Learning of Tomorrow Publication Confirmed: “The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Thinking About Learning in the Post-COVID Era” The online lunch symposiums we held every week during the COVID-19 pandemic are being published as a book! Here’s information about the pre-order site for *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Thinking About Learning in the Post-COVID Era*. The cover art is still in the works.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/
Mr. Takaya, Section Chief at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Mr. Asano, Section Chief at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Mr. Hirakawa, Superintendent of Education for Hiroshima Prefecture; Mr. Endo, Superintendent of Education for Kumamoto City; Mr. Matsumoto, Superintendent of Education for Amagasaki City; Mr. Narita, Superintendent of Education for Aomori City; Mr. Ogi and Mr. Koike, teachers at Chiba University Elementary School;Mr. Tsutsui, President of Eishinkan; Mr. Stuart from Google; Mr. Tani from the Nara Prefecture GIGA School Initiative Promotion Council; Mr. Sugiyama, Mr. Wada, and Mr. Nonaka from Roiro Note;Editor-in-Chief Nakamura of NHK E-Tele; Mr. Hirai from the Chuo Ward Parents’ Association; Mr. Yoshizawa from the Setagaya Ward Parents’ Association; Mr. Shimizu, President of Gilia; Mr. Akutsu, President of LasTrust; and Vice President Yasuura of Kyushu University—their speeches and discussions are featured in this publication.
We also heard from Kazumitsu Yoshida in the Netherlands, Masaki Yokoi in China, Tomoko in the U.S., Ayako in Germany, and K in Malaysia about how online learning was implemented overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This book is an attempt to document the struggles of local governments, schools, the private sector, and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Driven by a strong shared determination to “keep children learning,” many people collaborated across organizational boundaries and did their very best through a process of trial and error. We hope this book will contribute to the development of education in the post-COVID era.
Please note that the discussions from the online symposium featured here reflect the two-way exchanges with the approximately 4,000 participants in total, and this book was created through co-creation with all of you. I’d like to take this opportunity to once again express my gratitude to all the speakers and everyone who tuned in!Thank you also to Takemura-san, Hōgetsu-san, and Mio-chan for coordinating the international interviews! And as always, thank you to the members of the Learning of Tomorrow Association who prepared for the weekly symposiums♪ If you found the online symposiums to be a great source of free, valuable information, please be sure to recommend this book to those in communities still struggling without ICT implementation!
None of the people featured in this book (including me, of course!) will receive any compensation or royalties for this project (*^^*). We hope to promote good practices by using all of those funds to distribute copies of the book.
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.”
