2020

Alelo-Developed Culture Courses Are Now Mandatory for U.S. Personnel Deployments to 86 Countries
Posted by Alelo | August 24, 2020

Before U.S. military personnel report for overseas deployments, they must complete required training on various topics, including operational security and injury prevention. Cultural awareness training courses sponsored by the Defense...

Alelo-Developed Culture Courses Are Now Mandatory for U.S. Personnel Deployments to 86 Countries
Posted by Alelo | August 24, 2020

Before U.S. military personnel report for overseas deployments, they must complete required training on various topics, including operational security and injury prevention. Cultural awareness training courses sponsored by the Defense...

Returning Students Need AI-Driven Learning to Recover Ground Lost Due to COVID-19
Posted by Alelo | August 20, 2020

As the last school year came to a close, the Brookings Institution has made sobering predictions about the likely impact of COVID-19 on students by the fall of 2020. They...

Alelo Online Cultural Training Increases Fourfold During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted by Alelo | August 11, 2020

Recent usage reports from the US Government show a significant increase in the usage of Alelo immersive cultural training courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrollments by Department of Defense (DoD)...

How AI Avatars Can Help Make Workplaces More Inclusive
Posted by Lewis Johnson | August 4, 2020

The Black Lives Matter movement, as well as the economic inequities highlighted by COVID-19, have brought renewed attention to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Yet although studies show that...

How AI Can Support Rapid Reskilling Under COVID-19
Posted by Lewis Johnson | July 28, 2020

The skills gap – the mismatch between the skills that employers need and the skills that employees have – costs companies nearly $1 million annually. In 2018, Deloitte projected that the skills gap...

Panel on COVID-19 and the Future of AI in Education and Training at AIED 2020
Posted by Lewis Johnson | July 21, 2020

On July 8, 2020, a panel of experts in artificial intelligence in education discussed the challenges that educators and learners are facing due to COVID-19, and how artificial intelligence (AI)...

Alelo CEO Lewis Johnson Interviewed in CEOCFO Magazine
Posted by Alelo | January 28, 2020

Alelo started out as a research project funded by DARPA at the University of Southern California. The idea was could we use video game and AI technology to develop a...

Using AI to Develop Communication Skills in Business Leaders
Posted by Alelo | January 20, 2020

Communication skills are critical for leaders and the organizations they lead. According to a study of large corporations by David Grossman, companies that have highly effective communicators as leaders had...

Case Study: UVM Program Using Alelo Enskill Increases Students’ Spoken English Proficiency
Posted by Alelo | January 13, 2020

Of the four language skills, speaking, listening, reading, and writing, speaking is by far the most important and the most difficult to develop. Many English language learners (ELLs) are reluctant...