＼＼＼Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter No. 021／／／
   

INDEX

1 Featured News · Announcement
of
Online Lecture 　“Interview with the Hiroshima Prefectural Superintendent of Education: Hiroshima Prefecture’s Initiatives in Online Education” · Report
on the ICT
Parliamentary League’s Second General Meeting for Fiscal Year 2020 · Notice of Updates to the “Learning of Tomorrow Channel” · Notice
of Updates to
Online Education Interviews
2 Columns · Interviews
　Online Classes—Chugoku
Region 　Online Classes—The Netherlands
　Online Classes—Germany

3 Project Activity Reports
　Report
on the Cloud Working Group Meeting 　Participation in the Copyright Forum—Report
from the Copyright Working Group
4 Announcements
from Participating Companies and Organizations
5 Recommended Related News

6 Media
   

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1. Featured

News ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━  
■ Announcement
of Online Lecture Series 　“A Conversation with the Superintendent of Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima Prefecture’s Online Education Initiatives”

　For the first session, Rie Hirakawa, Superintendent of Hiroshima Prefecture, will deliver a lecture.As school closures continue to
be extended 　nationwide and various initiatives are being implemented by local governments, she will discuss 　Hiroshima Prefecture’s efforts to secure cloud accounts for all elementary and secondary school students in
the prefecture 　and its swift
　response to the situation.
　 　
https://lot.or.jp/wp/report/1836/
   　

■ Report
on the 2nd General Meeting of the FY2020 ICT Parliamentary League
　Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson, and Ichiya Nakamura, Executive Director—both expert
　members—attended the general meeting of the cross-party ICT Parliamentary League (Chair: Representative Toshiaki Endo) held on April 15.
　In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced schools nationwide to
close and take other measures, 　issues the parliamentary league has long advocated for—such as providing one computer per student and streamlining
copyright procedures— 　are now rapidly moving toward resolution.
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/report/1764/
   

■ Notice
of Updates to the “Learning of Tomorrow Channel”
　The “Learning of Tomorrow CHANNEL,” an interview series by the Learning of Tomorrow Association,
has been updated. 　[Message from Toshiaki Endo: “The Future of Schools”]
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1830/
　[Message from Michihiro Ishibashi: “Learning Utilizing ICT”]
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1832/
　[Message from Hiroshi Komiyama: “What Should Education Look Like in the Future?”]
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1834/
　[Interviews with Hiroki Takaya, Parts 1–4]
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1835/

■ Notice
Regarding Updates to the Online Education Interview Series   　
UNESCO announced that, due to the novel coronavirus, more
than 1.5 billion 　children worldwide are unable to attend school (as of April 6).
　How are
other countries responding to this situation? 　We have published interviews featuring interesting examples from overseas.
　(Details are provided in the “Columns & Interviews” section below)
   

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2. Columns & Interviews
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■ Online Classes 3—China (Part 1 & Part 2)

　In China,
reports emerged that
immediately after schools were closed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, 　a system was put in place to enable 50 million students to participate in distance learning. 　We interviewed experts to learn about the nature of distance education 　being implemented
in China.
　[Part 1]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1734/
　[Part 2]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1742/


■ Online Classes 4 – The Netherlands (Part 1 & Part 2)
  　
The Netherlands is entering the sixth week of its lockdown,
which began on March 16. 　Although the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, the number of patients
　developing severe symptoms is trending downward, and it appears the healthcare system will be able to withstand the strain. We conducted an interview 　about distance learning and the typical school environment in
the Netherlands.
　[Part 1]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1782/　
　[Part 2]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1784/


■ Online Classes 5 – Germany (Part 1 & Part 2)
  　
The family lives in the city of Freudenstadt in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg, 　about 80 km from the state capital
, Stuttgart.
　This is one of the regions in Germany with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, and the city 　has been under a complete lockdown since late March
.Since educational curricula
vary by state 　in Germany—so this is just one example—we conducted an interview to get a sense of what school life is like.
　[Part 1]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1801/
　[Part 2]　https://lot.or.jp/wp/column/1809/
   

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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Participation in the 9th Copyright Forum—Report
from the Copyright Working Group
　The
Copyright Forum, in which members of the Learning of Tomorrow Working Group participated as committee members, 　was held. Based on the discussions there, the “Guidelines for
the Application
of Article 35 of the Amended Copyright Act 　(Reiwa 2 (2020) Edition), which serve as guidelines for the use of copyrighted works in educational settings, were published.
　[“Guidelines for the Application of Article 35 of the Amended Copyright Act (Reiwa 2 Edition)” Published]
　https://forum.sartras.or.jp/info/004/
   

■ Report
on the 7th Cloud Working Group Meeting
　The working group met online on April 23. Discussions focused on 　the requirements for software and apps that can be used
in educational settings, as well as the whitelist.
　https://lot.or.jp/wp/projectgroup/1041/
   

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4. Announcements
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■ Announcement
: U-22 Programming Contest 2020
　The U-22 Programming Contest is a project-submission-based programming
contest 　for participants aged 22 and under who aim to pioneer a new future 　through
their own ideas and technical skills. The 41st edition will be held in 2020.
　Now more than ever, we are seeking participants to
take on this challenge 　as an opportunity to develop their skills. (The Software Association of Japan, a General Incorporated Association)
[Application Period] July 1–August 31 [Final Judging]: October 18
[Details] https://u22procon.com/
   

■ Announcement
: “Online Workshop Collection” to Be Held
　The “Online Workshop Collection” project
, aimed at promoting and 　developing online creative
workshops that stimulate children’s 　creativity and expressive abilities, 　launched in
June 2020! The first session is scheduled for Sunday, June 28! Recruitment of exhibitors has also begun.
　(NPO CANVAS)
[Details] https://canvas.ws/workshop/23914


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5. Recommended Related News
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News
on digital education and teaching materials
from Japan and abroad . Introducing news on programming education :
http://lot.or.jp/relation/
   

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6. Media
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・Yahoo! News) Digital Education
Has Entered a New Phase Due to COVID-19 　https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/nakamura-ichiya/20200425-00175093/
 

"Learning of Tomorrow" Newsletter, Vol. 021
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow Association (General Incorporated Association) Publication
Date: May 15, 2020
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido

Edited by Yuko Akamatsu