PAL - Program for Adult Learning

09/04/2020

‪The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom https://nyti.ms/2UX7TKx‬

The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.

08/01/2020

Get Ready for 2020.....!

We will update you all about our new course dates soon.....

12/07/2018

When it comes to senior citizens, digital inclusion can be a tricky business. It’s no secret that age correlates strongly with technology adoption. Yet the widely-held belief that many seniors cannot learn modern technologies turns out to be false. The evidence shows that older adults readily adopt and learn new mainstream technologies when a device or service is demonstrated to have immediate relevance to a senior's important life goals.

Older Americans still fall behind the rest of America on internet use and broadband subscriptions. The blame for this shouldn’t fall on seniors, however, but rather the failing methods of instructio

17/10/2017

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. Age is just a number, I must say...!

It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner -- after working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and passion. And he's not alone. As he shares in this short, funny and inspiratio...

02/10/2017

Interesting read.

Ankit Buti's StartupED is an entrepreneurship school and startup incubator that equips and empowers students to build their own companies.

16/09/2017

How do different generations act on social media? [Infographic] ow.ly/VzLH30f57YG

This new infographic looks at the key content habits and behaviors of the different generations online, based on various research reports and studies.

27/05/2017

Many people dread the idea of retirement. Being out of the workforce may mean a lack of purpose for them. In addition, there is the financial side to retirement, where a lower income may be another source of stress as ageing brings children’s college education and potentially higher medical bills.

Retirement doesn’t have to mean an end to your professional life, however. In fact, this could be a new start for you to contribute to your field in different ways that still enrich your life and give your purpose — and some money.

So what types of jobs can you do if you are in your sixties or older? Here are a few options to consider.
http://m.gulfnews.com/business/sectors/careers/retirement-doesn-t-have-to-mean-an-end-1.2025960

This could be a new start for you to contribute to your field in different ways

17/12/2016

Facebook Releases New ‘Parents Portal’ to Help Parents Educate Kids on Social Media Use https://t.co/hw0wku6iEb https://t.co/RHr6laWVAX

Facebook has launched a new 'Parents Portal' tool to help parents better educate their kids about the dangers of online connectivity.

02/12/2016

In the world of social media, a video format isn’t one-size-fits-all. Marketers often faced this production setback where they have to create two different formats, i.e., 16:9 and 1:1. YouTube is the platform that follows 16:9 formats for its videos. Whereas Facebook and Instagram use 1:1 formats for their mobile display. Although Facebook supports 16:9 video formats, but they recommend square video formats for video on mobile.

Here are the three factors marketers have to keep in mind before launching their Facebook or Instagram campaign using Square videos

02/12/2016

India has been at the center of its focus throughout the journey. A substantial percentage of the active users on the platform are from India and 90% of them access Facebook through mobile. Majority of the 64 million daily active users (on mobile) in the country do not have access to a laptop or a computer and a lot of them are constantly on the move. A smartphone is their only window to the world of digital video entertainment. Video creators and brands/advertisers have realized this and have been focusing a lot on video marketing on the platform.

The rise of Facebook video in India - A detailed analysis of the performance of different genres of content and what the future looks like.