November 2008, David Metcalf was selected as an advisory board member for Adobe. Specific areas of interest include eLearning and mLearning as well as Web 2.0 and collaboration capabilities. Long-term strategic focus on learning, education and performance will help guide and shape overall direction for the value of learning and its relation to new tools and features over the next 5-10 years.

Dr. David Metcalf recently delivered the keynote address at Distance Learning 2006 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The audience of over 1,000 heard about new trends and real-world examples of mobile learning. To review the presentation, click on the following recording and advance to the 13 minute mark: http://hosted.mediasite.com/hosted/viewer/?peid=70c3bd45-f1f4-494e-815a-b3d63aa15682%20.

For more information on the entire conference visit: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

David Metcalf was selected as one of the faculty excellence award program winners at Walden University. His project to explore mobile learning and podcasting techniques that can be easily integrated into the online classroom earned him a cash award in the inaugural offering to promote research efforts by Walden Faculty. "It is my high hope that the outcomes of this initiative will further mission of Walden to provide world-class education and enhance the experience with new digital media techniques," says Metcalf.

Dr. Metcalf was recently appointed to both the faculty of the CLO Institute and as an advisory board member. "We've been working together for a year, developing and piloting programs, now we make it official," said Dr. Metcalf. More information on the CLO Institute and a schedule of upcoming programs can be found at: http://www.cloinstitute.com.

The program is going to be practical and teach the business skils necessary for CLOs and those aspiring to the top learning positions in their organization. We'll also be doing practicum portfolio projects as part of the certification process.