CREATIVE KIDS TOP KMD KMD Kicks Off the New Fiscal Year in Earnest

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2021.04.27
KMD Kicks Off the New Fiscal Year in Earnest

The new fiscal year is now in full swing at KMD, and classes have begun.

This semester, I'm teaching two courses: "Social Creation" and "Policy," both of which will continue to be held online.

"Social Creation" includes many international students who haven’t been able to enter the country, as well as participants from the RCA in London and Pratt in New York; most of them don’t know each other and are saying, “Nice to meet you online!”However, when I had the students take charge of facilitating the final class-wide discussion, I was amazed to see them using Miro to silently post one idea after another, vote on them on their own, and wrap up the discussion in the blink of an eye. Their online communication skills have improved since last year! That’s incredible. Could this be the new communication and discussion skills for the coming era?!!!

For the first session of “Policy,” we held a discussion on “What Should Universities Look Like in the Post-COVID Era?” as a sort of icebreaker. Even though it was a short session, we came up with lots of great ideas, so let’s all work together to build the “Meta University”! (*^^*)


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After 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.”