Final Reflections

Wow! What a semester! Experimental class. Digital literacy labs. Missionary fireside. Epic final showcase. This has been one of the most fun classes I have ever taken. It has also been one of the most time intensive classes. Here are some things I learned.

• Blogging consistently is HARD!
• Maintaining a blog gives you more credibility
• The Value of knowledge is multiplied when it is shared 
• Knowledge is like networks, it is only as valuable as the number of people it connects
• Digital technology is a tool to facilitate human interactions more easily
• You can learn a lot from books, but it's sometimes better to find an expert and learn from them

These are only a few of the things that I have learned. I would like to post a few of my 'new year's resolutions.' Or ways I will continue to use the things I have learned.

• Continue a blog, at least one about my next adventure (teaching english in china) and another about venture capital and start-ups
• Continue to connect with experts to learn more 
• Connect others. I have helped at least one person get an interview and I want to do more
• Continue to stay up to date on technology with my own digital literacy labs

Throughout this semester we have learned a lot about history, technology and human interaction. Sometimes it is easy to get enamored with any one of those, but when you can manage all three of them effectively that is when you can create value and help people. We learned a lot about tools but I realized that the tools only facilitate human interaction, they don't compensate for poor content. This class has actually made me want to live a more exciting life. Mark Twain has a quote that goes something like this,

"If you don't have anything to write about in your journal, then change your life"

This class has had a tremendous impact on my academic career, technological knowledge, business prospects and social life, and it will continue to do so long into the future. Just remember the 3 c's Consume Create Connect. See you Soon!