Spring 2025 Abu Dhabi Engagements Showcase Xiaobo Shui, Affiliated Senior Lecturer of Chinese Language at NYU Abu Dhabi, has initiated a series of community engagements to bring the I Got One project into the hands of learners and educators across the UAE. Leveraging her strong local connections, Xiaobo introduced the project to a…
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blog – events – word hack
June 20, 2025 字圆其说 x Work Hack Open Projector Jing Chai (Project’s PI) and Jack B. Du (Project’s Technology Advisor) joined the monthly gathering of Word Hack at Wonderville, a beloved indie arcade bar and creative hub nestled in Bushwick, NYC. Known for its retro game machines, experimental installations, and vibrant community of…
blog – events – itp camp
June 17, 2025 字圆其说 x ITP Camp Workshop As part of the 2025 ITP Camp at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Jing Chai led a workshop about hacking the impossible in education with the power of technology. ITP, often described as the “Center for the Recently Possible”, hosts this annual summer gathering…
blog – events – OBS Storybook
May 8, 2025 甲骨文阅读小会 Intercultural Salon Following the initial workshop on Oracle Bone Scripts led by Liangpeng Liu, founder of 小象汉字, the self-designed OBS (Oracle Bone Script) storybook project has now reached a meaningful conclusion. After several rounds of revision and close collaboration with local community partners, the project culminated in a…
blog – events – Harvard CES
April 19, 2025 Harvard China Education Symposium Conference Presentation Following her invited talk at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in March, Jing Chai was again invited to speak—this time at the Harvard China Education Symposium during the session on Cross-cultural & Multilingual Education. Her talk, titled The Aesthetics of Chinese Characters Through…
blog – events – global awards
April 19, 2025 字圆其说 x Global Awards Invited Talk & Workshop Each spring, the Global Awards Program at NYU Shanghai hosts a day-long retreat designed to guide sophomores in envisioning their post-graduation paths before heading off for study away. This year, Jing Chai was invited to lead a special workshop, drawing on the…
blog – events – ai showcase
April 18, 2025 NYU Shanghai Education in the Age of AI Showcase “Back To Basics” Conference Presentation Jing Chai and Qian Liu were invited to present at the NYU Shanghai Education in the Age of AI Showcase “Back to Basics” Conference. Their presentation, titled Scaffolding Real-World Language Learning: A Multimodal Adventure of Community-Engaged…
blog – events – sues 2025
March 26, 2025 字圆其说 x 上海工程技术大学 Workshop A group of 30 students from Shanghai University of Engineering Science representing countries across both Asia and Europe visited the exhibition A Cosmos Within Chinese Characters for an afternoon of discovery, dialogue, and cross-cultural exchange. Inspired by the imaginative works on display, the students launched…
blog – events – tongji
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…
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…