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INDEX

1. Top News Story

● We're currently accepting registrations for the online symposium!

https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/

　・[March 29] The
Potential of Generative AI in Schools — Ideas for Effective Use in Classrooms and School Administration —　・
[April 10] Adobe’s Vision for Next-Generation Education and the Potential Applications of AI

2 Learning of Tomorrow Channel

● Online Symposium Video Now Available!
　https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
　・Diverse Learning Approaches to Nurture Children’s Individual Talents and Characteristics　　～
Inclusive Education at Meihokan High School～　・The Use of Generative AI in
Education: A Lawyer’s Perspective　・
Generative AI in Education and Research　　～
Trends from International and National Perspectives～

3. Project Activity Report

● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
　https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/
　・It is important to use generative AI in a way that takes children’s developmental stages into account　・Creating “children’s centers” in
the metaverse where children
can spend time safely　・Considering how to use generative AI today
by imagining the competencies and abilities society will need 10 or 20 years from
now

● Working Group Meeting
Reports: ・16th Data Working Group Meeting ・Education
ICT Parliamentary League: 1st General Meeting of 2024

4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

5 Recommended Related News Stories

6 Media

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1. Featured News

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■ Announcement Regarding the Online Symposium

[March 29 Event: The
Potential of Generative AI in Schools—Ideas for Effective Use in Classrooms and School Administration] In the field of education
 
, efforts are underway to explore
the effective use of generative AI in classrooms and school administration.How can we move forward with the use of generative AI, and what kind of results
is it producing? Mr. Hisataka Nanbu, a teacher at a Shiga Prefectural high school, will introduce
ideas for its effective use in classroom instruction and school administration based on his own practical
experience.
https://lot.or.jp/report/12852/

[April 10 Event: Adobe’s Vision for Next-Generation Education and the Potential Applications of AI]

　The use of generative AI in the field of education is gaining momentum, and we are now transitioning into a phase focused on how to integrate generative AI into education
.
　Haruko Koike
, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Education Business Division at Adobe Japan, gave a presentation on Adobe’s initiatives regarding generative AI, its role in education, potential applications
, and copyright issues.
https://lot.or.jp/report/12938/

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel

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■ Online Symposium Video Now Available!
• Diverse Learning Approaches to Nurture Children’s Individual Talents and Characteristics —
Inclusive Education at Meihokan High School —
https://youtu.be/Xo0qyreJoZM・The Use of Generative AI
in Education—
A Lawyer’s Perspective　https://youtu.be/tMSV9psskyQ・Generative AI in
Education and Research—
Trends from Around the World　
https://youtu.be/wpn0hXqjy60

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3. Project Activity Report

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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!

[It is important to use this approach in a way that takes children’s developmental stages into account]

　Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Leader of the School Digitalization Task Force /
　Director of the Student Support and Teaching Materials Division / Counselor to the Digital Agency (concurrently serving as Director of the Office for Promoting the Use of Cutting-Edge
Technologies in Learning and Director of the GIGA StuDX Promotion
Team), Mr. Hisayoshi Muto, gave a presentation on the content of the guidelines
regarding the use of generative AI and case studies of schools
utilizing generative AI in educational settings.
　First half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12750/
Second half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12751/

[Creating a "Children's Center" in the Metaverse
Where Kids Can Spend Time Safely]

　Representative Director, Rohto Children’s Future Foundation (General Incorporated Foundation); Childcare
Worker and　After-School Child Support Worker; and Mr. Takahiro Ito, President and CEO of Smile Lab Co
., Ltd. and CPO and Managing
Executive Officer of FiNC Technologies Co., Ltd., explained “Rohto’s After-School (
Online Children’s Center),” a safe space in the metaverse designed primarily to support
children who are not attending school.
　First half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12820/
Second half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12821/

[Considering the Use of Generative AI Today
by Imagining the Qualities and Skills Society Will Need in 10 or 20 Years]

　Mr. Hiroyuki Kamo, principal of Iwanuma Kita Junior High School in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, gave a lecture on what factors his school is taking into consideration as
a pilot school for generative AI and how it is putting the
technology into practice.
　First half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12903/
Second half: https://lot.or.jp/project/12904/

■ Report on the Working Group Meeting

・16th Data Working Group Meeting

　After a group member presented the discussions held at the New Economic Federation
, the group discussed the deliberations on Education DX being conducted by economic organizations and other groups.
https://lot.or.jp/project/12814/

・Parliamentary League for ICT in Education: First General Meeting of 2024

　Chairwoman Nanako Ishido
and Executive Director Ichiya Nakamura participated as advisors in the general meeting of the Parliamentary League for Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education (
Chairman: Representative Toshiaki Endo).
　Hearings were held with representatives from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
, and the Digital Agency regarding the current status and challenges of the “GIGA School Initiative” and the “Promotion
of ICT Utilization in School Education,” as well as this fiscal year’s supplementary budget and next fiscal year’s budget proposal
.
https://lot.or.jp/project/12942/

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4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

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■ [Registration Open Until the Final Day, March 17] The 86th National Conference of the Information Processing
Society of Japan: Is a Flawless
Information System Possible? —
Risk and Overall Reliability —

　Dates: March 15 (Fri) – 17 (Sun), 2024 Venue
: Kanagawa University, Yokohama Campus and online Details
: https://www.ipsj.or.jp/event/taikai/86

　(Information Processing Society of Japan)

■ The "B Lab Online Salon" is set to take place!

　"B Lab" (Director: Nanako
Ishido), a lab where we all work together to create an exciting future, will host an online symposium titled "B Lab Online Salon
" during lunchtime! For the first session, we are pleased to welcome
Joichi Ito, who will give a broad overview of society in the age of generative AI.

[1st B Lab Online Salon: “Society in the Age of Generative AI”]
　Date and Time: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 12:00–12:55 p.m. Speaker
: Joichi Ito (Co-founder
and Director, Digital Garage, Inc.; President, Chiba Institute of Technology) Details
:https://blaboratory.org/news/blabonlinesalon/

■ Google for Education: Support Materials and DX Seminar Overview for Accepting Evacuated
Students

・Created and published the “Google for Education Support
Materials for Accepting Evacuated Students”

　We have been providing these materials primarily as support resources for local governments
that are hosting evacuee students from the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas. However, in response to feedback
that there are evacuee students throughout
the country, we have decided to make them available to a wider audience. Please use these materials as a reference
to help teachers and students continue their education during disasters
.

https://goo.gle/hinan_supportmanual

• A Thorough Analysis of “Multi-Track” Classes! The Latest Examples of Individualized and Collaborative
Learning at Shibazono Elementary School—An Education DX Seminar with Experts

　In this seminar, an expert educator will explain “multi-track lessons”
—a child-centered approach to learning—as a key strategy for achieving
individually optimized and collaborative learning.
　We will also invite
teachers who are currently implementing this multi-track teaching style in their classrooms. Together with our expert, we will thoroughly analyze their
teaching methodologies by reviewing recordings of actual lessons.
https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/gfe-20240330
(Google for Education)

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6. Media

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■
152nd Online Symposium, March 7: ReseEd Learning of Tomorrow Symposium
“3D Education Metaverse,” March
13 https://reseed.resemom.jp/article/2024/03/07/8290.html

■ Interview with Chairwoman Nanako Ishido—March
, Nikkei XTECH: AI
Accelerates “Learning of Tomorrow”—What Matters Is the Willingness to Embrace Change
https://special.nikkeibp.co.jp/atclh/NXT/24/fujitsudg_17/

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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 067

Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)

Publication Date: March 15, 2024

Publisher: Nanako Ishido

Edited by Yuko Akamatsu

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