Founder, Pangea Chat
USA
With over 15 years in educational technology, Will Jordan-Cooley specializes in applying natural language processing and generative AI to build authentic language learning experiences. His work began at William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, where he explored how simulation and systems thinking can support learning. At Teachers College, Columbia University, he expanded that approach to climate-focused educational games, and later at BrainPOP he designed K-12 learning tools across subjects. As founder of LearnPlayGames LLC, he developed instructional products for clients including Discovery Education. Will is now the founder of Pangea Chat, an NSF-funded platform that uses NLP and AI-driven feedback to help learners improve through real conversation while giving educators fine-grained insight into student progress.