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Featured News
● “Recommendations from the Learning of Tomorrow Association to the Digital Agency” Announced;
Submitted
to Digital Minister Takuya Hirai and Digital Commissioner Yoko Ishikura ● Now Accepting Participants for Online Symposium!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/
・[September 22] New Ways of Learning
Through STEAM・[September 29] Minerva University’s Educational Approach and Examples of Its Application in Japan・
[October 13] Infinity International

Academy: Continuing Its Unprecedented Challenges　Learning of Tomorrow CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
● Online Symposium Videos Now Available!
・Aiming to Be a “School That Doesn’t Look Like a School”—The Challenge of Gifu Municipal Kusajun Junior High School・The Current State and Future of Digital Textbooks and Teaching Materials
for Learners・What Should Education Look Like
in the Post-COVID Era? 3

Project Activity Reports●
Online Symposium Reports Now Available!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/・The Use of Educational AI as Seen in
EdTech Unicorns,
and the Future
of Study Sapuri・The Essence
of “Interest Development” Practiced by Tanken Gakusha・Reflecting
on “What Is the Purpose of Education in the First Place?”　“Structural Transformation of Public Education”
• Microsoft Education’s Vision: Student-Centered
Learning and Educational Reform ●
Working Group •
Online Terakoya Vol. 3 Event Report 4

Announcements from Participating

Companies and Organizations 5 Recommended Related News 6 Media

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1. Featured News
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■ “Proposals from Learning of Tomorrow to the Digital Agency” Announced and
Submitted to Digital Minister Takuya Hirai and Digital Commissioner Yoko Ishikura: Learning

of Tomorrow has compiled and published proposals for the Digital Agency, taking into account progress in developing the infrastructure for the digitization of education, the growing need for data
utilization, and the societal
need to cultivate DX talent.
The recommendations were submitted to Digital Minister Takuya Hirai and Digital Commissioner Yoko Ishikura on September 13.
https://lot.or.jp/project/5644/
　
■ Announcement
of Online Symposium: [September 22 – New Learning Through STEAM] Professor Mari Oshima of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies and
the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo—who served as the first female president of the
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and is a leading authority in bio-microfluidics
—will deliver a lecture on the future challenges and direction of STEAM education.Professor Oshima, who believes that STEAM education
can nurture both individuals who create
new knowledge and those who can transform knowledge for the benefit of society to create
social value, will deliver a lecture on the future challenges and
direction for the promotion of STEAM education.

https://lot.or.jp/report/5508/
　・[September 29 Event: Minerva University’s Educational Approach and Examples of Its Application in Japan]
Mr
. Hideki Yamamoto, former Representative of Minerva University’s Japan Liaison Office, will explain the
use of information technology in both education and operations at Minerva University, as well as
present examples and insights on how to incorporate the essence of this approach into
Japanese higher and secondary education.
https://lot.or.jp/report/5547/
　
・ [October 13 Event: Infinity International Academy—Continuing Its Unprecedented Challenges]Maki Otani,
President of
Infinity International Academy, announced the opening of the Elementary and Middle School divisions in the spring of 2022 and
introduced
Infinity’s initiatives and future vision,
which aim to provide a consistent education with a global perspective for students from elementary through high school. https://lot.or.jp/report/5634/
　
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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel
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■ Online Symposium Videos Now Available!
・Aiming for a “School That Doesn’t Look Like a School”—The Challenge of Gifu
City Kusajun Junior High School—

https://youtu.be/S3-l5qM9Hu8・The Current State and Future of Digital Textbooks and Teaching Materials for Learnershttps://youtu.be/YXGCavOCNLo
・What Should Education Look Like in the Post-COVID Era?
https://youtu.be/HRSuMiOBXJ0
　
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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available! [Educational AI Applications as Seen Through
EdTech Unicorns,
and the Future of StudySapuri]
Mr. Tetsuo Yamabe, General Manager of the Learning Domain
Data Solutions Department, Data Solutions 2 Unit, Data Promotion Office
, Product Development Division, Product Management Headquarters at Recruit Co., Ltd., gave a presentation on the activities of major
international EdTech unicorns and patterns of educational AI utilization, drawing on the activities of StudySapuri, operated by
Recruit.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5425/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5448/
　
[The Essence of “Interest Development”
Practiced by Tanken Gakusha] Mr. Yasunobu Takatsuki, Representative of Tanken
Gakusha, gave a lecture on “Interest Development”—an approach designed to help children
discover what they enjoy and learn proactively.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5477/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5484/
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Reflecting
on “What Is the Purpose of Education, Anyway?”　“Structural Transformation of Public Education”】 Kazunori Tomano, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education
, Kumamoto University, and philosopher of education, gave a lecture on the role of public education—which has profoundly transformed
human history—
the distortions that have arisen over the past 150 years, and the “Three Keys” to structurally transforming
“learning” and “public education.”
First Half:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5515/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5529/
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Microsoft Education’s Vision: Student-Centered
Learning and Educational Transformation]Ms
. Yoko Nakai,
Executive Officer of the Public Sector Business Division and General Manager of the Education Sales Division at Microsoft
Japan Co., Ltd., introduced educational support initiatives that utilize Microsoft’s education package, “Microsoft 365
Education,” to foster “Future Ready Skills”—the abilities
students need to thrive in the future.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5565/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5588/
　
■ Working Group
: Report on the 1st Meta University Working Group Meeting—Discussions focused on the requirements for talent development aimed at raising the overall level of digital

talent, the requirements for developing personnel to drive digital transformation (
DX) in regional industries, and the appropriate form of
certification.
https://lot.or.jp/project/5543/・Get Direct Startup Advice from
Young Entrepreneurs
!
Online Terakoya Vol. 3 Event Report

: The event consisted of two parts: first, guest entrepreneurs shared their journeys to founding their current companies and discussed their
business operations; second, an entrepreneurship consultation corner where attendees
could seek one-on-one advice directly from the entrepreneurs.The guest entrepreneur for
the third session was Ms. Mizuki Nagasawa, Representative Director and CEO of fust Co., Ltd., who is currently a graduate student while
running a coaching business.
https://lot.or.jp/project/5602/
　
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4. Announcements

from Participating Companies and Organizations ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ■ [Call for Participants] September Online Seminar on Education Hosted
by Digital Arts: We are hosting a seminar to deepen
understanding of the safe and secure use of ICT and
filtering under the GIGA

School Initiative, covering explanations of challenges faced in school settings as well as the configuration and operation of filtering systems
as part of countermeasures.We are also currently accepting requests for customized outreach and awareness activities
(information literacy classes) on an individual basis.
　
・GIGA School-Related Seminar
[Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM]
Safe and Secure Use of ICT and Filtering under the GIGA School Initiative [
Practical Guide]
https://mktg.daj.jp/public/seminar/view/4294
　
・Information Literacy Classes <For Students, Parents, and Faculty> (Individual Registration)
For details, click here: https://www.daj.jp/csr/enlightenment/
*Currently available online as well.
(Digital Arts Co., Ltd.) ■

Publication of the Japanese Standard, “ICT Support Staff: Supporting
the Use of ICT in Schools and the GIGA School Initiative” “ICT support staff” play a crucial role in advancing the use of ICT in
schools
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Under Supervision of Mr. Kazuo Nagano, Chairman of the Council for Research on the Educational Use of Information Networks
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which administers the “ICT Support Staff Competency Certification Exam”—this book features practical recommendations from the field regarding
classroom instruction, administrative support, and infrastructure development, contributed by
five authors who have supported the use of ICT in schools since before the GIGA School Initiative. Scheduled for release on September 22; pre-orders are currently being accepted.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4820807145/
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■ Online Symposium
– September 9: *Kyoiku Shimbun*
“Representative of Zero High, Led by Takafumi Horie, Discusses Signs of a Shift Toward a ‘Third Form of

Education’” – Click here for details:
https://lot.or.jp/media/
　
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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 037
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association (General Incorporated Association) Publication
Date: September 15
, 2021 Publisher in Charge: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko
Akamatsu ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝