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2026.01.13
Learning of Tomorrow News

・What Role Should Educators Play in Preventing “AI Dependence” Among Young People? We Ask Musashino University President Manabu Konishi, a Psychiatrist (EdtechZine)

• Was the claim that “using generative AI makes you stop thinking” actually true? “Effective Ways to Use AI” and the “New Four Skills Essential for the Reiwa Era” Revealed in Ritsumeikan University’s “Regular English Classes” (Toyo Keizai ONLINE)

・[Easy-to-Understand Explanation] What and How Should Students Learn in School in the Age of AI? … Discussions on Revising the Curriculum Guidelines Are in Full Swing—Will a “Major Educational Reform” Take Place? (JBpress)

・The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has released a document outlining concepts and learning processes related to inquiry-based learning (Children and IT)

・Is Early Gifted Education Counterproductive? The True Conditions for Producing World-Class “Geniuses” (WIRED)

・The University of Tokyo’s recommendation-based admissions program has, before anyone realized it, turned into a “National Honor Student Competition.” Why has it stopped admitting the “unique students” that were its original goal? Attention is also focused on the recommendation-based admissions for the “first new faculty in 70 years” (Money Post WEB)

・Raising Children in Singapore, a “Leading Nation in Education”: What Is the Significance of Attending Public Schools Abroad? (WEB Voice)

・The Human Touch Needed in Education in the Age of AI (Forbes JAPAN)

・The Shock of Tech Academy’s Recruitment Freeze… Will Programming Schools Become Obsolete in the AI Era? (BUSINESS JOURNAL) 

• “Entrepreneurship is essential for students to thrive in society”: The future envisioned by Tokyo Keizai University’s Entrepreneurship Development Program

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”