Category: Capsule

  • No Code Adventures

    “No-code” is a term to refer to software that allows you to build things online visually like you were building something from your imagination with Lego blocks. It’s kind of like the IKEA furniture of software – it is accessible, cost-effective, does the job, and you’ve always got some options for design.  Start by subscribing…

  • Pro Courses/Resources

    Here are some courses/resources you can try as a hobby or for earning. The 6 Figure Freelance Designer • Become a six figure designer with Ran Segall Online Course Essentials • A primer on online courses with Janelle Allen Positioning and Lead Generation • Lead Generation course with Chris Do The Part-Time YouTuber Academy • Become a youtuber with Ali Abdaal Writing The…

  • Why go beyond Digital Literacy?

    Adapted from https://www.ybrikman.com/writing/2014/05/19/dont-learn-to-code-learn-to-think/ We need to learn a new way to think. We should all be learning computer science and not just coding. You’re probably reading this blog post in Chrome or Firefox, running on Windows or Mac OS, on a laptop or desktop. You might have also spent some time today reading email, checking your…

  • Build and Launch an E-Commerce Store

    Head to https://www.shopify.com/, one of the most popular E-Commerce Store Platforms in the world. Can you play with the platform and learn how to add products, setup inventory and prices, pick a store theme and launch? Shopify offers a demo payment gateway too to test your store from browsing the catalog -> adding into cart…

  • Build and Launch a Website

    There are many online platforms that you can use to build and launch a website. https://www.squarespace.com/https://www.wix.com/https://www.wordpress.com/https://webflow.com/ (also see their webflow-101 course) Go ahead – and explore these platforms. Play with them. The available templates on these platforms implement a host of design practices that are considered standard and protect you from making bad beginner mistakes.…

  • Finance 101

    While we work on a lesson plan for this, you can catch up with these books. Jacob Goldstein’s Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing, Georg Simmel’s The Philosophy of Money, Margaret Atwood’s Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, Jacob Needleman’s Money and the Meaning of Life, and David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5000 Years.

  • Self Management

    What it means? .. Is is taking of responsibility for one’s own behaviour and well-being? Here are some assorted suggestions. Start with Food Check these notes on eating food. See if you can bring any positive changes to your diet. Online? Try these. Some may work for you in stressful times. https://carecards.io/ – Care Cards…

  • Improve your English

    This capsule is a work in progress. While I hope a Language Teacher will come to help soon, here are some assorted resources you can check out. Read, Listen and Learn Check https://englishnewsinlevels.com/ Online Courses and References Here are couple of courses you can try on Udemy:English for Beginners by Logus OnlineEnglish Grammar by Anthony…

  • Critical Thinking Resources

    Here are some online resources on Critical Thinking. Clearer ThinkingThe clearer thinking website helps people and organizations to make better decisions, and, as the name suggests, think more clearly. With an evidence-based approach, it uses gamified, engaging interactive tools and quizzes to help us to be more rational. Your Fallacy IsLogical fallacies are flaws in…

  • Data Visualization

    A Life-Long Learning Skill As the old saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Data visualization helps paint that picture, which in turn fosters greater understanding. Data visualization is the process of communicating and translating data and information in a visual context, usually employing a graph, chart, or other visual aid. Visualization also…