G'Day Mandarin Educators across Australia!
Ready to make your Mandarin teaching easier, smarter, and more engaging with AI?

Join us for this FREE online workshop, specially designed for Mandarin teachers and community language educators across Australia!

This hands-on workshop will introduce practical AI tools and prompt engineering techniques to help you save preparation time, create engaging learning materials, and bring fresh ideas into your classroom.

Whether you teach in a school, a weekend Mandarin school, a community language program, or a university, you’ll discover practical ways to use AI to support your teaching and inspire your students.

⏱️ Workshop Agenda & Highlights

1. Introduction to AI in Mandarin Education (15 minutes)

Explore the fundamentals of generative AI and its applications in Mandarin teaching.
Discover solutions to common challenges, including Mandarin text segmentation, word sense disambiguation, and adapting grammar content to Taiwan’s Benchmark for Mandarin Language (TBCL) proficiency levels.

2. Hands-on with AI Mandarin Partner (50 minutes)

Generate graded reading passages, vocabulary lists, and grammar materials.
Create and customise assessment items aligned with TOCFL proficiency levels.
Discover how AI Mandarin Partner can simplify lesson planning and material preparation.

3. Build Your AI-Powered Teaching Workflow (50 minutes)

Using Google AI tools, you’ll learn how to:

Create audio materials: Generate narrated texts and dialogues using Google AI Studio.
Master prompt engineering: Write effective prompts to create teaching resources tailored to your students’ needs.
Design digital learning resources: Use Gemini Canvas to create presentation slides and interactive digital flashcards.
Build interactive learning games: Design engaging learning games and simple educational websites—no coding experience required!

💡 What You’ll Gain

✅ Practical AI tools and techniques you can apply to your Mandarin teaching.

✅ Reusable prompt templates to make lesson planning faster and easier.

✅ Hands-on experience creating multimedia resources, audio materials, and interactive learning activities.

🎁 Special Bonus for All Participants!

Every participant will receive their own access code for FREE use of the AI Mandarin Partner platform!

🌟 Join Us and Discover New Possibilities for Mandarin Teaching!

Whether you’re already using AI or just getting started, this workshop will give you practical ideas, useful tools, and hands-on experience to take back to your classroom.

Let’s explore how AI can help us teach smarter, save time, and create more engaging Mandarin learning experiences for students across Australia.

FREE online workshop | All Mandarin teachers and community language educators in Australia are welcome!

Facilitated by:
AI Mandarin Partner

Speakers:

Shih, Li-Chi — Outreach & Research Specialist

Weng, Yu-Han — Project Manager

Co-organisers:
National Central University, Taiwan
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Contact the host of Teach Smarter with AI: A Hands-on Workshop on Creating Mandarin Teaching Materials, Activities, and Assessments

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