About MAALLT
MAALLT is the Mid-Atlantic Association for Language Learning Technology, a regional group of IALLT. Here are some recent MAALLT events. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or join MAALLT to receive the latest updates.
2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
Tech Slam 7: VR Ready to Save the World
The Mid-Atlantic Association for Language Learning Technology (MAALLT) will hold Tech Slam 7, “VR Ready to Save the World,” on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (Earth Day!), from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
A Tech Slam is similar to a poetry slam, but instead of focusing on poetry, it features multiple 5-minute micro-presentations highlighting useful tools, practices, or strategies related to language learning technologies.
The theme of this Tech Slam focuses on how Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) can support and enhance language teaching and learning. Register for the event here.
Presenters: COMING SOON!
You do not need to be a MAALLT member or live in the Mid-Atlantic region to attend this event. The live event will be open to the first 100 registrants, and the recording will be shared afterwards with MAALLT members who are unable to attend live.
Stay tuned for updates! Be sure to follow MAALLT on Twitter (X), Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or join MAALLT to receive the latest updates.
Tech Slam 6: Latin It Up!
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Language Learning Technology (MAALLT) held Tech Slam 6, “Latin It Up!” on Thursday, October 16, 2025. This event was co-sponsored by FLAVA, the Foreign Language Association of Virginia.
A Tech Slam is like a poetry slam, but instead of focusing on music, a Tech Slam consists of multiple 5-minute micro-presentations about useful tools or practices related to language learning technologies.
In honor of our dear colleague Shirley Hall, who passed away earlier this year, the slam featured ways in which technology can be used for Latin, as well as talks about teaching, learning, or promoting languages more broadly through technology.
Presenters:
Thank you to all presenters and attendees for participating in the event! Members and the event presenters can view the recording of the event by contacting us. Not yet a MAALLT member, become a MAALLT member today for free.
Our next Tech Slam event will be in the spring of 2026. Stay tuned! Be sure to follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or join MAALLT to receive the latest updates.
MAALLT’s First BookSlam!
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 7:00–8:00 PM Eastern Time | Online
MAALLT was excited to introduce a brand-new event format: our first-ever BookSlam!
A twist on our popular Tech Slam series, the BookSlam brings together language educators and edtech enthusiasts for fast-paced, engaging micro-presentations (5–10 minutes) on books or podcasts that inspire new ideas at the intersection of language, education, and technology.
Whether fiction or nonfiction, print or audio, the selected titles offer fresh perspectives and practical takeaways for our field. Presenters highlighted a favorite insight, how the resource connects to their work, or how it challenges our thinking about teaching, learning, or tech.
BookSlam presenters:
- Michele Anciaux Aoki – AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want by Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender
- Shannon Donnally Quinn – Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
- Valentina Lukin – Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
- Hope M. Anderson – Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching : The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology. Multilingual Matters by Carl S. Blyth (Editor), Joshua J. Thoms (Editor)
- Errol M. O’Neill – AI Hacks for Educators by Kevin Yee, Laurie Uttich, Eric Main, and Elizabeth Giltner.
Thank you to all presenters and attendees for participating in the event! Members and the event presenters can view the recording of the event by contacting us. Not yet a MAALLT member, become a MAALLT member today for free.
Our next Tech Slam event will be in the fall of 2025. Stay tuned! Be sure to follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, or join MAALLT to receive the latest updates.
