Now what?

So now that the course is about to end I wonder what have I learnt? Well I know it pays to be early to Mr. McDaniel's class as you get lots of free snacks. But seriously has the course been beneficial?
    I must answer this with a resounding yes. I think that this course is timely as the UWI pushes to create more distinctive graduates. With the state of Caribbean economies and more students graduating and looking for jobs, it is time that we help mold job creators rather than job seekers.
    I was impressed by Uncle Gerry's (yes we call him Uncle Gerry in class sometimes) network and how it has proved useful for us in class. From David Mullings whom I followed on Twitter since my 1st year at UWI to Skyping with Alison Hinds to trips to the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the Bob Marley Museum, this network has afforded the students of this course a great opportunity to not only learn but to grow their own network.
     I am also pleased with the model of the course. It is not restrictive as we were allowed to tweet in class, take pictures and of course blog. This should equip us with some good multi-tasking as well as social media use skills that we can take out in to the working world. Imagine being asked by a company to cover an event via Twitter for their customers  This  should be easy now as we have done it in class.
    I think the most important lesson though was taking an idea and making it into a reality. We have been given articles, tips from real life entrepreneurs and have even pitched ideas to potential investors. All we need now is the courage to go do it in the real world. Now I know we may be afraid but what the reward with out  the risk. So here's to becoming an entrepreneur!