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INDEX

1. Featured News
● Now Accepting Registrations for Online Symposium!

https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/ • “Structural Transformation of Public Education”: Starting
with the Question, “What Is the Purpose of Education, Anyway?” •
Microsoft Education’s Vision for Student-Centered Learning and Educational Reform • Toward

Data-Driven Education

2 Learning of Tomorrow CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw
● Online Symposium Videos Now Available!
・The Future and Prospects of VR in Realizing “Learning of Tomorrow”・Keidanren’s
Roadmap for Digital Transformation (DX) in Education・The Use of VR in Educational Support for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities as
Social Implementation Progresses

Project 3 Activity Report
● Online Symposium Report Now Available!
https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/・The Use of VR in Educational Support for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities as


Social Implementation Advances・The Fundamental Principles of a Digital Society That the GIGA School Initiative Must Not Lose Sight Of・What Skills Are Needed for the Future? — Rough & Peace: The “Mother”
Play and Learning Educational Platform —
・A Remote Off-Campus Learning Project Utilizing Cutting-Edge Technologies Such as
5G and VR to Realize Education That Leaves No One Behind・Lecture by Masanobu Takahama of Hanamaru Learning Center
—The Core of Educational Issues Lies in the Family!—
・Aiming for a “School That Doesn’t Look Like a School”—The Challenge of Gifu Municipal Kusajun Junior High School—

● Report on the Working Group and the Parliamentary League for ICT in
Education’s Third General Meeting of Fiscal Year 2021
; Launch of Free Esports Courses
Offered by “Interacademic Esports Education”; Event Report on Online Terakoya Vol
. 2

4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

5 Recommended Related News Articles

6 Media Features

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■ Announcement of an Online Symposium
: [Reflecting on the Question, “What Is the Purpose of Education, Anyway?”]

[“Structural Transformation of Public Education”]
Kazunori Tomano, an associate professor at the Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University, and a philosopher of education, gave a lecture on “Structural Transformation of Public Education,
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arguing that the GIGA School Initiative is less about creating a new model for schools and more about establishing a learning environment that enables the most “natural” form of learning
for children.
https://lot.or.jp/report/5013/

[Microsoft Education's Goal]

[
Learner-Centered Learning and Educational Reform] Ms. Yoko Nakai, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Education Sales Division, Public Sector
Business Unit, at Microsoft Japan, gave a presentation
on the company’s initiatives aimed
at realizing the GIGA School Initiative—an initiative that never loses sight of the principle that learners are at the center of the process.
https://lot.or.jp/report/5111/

[Toward Data-Driven Education] Professor Tatsuya Hotta of the Graduate School of Information Sciences at
Tohoku University—who spearheaded the promotion of the GIGA School Initiative at the
Central Council for Education and has served as chair of the Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Study Group on the Role of “Digital Textbooks” and
the Expert Panel on the Utilization of Educational Data—delivered a lecture.
https://lot.or.jp/report/5224/

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel
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■ Online Symposium Videos Now Available!
• The Future and Prospects of VR for Realizing “Learning of Tomorrow”
https://youtu.be/hXIqckMgjKw •
Keidanren’s Roadmap for Digital Transformation (DX) in Education
https://youtu.be/ct610nHaDcw・The Use of VR in Educational Support for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities as Social
Implementation Progresses
https://youtu.be/dnwqBhjuFVU

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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Online Symposium Report Now Available!
[The Use of VR in Educational Support for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities as Social Implementation Advances] Mr. Kyohei Takeuchi, Business Producer in charge of “emou” at Jolly Good Co

., Ltd., presented details on “emou”—the VR-based educational content
for individuals with developmental disabilities developed and provided by the company—as well as the service itself and
specific implementation case studies.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/4824/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/4847/

[Fundamental Principles of a Digital Society That the GIGA School Initiative Must Not Lose Sight Of] Mr. Hiroki Takaya of the
Cabinet Secretariat’s Digital Agency Preparatory Office and the RIKEN Research Institute delivered a presentation from a “digital” perspective
on the GIGA School Initiative,
which officially launched in April 2021.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/4862/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/4879/

[What Skills Are Needed for the Future? ~Rough & Peace Mother: An Educational Platform
for Play and Learning~] Mr. Noriyuki Ikunuma of Rough & Peace Mother
, Inc. introduced the
service overview and current content offerings of the company’s educational content distribution and development
platform, “Rough & Peace Mother.”
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/4977/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/4992/

[Remote Off-Campus Learning Project Utilizing Cutting-Edge Technologies Such as
5G and VR to Realize Education That Leaves No One Behind]Koichi Fueita of
the IOWN/6G Platform Development Office and Ken Sugitsuma of the Design Center at
Fujitsu Limited explained the background
of the project and the use of 5G and VR in remote off-campus learning,
while Noboru Niwa, a professor in the Faculty of Education at Kwansei Gakuin University, presented a demonstration of an experiential class
using an underwater drone.
Part 1:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5056/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5083/

[Lecture by Masanobu Takahama of Hanamaru Gakushukai: “The Core of Educational Issues Lies in the Home!”] Masanobu Takahama

, Representative of Hanamaru Gakushukai and Chairman of the Board of the NPO Child-Rearing Support Group Mugigumi, delivered a lecture focusing on the importance of
home learning during early childhood, which plays a crucial role in the development of children’s abilities.
First Half:
https://lot.or.jp/project/5107/後半 https://lot.or.jp/project/5121/

■ Report on the 3rd General Meeting of the Working Group and the Parliamentary League
on ICT in Education for Fiscal Year 2021

Chairwoman Nanako Ishido and
Executive Director Ichiya Nakamura participated as advisors in the general meeting of the Parliamentary League for Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education
(Chair: Representative Toshiaki Endo). A report indicated that the most common challenges
raised by local governments regarding the GIGA School Initiative were “the use of ICT
in school instruction”“teachers’ ability to guide students in using ICT,” and “issues related to taking devices home,”
followed by “device management and operation” and “home internet connectivity.”

https://lot.or.jp/project/4902/

・"Interacademic Esports Education" Launches Free eSports Courses

The General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow and the General Incorporated Association Japan eSports Federation implemented an eSports course curriculum through “Interacademic Esports Education,

” a community and liaison organization they jointly
established with the aim of providing educational opportunities through eSports. *Registration is now closed.

https://lot.or.jp/report/4908/

・Online Terakoya Vol. 2: Event Report

The event consisted of two parts: first, guest entrepreneurs shared their journeys to where their companies are today and discussed their business
activities; followed by a one-on-one consultation corner where attendees
could speak with them directly.
The guest entrepreneur for the second session was Momoe
Kobayashi of DAYLILY, a company that is redefining the concept of traditional
Chinese medicine through its lifestyle brand.
https://lot.or.jp/project/5018/

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4. Announcements
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■ [Call for Participants]
July Online Seminar on Education Hosted by Digital Arts

We are hosting a
seminar designed to deepen understanding of the safe and secure use of ICT and
filtering under the GIGA School Initiative, covering everything from an explanation of challenges faced in schools to the configuration and operation of filtering as part of
countermeasures. We are currently accepting requests at any time for
customized outreach and awareness activities (information literacy classes)
.

・GIGA School-Related Seminar [Thursday, July 15, 2021, 3:00–3:40 p.m.]
Safe and Secure
ICT Use and Filtering in the GIGA School Initiative [Practical Guide]
For more details, click here: https://mktg.daj.jp/public/seminar/view/3993

・Information Literacy Classes <
For Students, Parents, and School Staff> (Individual Registration)
For more details, click here: https://www.daj.jp/csr/enlightenment/
*Currently available online as well
(Digital Arts Co., Ltd.)

■ [Free Webinar] What Are the Challenges Facing
the “GIGA School Initiative”? — A Conversation with ICT Education Expert Eriko Uematsu on the Current State of
Learning and Success Stories—

The GIGA School Initiative is advancing rapidly. Schools are under urgent pressure to implement one device per student and deploy
high-speed networks. Due to the
rapid pace of these initiatives, schools are facing a variety of challenges.
In this webinar, Ms. Eriko
Uematsu, who has been involved in the education industry for many years, will discuss the current state of learning and share success stories.
We will also introduce a facility where you can
test the quality of educational ICT services in a real-world school environment.
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hSpNDn5QRpe7zWUBWenoEA
(Webレッジ Co., Ltd.)

■ [Free Webinar] Make
Remote Learning a Reality Now with MDM and Filtering!

Are students able to use the tablets provided through the GIGA School Initiative for
learning at home? What is needed
to create a safe and secure environment for
children to study at home? We explain using real-world examples.
Details: https://www.mobi-connect.net/event/online_edu/
(Inventit Co., Ltd.)

■ U-22 Programming Contest 2021: Entries Now Being Accepted! The
deadline is the end of August!

The U-22 Programming Contest 2021 will begin
accepting entries on July 1 (deadline: August 31). This contest began in 1980, when personal computers first
appeared on the scene, and
has evolved with the times; this year marks its 42nd edition.With the GIGA School Initiative ensuring that
all elementary and junior high school students will have their own personal computers, both the
committee and the secretariat eagerly anticipate seeing the wonderful projects created by the next generation of young people as they bring
their own ideas to life.
Details: https://u22procon.com/

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5. Recommended Related News
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News on "Learning of Tomorrow" from Japan and Abroad
http://lot.or.jp/relation/

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6. Media
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■ “Interacademic Esports Education” Launches Free eSports Courses—
June 17: NASEF JAPAN
“General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow’s ‘Interacademic Esports Education’ Launches
Free eSports Courses”

・June 21: ICT Education News
: “Learning of Tomorrow Launches Free
Esports Courses Through ‘Interacademic Esports Education’”

・June 21, Esports World
: “[Free to Join!] Announcement
: ‘Interacademic Esports Education’ Launches Free Esports Courses”

・June 21: e-elements
“【Free to Attend!】Announcement
: ‘Interacademic Esports Education’ Launches Free e-Sports Courses”

・June 22: Resemom
Brings Esports into the Classroom—"Interacademic Esports Education" July 1–September 9

■ Online Symposium
—June 22: Naigai
Education “Presenting Case Studies of Special Schools for Students Who Refuse to Attend School”

・July 2: Naigai Education
, “Integration with Digital Learning Materials Is the Key to Widespread Adoption”

Click here for more details:
https://lot.or.jp/media/

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Learning of Tomorrow" Newsletter Vol. 035
Publisher: General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow Publication
Date: July 15
, 2021 Publisher in Charge: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko
Akamatsu ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝