2026 NYSAFLT Annual Conference: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

"I'm not a bot!" Can AI Foster Peer-to-Peer Conversation?

Saturday October 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Ensuring adequate target language conversation practice is difficult, particularly for novice learners who need significant support. AI can help, with always-ready and judgement-free conversation partners. Yet, amid a growing epidemic of loneliness, is filling student time with chatbots where we want to go? Pangea Chat creates a playful, social experience that makes curriculum-aligned, task-based conversation practice fun and impactful for any curriculum. The web and mobile platform leverages AI for personalized scaffolding but keeps peer-to-peer interaction as the focus. Supported by the National Science Foundation.

Presenters

Will Jordan-Cooley

CEO & Founder, Pangea Chat

Pangea Chat is an NSF-backed language learning environment that makes peer-to-peer, curriculum-aligned conversation simple and fun. Playful, task-based activities scaffold learners from texting, to voice messages, to live voice and video calls in their target language. Teachers see... Read More →

Saturday October 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
High Street 26

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Language of presentation English
Examples in Several
Applicable to Any
Level Secondary Higher Ed

2026 NYSAFLT Annual Conference

8:30am EDT

Will Jordan-Cooley

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