Coming full circle
I'm very excited that Grace Boyle a former Champlain Alum (graduated May '08) was able to come into my Internet Marketing class today. Grace (her bio is still on the Champlain Website) was an outstanding student who was very focused in what she wanted to accomplish. She was a "go-getter" who didn't wait for opportunities to come to her, she aggressively went after internships and projects with an eye on the end goal: experience and getting a job.
She brought that passion into our classroom today talking about blogging and how it actually helped her to get noticed where she is working now, Lijit.com out of Boulder, CO. Her personal blog, Small Hands, Big Ideas is a wealth of information that highlights her experiences, things she has learned and trends she is interested in. Her points today in class were great. She told all my students to blog, that they should blog about anything they care about and that they should consider an editorial calendar (now that is a good idea!).What I hope my students took away from Grace today was that they have a huge opportunity today to build their digital footprint, to be ready for when they graduate and to be engaged with the many different communication tools that are available to them. Also, there is hope. They too, will graduate soon and they too, will get jobs and maybe one day come back to my class to tell my future students about ways in which they can get noticed. Grace can be found on twitter: @gracekboyle. If you aren't following her, you should be. I learn a great deal from her, and that my friends is what makes my job the COOLEST in the world!
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