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INDEX

1. Featured News

　● Now Accepting Registrations for the Online Symposium!

　　https://lot.or.jp/feature/2676/

　“The Big Picture of Blockchain and Its Applications in Education”

　“The Challenge of Pioneering Diversity in Learning: The ROCKET Project to Discover Exceptional Talents”

　● Book Now on Sale!

　"The Cutting Edge of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era"

　　https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/

 

2 Learning of Tomorrow Channel

　　https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoSVe-pcbahOMCCQJ9Sobw

　● Online Symposium Videos Updated!

　・“LoiLo Super School for Teachers,” where you can learn about online classes

　・Kyoto City’s Online Education Initiatives

　・Support for Children Who Are Not Attending School

　・Parents’ Perspectives: “The Importance of Online Education”

　・Blockchain × Education: Verifying Academic Credentials Online

 

3. Project Activity Reports

　● Online Symposium Report Now Available!

　　https://lot.or.jp/feature/2628/

　・How the Roles of Tutoring and Prep Schools Have Changed Due to Widespread School Closures

　　~Future Outlook for atama plus~

　・Class Time Cut in Half with Cubina! The Future Outlook for COMPASS

　・New Perspectives and Challenges with an Eye Toward Educational Transformation

　　~Sony Global Education

　・An Interview with Mitsumura Shoten:

　　A New World of Learning Pioneered by Digital Textbooks

　・Digital Archives That Foster Self-Directed Learning

　・What Did Tokyo Shoseki Do During the COVID-19 Pandemic? What Will It Do After GIGA?

 

Announcements from 4 Participating Companies and Organizations

 

5 Recommended Related News

 

6 Media

 

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1. Featured News

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■ Announcement of an Online Symposium

　 ・“The Big Picture of Blockchain and Its Applications in Education”

　The third installment in the “Blockchain × Education” series.

　Sota Watanabe, CEO of Stake Technologies Co., Ltd., will deliver a presentation. As digital transformation (DX) accelerates amid the COVID-19 pandemic,

　. This session will introduce examples of blockchain technologies already in use,

　as well as mechanisms such as DID (Decentralized ID) and their applications.

　https://lot.or.jp/report/2557/

 

• “Challenge to Pave the Way for Diversity in Learning

　　~ The ROCKET Project for Discovering Exceptional Talent”

 

　A lecture by Professor Kentaro Nakamura of the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology.

　A project to discover “exceptional talents” among elementary and junior high school students who tend to refuse to attend school

　“ROCKET,” as well as the

　“DO-IT Japan,” as well as

　“Artec,” which expands the possibilities for people with disabilities

　to expand the possibilities for people with disabilities

　.

　https://lot.or.jp/report/2581/

   

■ Now on sale! *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan

　　—Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era”

 

　A book by Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of the Learning of Tomorrow Association (author and editor), is now on sale.

　It compiles the content of online symposia held by Learning of Tomorrow

　. The book highlights the lag in Japan’s digital education that became apparent during COVID-19 school closures.

　What must be done now to ensure children’s learning continues?

　global trends, initiatives by leading local governments and schools in Japan, and efforts by the private education sector

　, this book reports on the rapidly changing

　.

　https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/

   

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2. Learning of Tomorrow Channel

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■ New online symposium videos now available!

　・“LoiLo Super School for Teachers,” where you can learn about online classes

　　https://youtu.be/mWZ0tcS1Uo8

　・Kyoto City’s Online Education Initiatives

　　https://youtu.be/ctyuTWkKYeM

　・Interview with the Aomori City Superintendent of Education: “Supporting Children Who Are Not Attending School”

　　https://youtu.be/LIL-SGrfduk

　・Parents’ Perspectives: “The Importance of Online Education”

　　https://youtu.be/dWB0y-AamfM

　 ・Blockchain × Education: Verifying Academic Credentials Online

　　https://youtu.be/ku0u7NoP2b8

 

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3. Project Activity Report

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■ Online Symposium Report

　 [How the Roles of Tutoring and Prep Schools Have Changed Amid Widespread School Closures: The Future Outlook for atama plus]

　On August 20, we invited Mr. Daisuke Inada, Representative Director of atama plus Co., Ltd.,

　to host a symposium. The event covered an overview of the AI learning tool “atama+ (Atama Plus)”

　and its application in cram schools and preparatory schools, as well as

　new educational initiatives that have emerged as a result.

 

　First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2490/

　Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/2507/

   

[Class Time Cut in Half with Cubina! COMPASS’s Future Outlook]

　On September 2, we hosted Mr. Motoki Kamino, founder of COMPASS Co., Ltd.,

　to present an overview of the AI-based educational material “Qubena” and

　examples of its use in middle schools.

 

　Part 1: https://lot.or.jp/project/2517/

　Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/2534/

 

[New Perspectives and Challenges with an Eye Toward Educational Transformation

　~ Sony Global Education】

　On September 9, we hosted a symposium featuring

　to host a symposium.

　The symposium focused on the education required in this new era, the company’s educational

　infrastructure services currently under development, as well as the AI analysis

　.

 

　First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2541/

　Second Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2554/

   

[Interview with Mitsumura Tosho: The New World of Learning Opened Up by Digital Textbooks in the Post-COVID Era]

　Mr. Koichi Kurokawa, Senior Managing Director of Mitsumura Tosho Publishing Co., Ltd. / Chair of the Special Committee on Digital Textbook Policy, General Incorporated Association Textbook Association

　Mr. Koichi Kurokawa, Chair of the Special Committee on Digital Textbook Policy, and Mr. Koji Morishita, Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager of the ICT Business Division at

　Co., Ltd., Deputy General Manager of the ICT Business Division,

　to host a symposium. Mr. Kurokawa explained the future of digital

　in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Mr. Morishita

　.

 

　First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2560/

　Second Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2579/

 

[Digital Archives That Foster Self-Directed Learning]

　On September 23, the National Institute of Informatics, the University of Tokyo, and the NPO Renso Publishing

　to host a symposium. Mr. Akihiko Takano explained the digitization of books,

　cultural and artistic materials in Japan, as well as trends overseas,

　and highlighted the potential that the use of digital archives holds

　.

 

　First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2589/

　Part 2: https://lot.or.jp/project/2590/

   

[What Did Tokyo Shoseki Do During the COVID-19 Pandemic? What Will It Do After GIGA?]

　On September 30, we hosted Mr. Toru Kawase, Director and Deputy General Manager of the Education and Culture Division at Tokyo Shoseki,

　we held a symposium. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and once the GIGA School Initiative

　has been implemented,

　through Mr. Kawase’s presentation and a Q&A session.

 

　First Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/2983/

　Second Half: https://lot.or.jp/project/3013/

 

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4. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations

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■ [Call for Participants] Symposium on Educational Assessment × Natural Language Processing

 

　 Hosted by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)

　The AIP Natural Language Understanding Team is conducting research on

　and is currently conducting research and development on new AI technologies to automatically analyze, evaluate, explain, and provide guidance on

　to automatically analyze, evaluate, explain, and provide advice on learners’ written responses and essays.

　and will host a panel discussion featuring education professionals from various fields

　and to hold an online symposium where we can

　.

　(RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project)

 

　Date and Time: Friday, November 27, 2020, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

　Registration: https://c5dc59ed978213830355fc8978.doorkeeper.jp/events/113005

   

■ The New Economic Federation issued a proposal for promoting digital education regarding the next steps beyond the “one PC per student” initiative

 

　On October 14, the New Economic Federation submitted “GIGA School Initiative 2.0: Moving Beyond ‘One PC per Student’

　and Beyond” to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

　In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, new challenges have come to light in educational settings,

　in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it necessary to thoroughly pursue the spirit of the “GIGA School Initiative.”

　. Furthermore, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the creation of the “Digital Agency”

　and instructed the government to “deregulate digital education”—

　, the New Economic Federation has put forward proposals that include regulatory reforms sought by the business community.

　（Japan Association of New Economy）

　https://jane.or.jp/proposal/pressrelease/12231.html

 

■ [Call for Viewers] U-22 Programming Contest 2020

 

　　The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award will finally be decided at the Final Judging Session (online)!

　Launched in 1980 with the aim of discovering and nurturing IT talent, the U-22

　Programming Contest, which began in 1980 to discover and nurture IT talent, marks its 41st anniversary this year and will hold its final judging session for the first time via

　online presentation for the final judging round.

　The event will be streamed LIVE on Niconico Live! There will also be a

　“Best Viewers Award.”

　(The Software Association of Japan, General Incorporated Association)

 

　 Official Website: https://u22procon.com/

　Niconico Live: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv328319467

 

■ “ENNICHI by 1→10 Aqueru Maebashi” Opens on October 23

 

 　“ENNICHI by 1→10 Aqueru Maebashi” is Gunma Prefecture’s first facility to feature

　immersive edutainment facility in Gunma Prefecture

　such as projection mapping. It offers a place to experience, learn about, and

　and enjoy Japanese culture. (1→10 Co., Ltd.)

　https://newscast.jp/news/4356734

 

■ [Call for Participants] Online Seminar on Education in October Hosted by Digital Arts

 

　 October Online Seminar for Education Professionals

　Regarding web security in the era of the GIGA School Initiative, we have received

　we will host a seminar in November

　We will be holding this seminar again in November. Building on the positive response to our

　for teachers and staff.

　(Digital Arts Co., Ltd.)

　[Participation Fee: Free] Details: https://lot.or.jp/report/2974/

 

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5. Recommended Related News

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Introducing news about “Learning of Tomorrow” from Japan and abroad

http://lot.or.jp/relation/

   

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6. Media

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■ Online Symposium

　・October 16, Naigai Shimbun: “Digital Textbooks to Be Distributed via the Cloud”

　・Oct. 16, Education Shimbun: “The Potential of Blockchain: Discussing the Arrival of a Learning History Society”

　　https://www.kyobun.co.jp/news/20201014_05/

　・October 20: Kyoiku Shimbun, “Online Classes Just Like In-Person Ones: Shizuoka Seiko Gakuin Presents Results” 　　

　　https://www.kyobun.co.jp/news/20201020_04/

　・October 23, Naigai Shimbun: “An Explanation of the Role of Digital Textbooks”

　・November 6: Education News — “Using Avatar Robots in Education: BBT University Professor Discusses the Potential”

　　https://www.kyobun.co.jp/news/20201106_03/

 

■ Book: *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan

　　—Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era”

　・Oct. 14, KIDSNA

　　https://lot.or.jp/media/2968/

　・November 4: Manobi-no-Ba.com

　 　https://www.manabinoba.com/books/019420.html

 

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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 027

Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)

Date of Publication: November 13, 2020

Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido

Editor: Yuko Akamatsu

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