Learning of Tomorrow [Report] Special Online Symposium (Part 1): “Toward Promoting the Use of Educational Data to Support Learning in a New Era” On January 7, we hosted an online symposium titled “~Special Event~ Promoting the Use of Educational Data to Support Learning in a New Era,” featuring four guests: Takashi Kiryu, Director of the Office for the Promotion of Advanced Technology in Learning within the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Masanori Kusunoki, CTO of Japan Digital Design Co., Ltd.; Tsutomu Togasaki, Superintendent of the Toda City Board of Education;Koichi Hashida, Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School and a researcher at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AI-RIKEN), to host an online symposium titled “~Special Emergency Event~ Toward Promoting the Use of Educational Data to Support Learning in a New Era.”
In the first half of the symposium—the first of 2021—Mr. Hashida, Mr. Togasaki, Mr. Kusunoki, and Mr. Kiryu gave presentations, in that order, on the current state of educational data utilization, its future prospects, and its relationship to the My Number Card. The second half consisted of a question-and-answer session. Here is a recap of the first half.
First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/3831/
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.”
