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INDEX

1. Featured News ●
Now Accepting Registrations for Online Symposium
! https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/
・[November 27] The Wild Spirit of Learning We Need Now —
Insights from 20 Years of Inquiry-Based Learning ・
[December 4] “School Occupational Therapy Rooms” in Every Elementary and Middle School: Hida
City’s Challenge Lights the Way to the Future

2 Learning of Tomorrow CHANNEL ●
Online Symposium Video Now Available!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
・Fostering the information literacy skills necessary to utilize generative AI ・The Essence of Using Generative AI in Education
: Toward Fully Individualized and Optimized Inquiry

Project 3 Activity Report ●
Online Symposium Report Now Available
! https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/
・Education
That Will Shape the Future 300 Years from Now ・Generative AI Integrated into "Pepper" for Use in Educational Settings

4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

5 Recommended Related News Stories

6 Media

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■ Announcement
of an Online Symposium [November 27: "Wild Learning: What We Need Now—
Insights from 20 Years of Inquiry-Based Learning"]

　Since its founding in 2004, Education and Inquiry Co., Ltd. is celebrating its 2020th anniversary this year.
　Mr. Kanji Miyaji
, President and CEO of Education and Inquiry Co., Ltd., who has
spent many years developing and providing “Quest Education”—Japan’s largest inquiry-based learning program—
which is currently taken
by 88,000 junior and senior high school students at 440 schools across 42 prefectures nationwide, delivered a lecture.
　https://lot.or.jp/report/13988/

[Held on December 4: “School Occupational Therapy Rooms” in Every Elementary and Middle School—Hida
City’s Initiative Lights the Way to the Future]

　The NPO “Habirisu” is collaborating with local government to establish rooms within schools staffed by occupational therapists (OTs)—
specialists in physical and mental rehabilitation—to provide support for children facing learning difficulties
and other challenges.
　Following a pilot program at model schools, the “School Occupational Therapy Room” initiative launched in Hida City
, Gifu Prefecture, in fiscal year 2023. The city aims to expand this initiative nationwide
as the “Hida Model.”Ms. Mitsuyoshi Okutsu
, an occupational therapist with the NPO Habirisu—which is developing a new model for occupational therapy practice
through visits to elementary and junior high schools—gave a lecture on the “School Occupational Therapy Room” initiative.
https://lot.or.jp/report/14002/

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel
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■ Online Symposium Videos Now Available!
•
Cultivating the Information Literacy Skills Needed to Utilize Generative AI: https://youtu.be/SQm6KdNmtcI • The Essence of Using Generative AI
in Education: Toward Fully Individualized, Optimal Inquiry:
https://youtu.be/-Ht6InldscA

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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!
[Education That Will Shape the Future 300 Years from Now]

　Mr.
Yoshihiko Ikenaga
, Product Manager at Sony Global Education Inc., introduced the
features and learning content of “LOGIQ LABO,” a home-learning app designed to nurture
children’s “ability to logically derive the correct answer” and “ability to explore questions with no single correct answer.”
　Part 1: https://lot.or.jp/project/13877/
Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/13878/

[That "Pepper" Is Now Equipped with Generative AI for Use in Educational Settings]

　Mr. Tetsuma Nagasaki
of the Education Business Promotion Office at SoftBank Robotics Corp. presented case
studies and the potential for using Pepper—now equipped with generative AI—in educational settings.
　Part 1: https://lot.or.jp/project/13945/
Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/13946/

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4. Announcements
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■ Google for Education: Seminar and Event Highlights

・Sunday, December 1: [In-Person Event] National
GIGA Utilization Promotion Workshop for Phase 2 — Key Points for Children’s New
Learning and GIGA Device Utilization in Phase 2 @ Tokyo —

　The event will feature case studies from local governments
implementing cutting-edge initiatives using GIGA devices, presentations by experts, an explanation of key points
for preparing for the second phase of the GIGA
School Initiative and selecting an operating system, and a Chromebook hands-on session.
https://events.withgoogle.com/caravan2024/

・Streaming on Saturday, November 16: [For Managers] What Is “Reiwa-Era Japanese-Style School Management” That Balances
Teachers’ Professional Development and Work-Style Reform? —
Seminar on the Second Phase of the GIGA School Initiative: A Discussion with Experts —

　We will hear
an explanation from an expert on “The Importance of Japanese-Style School Education in the Reiwa Era and What Is Required of School
Administration Today,” as well as case studies on the visions
and leadership approaches of individual schools and municipalities from educators who are advancing “School Administration in the GIGA Era”
as administrators, and from members of the Board of Education
who support them.
　https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/gfe-20241116

■ Call for Papers: The 87th National Conference of the Information Processing Society of Japan (Deadline: December 6)

　We are now accepting abstract
submissions for the general and student sessions of the 87th National Conference as outlined below. We encourage everyone
to submit a presentation.

　Name: The 87th National Conference of the Information Processing Society of Japan; Dates
: March 13 (Thu)–15, 2025(Sat)
Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibara Campus Hybrid
event (planned) Registration
Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024, at 3:00 PM　　
(Manuscript submission deadline: Friday, January 10, 2025, at 3:00 PM—please submit early!
) https://www.ipsj.or.jp/event/taikai/87/index.html
(Information Processing Society of Japan)

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Here are some news stories about "Learning of Tomorrow" from Japan and around the world
http://lot.or.jp/relation/

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■ 164th Online Symposium—
October 23: All Private Schools
Newspaper—Featuring an Associate Professor from GLOCOM at Yamaguchi International University—A Discussion on the Relationship Between Education
and AI—https://lot.or.jp/media/13971/

Click here for a list of Media:
https://lot.or.jp/media/

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★ Announcement from the Secretariat ★ The Learning of Tomorrow Association (
General Incorporated Association) is currently accepting new
members.
https://lot.or.jp/about/admission/

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Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association
(General Incorporated Association) Date of Publication: November 15
, 2024 Publisher in Charge: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko
Akamatsu ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝