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INDEX

1. Featured News

● We're currently accepting registrations for the online symposium!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/

・[October 26 Event] How to Advance Digital Transformation (DX) in Companies and Educational Institutions

・[Event on November 9] One-of-a-Kind, Ideal Education: If It Doesn't Exist, Let's Create It

・[Event on November 17] Challenges in Elementary Education: A 20-Year Journey—Digital Citizenship
Education: What Does It Mean to Learn to Be a Good Digital Citizen Who Uses
ICT in a Positive Way?

2 Learning of Tomorrow Channel

● Online Symposium Video Now Available!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw

・The Potential for Using Robots as Mentors in Multi-Grade Classrooms

3. Project Activity Report

● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/

・Utilize a “consistent” study log from elementary school through high school

・AI
analyzes a massive dataset—comprising data on 13,000 students over 9 years—to assist teachers

・Create a school in the metaverse and teach classes there

● Report on the IESSP Phase 1 Final Pitch Event

4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

5 Recommended Related News Stories

6 Media Features

　

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1. Featured News

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■ Announcement Regarding the Online Symposium

[Event on October 26: How to Advance Digital Transformation (DX) in Companies and Educational Institutions]

As a
global leader of the TRON Project—which defined global IoT standards that have contributed
to the rapid advancement of digital technologies such as AI and big data—and as an advisor on digital transformation (
DX) for numerous companies, national governments, and local government agencies, Ken Sakamura,
Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication at Toyo University andProfessor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, delivered a lecture on how
to advance DX in businesses and educational institutions.
https://lot.or.jp/report/9694/

[Event on November 9: “One of a Kind: The Ideal Education—If It Doesn’t Exist, Let’s Create It: A 20-Year Journey of Challenges Starting with Elementary
Education”]

Kansai International Academy is a
bilingual Japanese-English school founded in 2001 by Principal Kumiko Nakamura, who realized that Japan’s school education
system was not producing the kind of talent that businesses sought, and established the school to provide the kind of education she wanted for
her eldest son.　Principal Kumiko Nakamura gave a lecture on the initiatives of
Kansai International Academy, which practices a new form of bilingual education
to nurture future leaders with strong character.
https://lot.or.jp/report/9773/

[Event on November 17: Challenges in Elementary Education—A 20-Year Journey: Digital Citizenship
Education—What Does It Mean to Learn to Be a Good Digital Citizen Who Uses
ICT Positively?]

"
Digital citizenship education" is gaining momentum in Europe and the United States. In Japan
, where the "one device per student" initiative has been realized under the GIGA School Initiative, some local governments have begun implementing it; however, digital citizenship education is also advancing
not
only in school education but also in the field of community education.Shun
Sakamoto, a professor in the Faculty of Career Design at Hosei University, gave a lecture on the importance of digital citizenship education and efforts to promote its
widespread adoption.
https://lot.or.jp/report/9813/

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel

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■ Online Symposium Video Now Available!

・The Potential for Using Robots as Mentors in Multi-Grade Classrooms

https://youtu.be/wI6yIJSY2ms

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3. Project Activity Report

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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!

[Utilizing a "Continuous" Study Log from Elementary School Through High School]

Mr. Masato Takeichi, Education Policy Division, Secretariat of the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education. Mr. Takeichi introduced initiatives aimed at realizing personalized learning through
the use of “Kochi-ya Manabibako”—a proprietary
learning support platform developed by
Kochi Prefecture and currently implemented in public elementary, middle, and high schools—and “StuStudyLog.”
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/9653/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/9654/

[AI
Analyzes a Vast Amount of Data—Covering 13,000 Students Over 9 Years—to Assist Teachers]

Ikumi
Matsusue of the DX Development Promotion Center, Information Equipment Development Division, Konica Minolta, presented an overview of “tomoLinks” and introduced a pilot project
utilizing the service, conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and an elementary school in Minoh City
, Osaka Prefecture.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/9705/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/9706/

[Building a School in the Metaverse and Teaching Classes There]

Taisho Saito, CEO of Steins Co., Ltd., explains the overview of “Private VRC Academy”—a school community he founded
in the metaverse—as well as the potential and considerations for utilizing
the metaverse in education.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/9740/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/9741/

■ Report on the IESSP Phase 1 Final Pitch Event

IESSP, a startup
program for students nationwide interested in entrepreneurship, will hold its final pitch
event on Saturday, October 1, where participants will present their results.
Through a two-month course and mentoring from entrepreneurs, participants refined their business ideas, and four
selected teams will participate in the pitch event.
https://lot.or.jp/project/9768/

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4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

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■ Digital Arts: Latest News & Public Awareness Activities

[Digital Arts News
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Introducing "Digital Day" Content: https://www.daj.jp/webtopics/915/
• Digital Arts
Conducts a Lesson on Creating Rules
for GIGA Devices for Middle School Students in Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture: https://www.daj.jp/webtopics/916/

[Outreach and Awareness Activities] Individual Registration
· Information Literacy Classes <For Students, Parents, and School Staff
> *These sessions are currently available online as well.
https://www.daj.jp/csr/enlightenment/

　Information about this month's online seminars is now available
on our website. [Free] https://www.daj.jp/bs/events/

　(Digital Arts Co., Ltd.)

■ [Google for Education] Information on In-Person
Events & Online Seminars

・[In-Person Event] National GIGA Utilization Promotion Caravan
—Case Studies for Promoting Utilization in the Second Year and Beyond, and a Google
Tools Hands-On Session @ Fukuoka Tenjin—

This is a nationwide roadshow in Fukuoka City showcasing
Google for Education support programs and case studies. Through
presentations by pioneering local governments that are transforming classroom instruction and school administration using
Google for Education, as well as lectures by experts, this event invites participants to explore future ways to utilize these tools
together.
https://events.withgoogle.com/gfe-jp-caravan0923/#fukuoka

・The 5th Technology Partners Forum 2022: Learning with Google
for Education and ICT Tools

This seminar will show you how
to combine and utilize the Google for Education platform with solutions from Google
Technology Partners.
This time, we’ll be focusing on “Ra:Class” from Denzan Systems.
https://events.withgoogle.com/tech-partner-forum-2022/

(Google for Education)

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5. 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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6. Media

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■ The 98th Online Symposium

・Oct. 3: All Private Schools Newspaper
—"
The Future of Learning Created by the Metaverse": Lecture by Taisho Saito (CEO, Steins, Inc.)
https://lot.or.jp/media/9784/

■ 103rd Online Symposium

・September 29: ReseMom
—The Challenge of Diversifying Learning: What Is Learning Like at Wao High School?
Online Symposium on October 19
https://resemom.jp/article/2022/09/29/68871.html

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"Learning of Tomorrow" Newsletter, Vol. 050
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association (General Incorporated Association) Publication
Date: October 19
, 2022 Publisher in Charge: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko Akamatsu

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