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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…

An infographic (or information graphic) is “a visual representation of information or data”. An infographic is a collection of imagery, data visualizations like pie charts and bar graphs, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic. Infographics are great for making complex information easy to digest. They can be helpful anytime you want to:…

What you need? Access to MS Office Tool Learn Here are some resources you can use: MS Word: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/word/MS Excel: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/excel/MS PowerPoint: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/powerpoint/ The best way to learn is to actually start creating documents, and spreadsheets and slides by imagining or creating different contexts. A quick search on Google or YouTube will be all you…

Here are the top 33 most watched videos on TED: Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson Your body language may shape who you are! Amy Cuddy Inside the mind of a master procrastinator Tim Urban How great leaders inspire action Simon Sinek The power of vulnerability Brene Brown How to speak so that people want to listen? Julian Treasure The…

Here is a good digital habit to try now! Subscribe to some newsletters/blogs so you start getting some interesting content straight to your email box. Here are some newsletters this capsule creator enjoys following. Check them out and subscribe to what you like. Also, check out https://thesample.ai/ and indicate your interests. You will start getting one…

Complete this course: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/beginning-graphic-design/. What you learn in this course are some very important topics you will use for life. So, please do not hesitate to come back and do this course couple of times before you internalise all concepts! Here is an interesting video to watch on fonts. And on history of typography.You can follow…

A blog is a personal journal you create and manage to share information on your opinions on a variety of topics. The information is posted reverse chronologically, so the most recent post would appear first. A blog post is an individual web page on your website that dives into a particular sub-topic of your blog. You can usually organize…

New to Typing?  Here is a course you can do to learn and practice typing on the Computer Keyboard: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/typing/ You can also practice and improve your typing skills online. Below are some useful resources:

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