June 15, 2016
Alelo and Aptima Team to Develop Adaptive Language Learning Technology

Recognizing the unmet need for effective, relatively inexpensive foreign-language learning, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a $3 million contract to Aptima Inc. and Alelo Inc. to develop...

May 19, 2016
What is Anthropology?

When I tell people I meet that I’m an anthropologist, I sometimes get a blank stare in return. Occasionally someone will ask if I’ve dug up any cool artifacts lately...

March 23, 2016
What is Culture Shock?

The first time I lived abroad, in Argentina, I wrote an excited letter to an old friend. "I am living in a place that is very similar to the States...

February 24, 2016
Low- and High-Context Communication

One morning during my fieldwork in Mexico, the dog dragged my freshly washed dress off the line and into the mud. I swore at him under my breath, and a...

February 24, 2016
Alelo and First Mobile Education Partner to Bring Advanced Virtual-Education and Training Solutions to Canada

Alelo Inc. has partnered with Canadian e-learning leader First Mobile Education to bring virtual-education and training solutions to New Brunswick and the rest of Canada. E-learning solutions to benefit New...

February 4, 2016
TD Magazine features Alelo’s Experts on the Issue of Perspective-Taking Across Generations

Alelo’s CEO W. Lewis Johnson and applied anthropologist Asya Anderson have teamed up to discuss the importance of perspective-taking skills in the latest edition of TD Magazine. Using the tools...

January 13, 2016
Alelo and USC Institute for Creative Technologies Announce Partnership to Co-develop Disruptive Learning Technologies

Alelo Inc. and the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) at the University of Southern California have partnered to co-develop highly effective, economical virtual role-playing learning technology that teaches competency, communication...

January 13, 2016
Individualism and Collectivism

When my friends in Mexico migrate within the country, they always go to places where they have family or townspeople. Even if they’ve heard that jobs are more plentiful elsewhere,...

December 9, 2015
Linguistic Differences Around the U.S.

It’s easy to assume that cultures correspond to countries, but the reality is much more complex, and the same is true for languages. You probably know, for instance, that Spanish...

December 1, 2015
Alelo Announces Strategic Partnerships with O’Donnell Learn and Executive Development Associates

Alelo Inc. has partnered with Executive Development Associates and O'Donnell Learn, two prominent companies in competency-based education and professional development, to co-develop and co-market applications for the Alelo® Workplace Coach....

November 23, 2015
Alelo Highlights at I/ITSEC Advances in Competency-Based Training and Education

Alelo Inc. will showcase its latest advances in competency-based training and education at this year's Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando from November 30 to December 4.

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November 23, 2015
Alelo Announces Competency Assessment Capability for the Alelo® Workplace Coach

Alelo has announced a competency assessment capability for its Alelo® Workplace Coach, an employee-development breakthrough that allows private and public organizations to provide all their workers with highly effective, affordable...

October 30, 2015
Perspective-Taking Skills Essential for Workforce Diversity

Imagine that you are in charge of promoting diversity within your organization. You promptly start recruiting people with diverse backgrounds, and initially achieve some success. But not long after you...

October 29, 2015
Alelo Receives DoD Contracts for New Virtual Cultural Awareness Trainer Courses

Alelo continues its highly successful 10-year relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense with recent contracts to develop new Virtual Cultural Awareness Trainer courses (VCATs). New VCAT courses will provide...

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October 29, 2015
Alelo Announces Breakthrough Solution That Closes the Gap in Workplace-Readiness and Competency Training

Alelo announces its Workplace Coach, an employee-development breakthrough that allows private and public organizations to provide all their workers with highly effective, affordable workplace-readiness and competency training.