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What is Anthropology?
Posted by Alelo | May 19, 2016

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...

What is Culture Shock?
Posted by Alelo | March 23, 2016

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...

Low- and High-Context Communication
Posted by Alelo | February 24, 2016

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Individualism and Collectivism
Posted by Alelo | January 13, 2016

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,...

Linguistic Differences Around the U.S.
Posted by Alelo | December 9, 2015

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...

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

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....

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

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.