March 22, 2025 字圆其说 x 上海同济大学 Workshop A group of graduate students from Shanghai’s Tongji University recently visited the exhibition A Cosmos Within Chinese Characters. Their visit was followed by an inspiring talk delivered by Jing Chai, who shared her personal journey as an educator—from confronting the greatest challenge in her teaching…
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blog – events – ifsa 2025
March 21, 2025 字圆其说 x IFSA Workshop For the third time, Jing Chai was invited by the Program Head of IFSA (Institute for Study Abroad) to give a special talk on The Evolution of Chinese Characters, with a focus on how the written script has been uniquely adapted in teaching Chinese to speakers…
blog – events – fangyuan 2025
March 16, 2025 字圆其说 x 方圆英语 Workshop What age group or language background limits the effectiveness of the I Got One project? The answer: none. This belief was brought to life when a group of 15 native Chinese children—from 1st to 6th grade who are currently studying English, visited the exhibition A Cosmos…
blog – events – ageless planet
March 14, 2025 字圆其说 x 无龄星球 Podcast Interview The I Got One project was recently featured on Ageless Planet, a podcast hosted by Yanyue Yuan, Professor of Interactive Media Business at NYU Shanghai’s Program on Creativity and Innovation. The show, known for spotlighting cutting-edge ideas at the intersection of education and innovation, invited…
blog – events – xiaoxiang
March 12, 2025 字圆其说 x 小象汉字 · 小象生花 Workshop For a full month, the Elementary II students poured their hearts into preparation—writing scripts, filming introduction videos, designing the campus tour route, and running mock practices. Their efforts culminated on the evening of March 12, when 27 student hosts warmly welcomed 10 families…
blog – events – SISU visit
March 7, 2025 字圆其说 x 上海外国语大学 (SISU) Workshop Introduced by Professor Hui He from Shanghai International Studies University, a group of graduate students majoring in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages paid a special visit to the exhibition A Cosmos Within Chinese Characters. As part of their visit,…
blog – events – harvard GSE 2025
March 5, 2025 字圆其说 x GSE Harvard University Invited Talk For the third consecutive year, Jing Chai was invited to speak at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as part of the course Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Teaching. Her talk spotlighted the I Got One · 字圆其说 project as a case study in…
blog – events – conversation night 2025
March 5, 2025 Chinese Conversation Night Special Edition Intercultural Salon A special edition of Chinese Conversation Night was hosted within the immersive setting of A Cosmos Within Chinese Characters, drawing over 30 enthusiastic student participants. Surrounded by the vibrant reinterpretations from the I Got One project, the event transformed the exhibition space…
blog – events – flss
February 17, 2025 字圆其说 x FLSS Presentation & Guided Tour Jing Chai was invited to speak at the NYU Shanghai Faculty Lunchtime Speaker Series with a talk titled Hack the Conceptualization of the Impossible Chinese Characters. This long-standing series is a cornerstone of NYUSH’s intellectual community, offering faculty across disciplines a platform…
blog – events – DKU Conference 2025
February 21, 2025 DKU Language and Culture Center Conference 2025 Conference Presentation & Poster Presentation Two members of the I Got One team—Jing Chai (Principal Investigator) and Qian Liu (Co-Investigator)—were invited to present at the 2025 Duke Kunshan University Language and Culture Center Conference, an influential gathering of language educators from across…