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.
2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR
Book Slam 2 – Call for Proposals
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 7:00–8:00 PM Eastern Time | Online
MAALLT is excited to continue this new event format with our second Book Slam!
Building on the success of our first event, the Book Slam is a twist on our popular Tech Slam series. It 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, selected titles will offer fresh perspectives and practical takeaways for our field. Presenters will highlight key insights, share connections to their work, and reflect on how these resources challenge or expand our thinking about teaching, learning, and technology.
Call for Proposals
We are currently accepting proposals for presenters.
Proposal Deadline: May 22
Submit here: Call for Proposals
We look forward to hearing what you are reading, or listening to, and to another engaging community conversation.
Stay tuned for updates! Be sure to follow MAALLT on Twitter (X), 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) held 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.
Presenters:
- Duke Gee – See It, Say It, Send It: InfoGap to SITREP
- Betty Rose Facer – Conversations Reimagined: The Immersive Power of Virtual Reality, AI, and ImmerseMe
- Iva Youkilis – From Virtual Rooms to Real Communication: Using IKEA AR and Spatial.io for Language Learning
- Yuki Yoshimura – Avatars in Your Living Room: Using Quest 3s Mixed Reality for Immersive Language Learning
- Kevin Richards – Beyond the Screen: Customizing Language Learning with AI-Powered Mixed Reality
- Valentina Lukin – Can VR Save the World? Affordable Immersive Language Learning
- Maria Le Mura – More Speaking, Less Silence: How VR Creates Real Language Practice
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.
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.
