Thomas J. Tobin is the Program Area Director for Distance Teaching and Learning on the Learning Design, Development, and Innovation (LDDI) team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Tom is an internationally recognised speaker and author on quality in technology-mediated education, especially copyright, evaluation of teaching practice, academic integrity, and accessibility/universal design for learning (UDL).
Tom holds a Ph.D. in English literature, a second master’s degree in information science, a professional project management certification, a master online teacher certification, Quality Matters certification, and recently completed his Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) certification.
Named in Ed Tech Magazine’s 2020 “Dean’s List” of Educational Technology Influencers, Tom serves on the editorial boards of InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching and the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.
His books include:
- Universal Design for Learning for Further Education and Training Practitioners: Guidance for Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Irish Further Education and Training(2021) with Ann Heelan and Dara Ryder.
- Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers (2020) with Katie Linder and Kevin Kelly.
- Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (2018) with Kirsten Behling.
- The Copyright Ninja (2017).
- Evaluating Online Teaching: Implementing Best Practices (2015) with Jean Mandernach and Ann H. Taylor.
