Learning of Tomorrow
- 2023.04.18
- Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter No. 056
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INDEX
1. Featured News: In Education
● Publication of Recommendations for Promoting the Use of AI
● We're now accepting registrations for the online symposium!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/
・[April 27] New Ways of Learning Created by Virtual Spaces:
Utilizing
the Metaverse ・[May 10] Why Inclusive Education Is Important:
Building Inclusive Schools and Societies
2 Learning of Tomorrow Channel
● Online Symposium Video Now Available!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
・Toward an education system in Japan that leaves no one behind through new
forms of collaboration between “online and in-person” and “government, schools, and the private sector”
3. Project Activity Report
● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/
• Creating
relationships where imperfect robots help one another • Initiatives that allow people to showcase their “learning history” rather than their “educational background” • More interactive education driven by advances in
AI
4 Recommended Related News Stories
5 Media Features
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1. Featured News
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■ Publication of Recommendations for Promoting the Use of AI in Education
Learning of Tomorrow
believes that incorporating
AI into all aspects of education—including classes, teaching materials, and exams—can lead to more efficient and higher-quality education, and has published a proposal aimed at promoting the use of AI in education.
https://lot.or.jp/project/10762/
■ Announcement Regarding the Online Symposium
[April 27 Event: New Ways of Learning Created by Virtual Spaces —
Utilizing the Metaverse]
The scope of applications for the “metaverse” continues to expand, and its potential is
being explored across a wide range of fields, from
business to healthcare and education. Naoto Kato, Representative Director and CEO
of Cluster, Inc.—the company that develops and operates “Cluster” and is leading Japan’s metaverse
industry—gave a presentation on the use of the metaverse in education.
https://lot.or.jp/report/10758/
[May 10 Event: Why Inclusive Education
Matters—Toward Building Inclusive Schools and Societies]
Ms. Akina Noguchi, a director of the General Incorporated Association UNIVA, who has been actively involved in a
wide range of activities—including direct support for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, training for
educators and other adults involved in their care, and the development of educational materials and programs—gave a lecture on what is essential for
creating an environment that embraces and recognizes diversity
and individuality and fosters coexistence.
https://lot.or.jp/report/10819/
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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel
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■ Online Symposium Video Now Available!
・Toward an education system in Japan that leaves no one behind through new
forms of collaboration between “online and in-person” and “government, schools, and the private sector”
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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!
[How Imperfect Robots Create Relationships Based on Mutual Support]
Michio Okada, a professor in the Department of Information and Intelligent Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, outlined the potential applications of “weak robots”—a concept
he is currently researching—in
the field of education, drawing on the various
types of robots he has developed and the learning support initiatives he is advancing as
part of the “Center of Excellence” Aichi Priority Research Project.
First Half:
https://lot.or.jp/project/10701/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/10702/
[Initiatives That Highlight "Learning History" Rather Than "Educational Background"]
Mr
. Toshiaki Yoshida, Executive Director of the Open Badge Network, a general incorporated foundation, gave a presentation on open badges—digital credentials issued
in accordance with globally recognized technical standards—including an overview of the concept and examples of their use in
the field of education.
First Half:
https://lot.or.jp/project/10774/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/10775/
[Toward More Interactive Education Through Advances in AI]
Yutaka Matsuo
, a professor in the Department of Technology Management and Strategy at the Center for Artificial Object Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, gave a lecture on the current state of AI—including the much-talked-about
conversational AI “ChatGPT”—and how the evolution of AI will transform
education.
First Half:
https://lot.or.jp/project/10825/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/10826/
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4. Recommended Related News
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News on "Learning of Tomorrow" from Japan and Around the World
http://lot.or.jp/relation/
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5. Media
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■ 115th Online Symposium
・March 23: All Private Schools Newspaper
Explains the Use and Future Potential of Open Badges: Proof of Learning in the
Digital Age—Japan Lags Behind in Adoption
https://lot.or.jp/media/10767/
■ 116th Online Symposium
・March 13: The Private Schools Newspaper welcomes Professor Yutaka Matsuo of the University of Tokyo, a leading expert in
AI research, as a
guest speaker to discuss the evolution of AI and its impact on education.
https://lot.or.jp/media/10732/
■ Recommendations for Promoting the Use of AI in Education
・March 28: Multiple media
outlets reported on the release of recommendations by the General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow to promote the use of AI in education
https://lot.or.jp/media/10809/
・March 30: ICT Education News
—Learning of Tomorrow Announces Recommendations to Promote the Use of AI in Education
https://ict-enews.net/2023/03/30lot/
・April 5: EdtechZine
Learning of Tomorrow Releases “Proposal to Promote the Use of AI in Education”
https://edtechzine.jp/article/detail/9138
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"Learning of Tomorrow" Newsletter, Vol. 056
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association) Publication
Date: April 18
, 2023 Publisher: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko Akamatsu
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Profile
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Digital Picture Book Author Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVASAfter 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.”
