2019

Alelo Announces New Platform for Learning Communication Skills in AI Simulations
Posted by Alelo | December 5, 2019

In Alelo’s most recent course Enskill Effective & Persuasive Communication, learners practice conversations with AI avatars representing managers and co-workers in simulated work settings. The course draws on communication techniques...

How AI Simulations Close the Communication Skills Gap
Posted by Lewis Johnson | November 21, 2019

Enskill EPC was created by Alelo, which started developing AI simulations to help military members quickly learn foreign languages and cultures before deploying overseas. The communications skills learned have helped...

Using AI to Help English Learners Get Past Learning Plateaus
Posted by Lewis Johnson | November 18, 2019

Although 1.5 billion people around the world are studying English, many will never get proficient enough to use English on the job. Instead, they get stuck at learning plateaus. They...

The Baker Learning Analytics Prizes
Posted by Alelo | October 10, 2019

A field only moves forward if it chooses the right problems: big goals that make a difference. Many–perhaps most–of the adaptive learning systems out there are based on the same...

Alelo Webinars for Teachers and Trainers
Posted by Alelo | August 12, 2019

Do your students need more opportunities to practice speaking English? Is lack of self-confidence holding them back? This webinar introduces Alelo’s Enskill simulation platform and explains how to use Alelo...

Case Study: Alelo’s AI-driven Enskill English product improves student fluency and self-confidence
Posted by Alelo | July 29, 2019

A recent evaluation at UVM (Universidad del Valle de México) Toluca of Alelo Enskill® English, an AI-driven learning product, found that students improved their spoken English skills, and also became...

The Magnificent Seven: Seven Roles That AI Can Play to Transform Learning
Posted by Alelo | April 26, 2019

At the start of Alelo’s webinar series on the Future of AI in Education and Training, we asked what role AI should play in promoting learning. Some see the benefit...

Why Online Mastery Learning Platforms Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Posted by Alelo | April 26, 2019

In Educational Technology communities, there is a debate about the best way to structure online learning programs. Should platforms focus on the individual student or the classroom? Should teachers act...

AI-Driven Learning Product Co-Developed by Laureate Education and Alelo Is Finalist for British Council Digital Innovation Award
Posted by Alelo | April 15, 2019

Laureate International Universities and Alelo announced that their Laureate English course is a finalist for the British Council’s ELTons Award for Digital Innovation in English Language Teaching. Laureate English was...

A Shared Scientific Infrastructure to do Randomized Controlled Trials and Longitudinal Studies
Posted by Alelo | April 7, 2019

By Neil Heffernan, Worcester Polytechnic University Shared scientific instruments help address big challenges in research. The Hubble Space Telescope has helped hundreds of astronomers do studies that none of them...