as an academic integrity prescriptivist. I was the hard-nosed.” “There’s really only three main ways that we can ask students to demonstrate academic integrity: Trust, Verification, Obs...
www.theoppositeofcheating.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This was an absolute pleasure to connect two ideas about which I'm an advocate into one big conversation. Many thanks to @tbertramgallant.bsky.social & David Rettinger for inviting me to talk with them on their podcast.
www.theoppositeofcheating.com/post/episode...
youtu.be/tFAp3GDgDqo [32:43]
www.theoppositeofcheating.com/post/episode...
youtu.be/tFAp3GDgDqo [32:43]
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.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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!
Job alert: Course Content Accessibility Manager, Swarthmore College ($62K - $85K)
careers.swarthmore.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Friends in the Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE area (or willing to relocate), apply by December 12.
Not for you? Post this to your networks, please.
careers.swarthmore.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Friends in the Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE area (or willing to relocate), apply by December 12.
Not for you? Post this to your networks, please.
Details - Course Content Accessibility Manager :: Human Resources :: Swarthmore College
careers.swarthmore.edu
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Job alert: Course Content Accessibility Manager, Swarthmore College ($62K - $85K)
careers.swarthmore.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Friends in the Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE area (or willing to relocate), apply by December 12.
Not for you? Post this to your networks, please.
careers.swarthmore.edu/cw/en-us/job...
Friends in the Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE area (or willing to relocate), apply by December 12.
Not for you? Post this to your networks, please.
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.
Please please PLEASE read this, sign on, and support Mike and the folks over at @techdirt.com.
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Please please PLEASE read this, sign on, and support Mike and the folks over at @techdirt.com.
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.
And now, the very best entry in the *Knives Out* series.
"Forks Out": A Beignet Blanc Sesame Street Mystery
youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
"Forks Out": A Beignet Blanc Sesame Street Mystery
youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And now, the very best entry in the *Knives Out* series.
"Forks Out": A Beignet Blanc Sesame Street Mystery
youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
"Forks Out": A Beignet Blanc Sesame Street Mystery
youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
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!
Job--but you gotta hurry.
Director of Instructor Engagement & Educational Development at UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC): recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10633.
Application window closes Dec 12, 2025.
Please share this opportunity to your networks!
Director of Instructor Engagement & Educational Development at UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC): recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10633.
Application window closes Dec 12, 2025.
Please share this opportunity to your networks!
Director of Instructor Engagement and Educational Development
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.apo.ucla.edu
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Job--but you gotta hurry.
Director of Instructor Engagement & Educational Development at UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC): recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10633.
Application window closes Dec 12, 2025.
Please share this opportunity to your networks!
Director of Instructor Engagement & Educational Development at UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC): recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10633.
Application window closes Dec 12, 2025.
Please share this opportunity to your networks!
None of my devices and communication channels will let me forget that today is the Designated Buy a Bunch of Things Day.
Today, I will #BuyNothing.
Join me?
Today, I will #BuyNothing.
Join me?
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
None of my devices and communication channels will let me forget that today is the Designated Buy a Bunch of Things Day.
Today, I will #BuyNothing.
Join me?
Today, I will #BuyNothing.
Join me?
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!
www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
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!
www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
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...
Reposted by Thomas J. Tobin
Not sure where to start? That’s what coaching is for. In the PhD Career Clarity Program, you’ll get support, structure, and guidance. You don’t have to figure it all out alone! Just show up and we’ll go from there.
PhD Career Clarity Program from Dr. Jennifer Polk
Join the PhD Career Clarity Program course and community for your post-academic job search. Ready to leave academia? Dr. Jen Polk's program is for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs like you.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Not sure where to start? That’s what coaching is for. In the PhD Career Clarity Program, you’ll get support, structure, and guidance. You don’t have to figure it all out alone! Just show up and we’ll go from there.