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2025.09.29
Learning of Tomorrow News

・What Is True “Intelligence”? The Skills Education Experts Say We Should Be Teaching Children in the Age of AI—Skills They Value More Than Academic Ability (with class)

・The Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo Launches “GCI Global,” an AI Education Program Available Worldwide (PR TIMES)

・Central Council for Education Approves Summary of Deliberations on the Formal Introduction of Digital Textbooks (ReseEd)

・Who Do These Skills in Self-Direction and Non-Cognitive Abilities Benefit? Say “No” to a Future Where Children Are Treated as Tools—The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Also Shifts Course; The “Pitfalls” of Educational Trends (Toyo Keizai Education × ICT)

・Microsoft Releases a Collection of Case Studies on the Use of ICT in Schools Across Japan (Children and IT)

・"Optimized Individualized Learning" for the Past 47 Years: Why a Public Elementary School in Aichi Prefecture Can Continue Its Unique Curriculum—The Current State of "Ogawa Elementary School," a Pioneer in Unit-Based Self-Paced Learning (Toyo Keizai Education × ICT)

・[Ibaraki National College of Technology] Implementing Generative AI Education at Local Schools (PR TIMES)

・"Copilot for Education," available for users aged 13 and older, features data protection and filtering capabilities (Nikkei CrossTech)

・60% of Teachers Are Positive About Using Generative AI, but Less Than 30% Feel It Has Reduced Their Workload (Children and IT)

・Children’s strengths come to life in the metaverse. The first step toward turning “passions” into “talents,” as proposed by EMI High School, which launched Japan’s first metaverse course (Asteria | in.LIVE) 

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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.”