Dr. Tom Tobin - Alternative Academic Careers

The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

Today, we are joined by Dr. Tom Tobin! Tom is a founding member of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring (CTLM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as an internationally recognized scholar, author, and speaker on quality in technology-mediated education—especially copyright, evaluation of teaching practice, academic integrity, and accessibility/universal design for learning. In this episode, Tom will share with us alternative paths for academics to take. If you are feeling stuck and burned out with your current career, this episode will guide for what to do next! We also dive into ways of earning extra income as well as focusing on your portfolio.

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Mentioned Links:

• Evaluating Online Teaching (2015)
• The Copyright Ninja (2017): U.S. • Canada
• Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (2018)
• UDL for FET Practitioners: Guidance for Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Irish Further Education & Training (2021)
• InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
• Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
• Ed Tech Magazine 2020 "Dean's List" of Higher Education Influencers
• 2022 SmarterServices Distance Education Leadership Award
• 2023 Eduflow Top 100 Learning Influencers
• Emilie Wapnick, How to Be Everything
• Sample: Logistics or How Much Do I Charge [PDF]
• Sample: Pre-Press - Chapter 21 -Working Up Internally or Moving Up by Moving On [PDF]
• You've Got This podcast (K Linder) DrKatieLinder.com
• Kevin Kelly (EDUCAUSE Profile)
• Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers (2020)
• LinkedIn • Twitter
• thomasjtobin.com

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