54. How AI Avatars Can Transform Workplace Training (Dr Lewis Johnson)

One of the great challenges in learning new skills is being able to put them to practice in real scenarios. Although practicing in real scenarios offers critical learning, it also comes with serious risks. Can AI be the answer in creating on the job learning without the risks? My guest is an internationally recognized expert in AI in education and the technology he created helps people learn faster and more effectively. Dr Lewis Johnson co-founded Alelo in 2005 as a spinout of the University of Southern California, under his leadership Alelo has developed into a major producer of AI-driven learning products focusing on communication skills. Alelo has developed courses for use in a number of countries around the world, all using the Virtual Role-Play method. For his work on the first Alelo immersive game, Tactical Iraqi, he won DARPA’s Significant Technical Achievement Award and the I/ITSEC Serious Games Challenge. Alelo was a runner-up in the 2021 International E-Learning Awards and is a qualified team in the XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling competition. Lewis has been a past President of the International AI in Education Society, and was co-winner of the 2017 Autonomous Agents Influential Paper Award for his work in the field of pedagogical agents. Dr Lewis Johnson: https://www.alelo.com/team-w-lewis-johnson-ph-d/ Alelo: https://www.alelo.com/team-w-lewis-johnson-ph-d/ Topics discussed: Rapid Reskilling https://www.alelo.com/rapid-reskilling/ Case Study: Alelo’s learning products save lives in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.alelo.com/2018/08/case-study-alelos-learning-products-save-lives-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/ Video demonstration of Alelo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edNIK6iONFA Rapid Reskilling Part I: Time for a radical rethinking of training https://www.alelo.com/2020/12/rapid-reskilling-part-i-time-for-a-radical-rethink-of-training/ Twitter: @LewisJohnson, @AleloTLT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewis.johnson.7370/ https://www.facebook.com/Alelo-129539007396 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-johnson-468679/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/1123771/