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INDEX

1 Featured News Story
● Now Accepting Registrations for Online Symposium!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/
・[June 29] Kanazawa Institute of Technology
—Ranked No. 1 in Japan by University Presidents: What Is Educational DX and Social Implementation Education?
・[July 6] Let’s Think Together: An Education and Society Where
Gifted Children Can Shine●
New Board of Trustees and New Directors Take Office

2 Learning of Tomorrow CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
● Online Symposium Video Now Available!
• ICT Utilization
in “Remote Areas and Small Schools” Leading the Way in Next-Generation Education • Creating a New Digital Society—Our Role for the Next Generation—

3 Project Activity Report
● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/
• A 30-Year Journey Through Digital Entertainment and Education from a TV Producer’s Perspective • Nurturing Talent to Create the 22nd Century, Where the Definition of Happiness Is Changing ● Working Groups • Data Working Group

4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

5 Recommended Related News Stories

6 Media Features

　

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■ Announcement of an Online Symposium [
June 29: Kanazawa Institute of Technology—Ranked No. 1 in Japan for University President Recognition—Explores Educational
Digital Transformation and Social Implementation Education]

Satoshi Osawa, President of Kanazawa Institute of Technology,
gave a lecture on the university’s initiatives
aimed at creating a talent development environment that will pioneer the new “Society 5.0.”
https://lot.or.jp/report/8830/

[July 6 Event: Let’s Think Together About an Education and Society Where
Gifted Children Can Thrive]

Dr. Manabu Sumida, Special Advisor
to the President of Ehime University, has conducted research on the education of gifted children. He established a platform called “KIDS ACADEMIA” at
Ehime University,
where he identifies children’s individuality and abilities from early childhood and develops and implements educational programs that support
the healthy development of their talents while providing support for
those facing “difficulties in life.”
https://lot.or.jp/report/8865/

■ New
Board Member: Kenichiro Mogi, Board Member and
Neuroscientist

■ New Board Member
: Kunihiro Tanaka, Chairman of
The Software Association of Japan (SAJ)

Click here for a list of directors and board members:
https://lot.or.jp/about/structure/

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel
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■ Online Symposium Video Now Available!
· ICT Use in “Remote and Small Schools” Pioneering the Next Generation of Education
https://youtu.be/uvmXGS2pAzA

・Creating a New Digital Society:
Our Role for the Next Generation https://youtu.be/nTNWHkxYdss

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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!
[30 Years of Digital Entertainment and Education: A TV Producer’s Perspective
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Mr. Shinji Fukuhara, Executive Producer at
NHK’s Personnel Bureau and President of NHK Digital Academia—who has a
unique career path that took him from Fuji TV to online media and then to NHK—delivered a lecture on the entertainment and education-related
digital content
he has been involved with.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/8835/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/8836/

[To Foster Talent That Will Shape the 22nd Century, When the Definition of Happiness Will Change]

Hiroshi Suzuki, a professor at the University of Tokyo and Keio University, discusses the kind of people needed in an era of
uncertainty and the ideal approach to education.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/8889/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/8890/

■ Working Groups
· Data Working Group

The 11th Data Working Group meeting was held online.
The group discussed the items included in the recommendations submitted to the Digital Agency in March.
https://lot.or.jp/project/8929/

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4. Announcements
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■ [Google for Education]
Case Studies & Online Seminar Information

・Release of a Collection of Best Practices for Fostering Media Literacy

Here are some classroom practices for fostering media literacy.

We’ve included lesson plans, templates
, and tips from education experts so that teachers can start implementing these strategies right away. Please feel free to share this with teachers at your school and in the field.
https://sites.google.com/corp/view/edu-media-literacy/top

・Online Seminar
on New Approaches to Learning in the GIGA Era: Let’s Get Started! New Ways to Learn at Home During Summer Break

Before the long break begins, an expert will explain the key
points of home learning and how to foster academic growth. We will then invite teachers currently implementing these practices in
elementary and middle schools to share
real-world examples.
https://events.withgoogle.com/gfe-jp-giga20220702/
(Google for Education)

■ [Digital Arts] ICT-Related Seminars & Latest News

[ICT Seminar Information]
• June 16 [What You Need to Know Before Planning Your Budget!]
What Are the Appropriate Security Measures for a Network Segmentation Environment for School Administration?
https://mktg.daj.jp/public/seminar/view/5870

[Digital Arts News]
• Digital Arts Conducts Information Literacy Class for
Second-Year Middle School Students in Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture—
Students Write Reports on
Whether Smartphones Can Make People Smile https://www.daj.jp/webtopics/186/

・Digital Arts Participates
in the “13th Education IT Solutions EXPO” — Explains Key Points of ICT Education Under the GIGA School Initiative —
https://www.daj.jp/webtopics/192/

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

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News on "Learning of Tomorrow" from Japan and Around the World
http://lot.or.jp/relation/

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■ 86th Online Symposium, May 31:
Naigai Education
—Using “Information I” as a Starting Point for Developing DX Talent
https://lot.or.jp/media/8870/

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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 046
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association
(General Incorporated Association) Date of Publication: June 15, 2022
Publisher: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko
Akamatsu ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝