Lewis Johnson

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)...

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...

What the USA Rugby Sevens Champions Can Teach Us about Soft Skills
Posted by Lewis Johnson | March 6, 2019

In a recent interview with the Guardian the USA Rugby Sevens head coach, Mike Friday, talked about the training program that they implemented to achieve this success. A key focus...

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How AI is Solving the #1 Skill Gap in the Global Economy
Posted by Lewis Johnson | May 22, 2018

Education and training is one industry where AI is starting to play important roles. What impact will AI have on education and training in the future? Will teachers be replaced...

Will Teachers be Replaced by Algorithms?
Posted by Lewis Johnson | May 7, 2018

As artificial intelligence (AI) develops, it is playing an increasing very important role in education. For example, AI-based solutions allow schools to embrace personalized learning, and publishers to roll out...

How AI Empowers English Teachers
Posted by Lewis Johnson | April 24, 2018

If you are a teacher of English to speakers of other languages, you know how important it is for your students to practice speaking. The more they practice in authentic...

Laureate and Alelo Expand their Suite of English Language Simulations
Posted by Lewis Johnson | December 19, 2017

Laureate International Universities has contracted with Alelo to expand its suite of English language learning simulations, to help learners achieve higher levels of proficiency.