Bob Cole is a Director, Exploratory Initiatives and Partnerships at Middlebury Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry. He possess expertise in digital media, project management, esl, non profits, intercultural communication and 21 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Bob adds value to everything he touches. I’ve worked closely with Bob on numerous projects over the last few of year — of varying focus and scope — and I am constantly amazed at the quality of thoughtfulness, ownership, and creativity he brings. He is my thought-partner of choice on any idea I am developing, and adding Bob to the mix invariably makes the outcome better than it would be without him. Not only does he add value to any problem he approaches, but he has an amazing ability to see novel ways to approach issues, and to build community around solutions. I can’t rave enough about the value of getting Bob to join your project—frankly in any field, but especially if it involves education, technology, or people." and "I was glad for a second opportunity to meet and collaborate with Bob as participants of Stanford University Venture Lab creativity MOOC having missed the opportunity at the TED summit in Doha earlier in the year. Our paths crossing had little to do with coincidence and everything to do with the vastness of common interests we share. I found working with Bob and sharing ideas on creativity, technology integration and education enormously stimulating and rewarding professionally. Opportunities naturally arose in which to observe and attack challenges creatively from a variety of angles when Bob was present. His ideas in the field of technology and education are well supported by a significant toolkit of technology know-how. I would work with Bob again in the blink of an eye if the opportunity ever presented itself."