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2026.08.10
Learning of Tomorrow News

・Kinki University to Allow the Use of Generative AI in Its Reiwa 9 Comprehensive Selection Process; AI to Be Used to Prepare Application Documents and Interview Materials (Sankei Shimbun)

・[Students with Developmental Disabilities]: Numbers Have Risen About Fourfold in 10 Years—What’s Behind This Trend? The “Support” Needed and “Reasonable Accommodations” You Should Understand: “Differences from High School” (Toyo Keizai Online)

・[Education in the Age of AI] How Will Teachers’ Roles Change? … The Potential of Generative AI for Creating English Teaching Materials (ReseEd)

・Proposal to Establish "Contract Departments"—Educational Programs Designed with Graduate Employment in Mind—Involving Five Universities: Kobe, Tohoku, Niigata, Kanazawa, and Tokyo (University Journal ONLINE)

・Will AI Be the Savior in the Face of Declining Literacy? New Challenges in Education (Forbes JAPAN)

• Is Your Curriculum Development Falling Behind AI? The Pitfalls of “Day-to-Day” Teaching and the Three Essential Elements for Demonstrating the Value That Only Teachers Can Provide (Toyo Keizai Online)

・Dentsu Incorporates an Educational Perspective into “Nande-chan,” an Interactive AI Plush Toy That Nurtures Children’s Curiosity (ICT Education News)

・What Kind of Talent Development Should We Really Be Pursuing in the Age of AI? Yasuhito Fujita’s “A Comprehensive Guide to Well-Being” [48] (Asahi Shimbun SDGs ACTION!)

・"College Students Skipping Class": Trends in "Absences," "Grades," and "High School Types"… What "AI Dropout Predictions" Suggest About the "Care for New Students" Universities Need to Provide (Toyo Keizai Online)

• What Are the Skills We Should Hone in the Age of AI? The Redefined Value of Engineers [Yoshimasa Iwase, Taro Kono, Junichi Ito, Ryuta Hamazaki] (Type)

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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.”