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INDEX

Top News
Pick ● Now Accepting Participants for Online Symposium!
　https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/
・[April 24] Kagawa National College of Technology’s Initiatives

to Foster AI Talent and Student Entrepreneurs Through Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration・[May 8] How Can Generative AI Be Utilized in Education?

2. Announcements
from the Secretariat ● New Member Sign-ups
● Now Accepting New Members

3 Learning of Tomorrow Channel

● Online Symposium Video Now Available
! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
— Nurturing Leaders for a Mutual Aid Society! FC Imabari High School’s Challenge

Project 4 Activity Report
● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
　https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/
・Exploring
Tips for Utilizing Generative AI
Through Initiatives at Schools Practicing “Japan’s Most Cutting-Edge ICT Education”・Three Key Points
for Considering How Generative AI Is Changing Learning● Project Event
Report・FY2023 Learning of Tomorrow in Fukuoka Activity Report

5. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

6 Recommended Related News Stories

7 Media Appearances

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1. Featured News

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■ Announcement Regarding the Online Symposium

[Held on April 24: Kagawa
National College of Technology’s Initiatives Aimed at Cultivating AI Talent and Student Entrepreneurs Through Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration]

　Amid a recent increase in the number of students at national colleges of technology taking on entrepreneurial challenges, Yukinori Misaki, Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering at Kagawa
National College of Technology and Director of the Mirai Technology
Joint Education Center, gave a lecture on initiatives aimed at fostering engineers and entrepreneurs with a focus
on AI.
　https://lot.or.jp/report/13030/

[May 8 Event: How Can Generative AI Be Utilized in Education?]

　Professor Osamu Ikeda of the Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Developmental Education, Kyoto Tachibana University
—who also serves as an advisor on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s School DX Strategy—delivered a lecture on education in the age of generative AI, drawing
on practical examples and ideas for utilizing generative AI in classroom instruction
and school administration.
　https://lot.or.jp/report/13071/

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2. Announcement from the Secretariat

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■ New Member Enrollment
[Director Member] — Deloitte
Tohmatsu Financial Advisory
LLC — https://www2.deloitte.com/jp/ja/pages/about-deloitte/articles/dtfa/deloitte-tohmatsu-financial-advisory.html

　Click here for the member list:
https://lot.or.jp/about/structure/

■ Now Accepting Members: The Learning of Tomorrow Association (General
Incorporated Association) is always accepting new members
. https://lot.or.jp/about/admission/

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3. Learning of Tomorrow Channel

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■ Online Symposium Video Now Available!
· Fostering Leaders for a Mutual Aid Society! FC Imabari High School’s Challenge
https://youtu.be/zo8e_Y8mREk

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4. Project Activity Report

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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!

[Exploring Tips for Utilizing
Generative AI Through the Initiatives of Schools Practicing "Japan's Most Advanced ICT Education"]

　Megumi Nakamura, Vice Principal at Tsukuba Municipal Midori Gakuen Compulsory Education School, introduced the school’s in-house training on generative AI
for teachers—conducted in advance of its implementation in classrooms
—as well as examples of its use in actual lessons.
　First half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12981/
Second half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12982/

[Three Points to Consider Regarding How Generative AI Is Changing Learning]

　Daisuke Fujikawa, Dean and Professor of the Faculty of Education at Chiba University, explains three ways in which generative AI will transform learning
, based on the mechanisms and characteristics of text-generating
AI.
　Part 1: https://lot.or.jp/project/13037/
Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/13038/

■ Project Report

・FY 2023 Activity Report: Learning of Tomorrow in Fukuoka

　Learning of Tomorrow Fukuoka, centered
around the Kaho Wireless Holdings Group, brings together initiatives from local governments, educational institutions, and the private sector to create opportunities
for digital technology education for the children who will lead the next generation
.By expanding its target audience
and geographic reach—through activities such as mock programming classes in elementary schools
, workplace experience programs for middle school students, and inquiry-based learning opportunities for high school students—the association contributes to raising the overall standard of digital education in the region.
https://lot.or.jp/project/12787/

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5. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

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■ [Digital Arts] Web Filtering
Requirements for Receiving Subsidies for GIGA Device Upgrades

　In January 2024, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced
the guidelines for GIGA device subsidies, accelerating
efforts toward the second phase of the GIGA School Initiative.

　Our web security product
, “i-FILTER,” which has been adopted by many educational institutions, features flexible filtering settings and functions that help prevent bullying and suicide
, and has been well received
.On April 1, we also released new features that meet the eligibility criteria for government subsidies
.
https://www.daj.jp/webtopics/1096/

　We will provide
details on the measures
we recommend for Phase 2 of the GIGA School Initiative at EDIX Tokyo, the Comprehensive Education Exhibition, where we will be exhibiting in May. If you are considering security measures or gathering information
, please be sure to stop by.
　[15th EDIX (Comprehensive Education Exhibition) Tokyo
] https://www.edix-expo.jp/tokyo/ja-jp/register.html?code=1004263156218643-TXU
(Digital Arts Co., Ltd.)

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6. Recommended Related News

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

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7. Media

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■ 149th Online Symposium

・Feb. 23, Zen-Shigaku Shimbun: Learning
of Tomorrow Holds Its 149th Online Symposium on the Use of Generative
AI; Hears from MEXT Pilot Schools
https://lot.or.jp/media/13012/

■ 151st Online Symposium

・March 13, Zen Shigaku
Shimbun: Learning of Tomorrow—Inzai Municipal Harayama Elementary School Focuses on Information Education; Hosts 151st Online Symposium Featuring the School Principal
as a Guest Speaker—https://lot.or.jp/media/13014/

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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 068
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association (General Incorporated Association) Publication
Date: April 15
, 2024 Publisher in Charge: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko Akamatsu
Address: 8th Floor, Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku
, Tokyo

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