Learning of Tomorrow [Report] Symposium: “The Programming Education Market: A Flurry of Entrants from Other Industries” (Part 2) This post is a bit late, but here is the report on the second half of the symposium titled “The Programming Education Market: A Wave of Entrants from Other Industries,” featuring speakers from SoftBank, Tamiya, LINE, Tokyu, CyberAgent, GMO, DeNA, and mixi.
Why did they start programming education businesses?
What are the challenges of making programming education mandatory?
How can private companies help address those challenges?
How do they view the Japanese programming education market?
How do they view the global market?
How will Japan change with the mandatory implementation of programming education?
What direction should Japan’s education system take in the future?
These were the topics discussed.
The speakers’ remarks clearly illustrated that running a programming education business involves a variety of challenges.
https://lot.or.jp/wp/project/1520/
Report on the first half.
https://creativekids.jp/?p=19339
■Speakers (Titles Omitted
): Ayumi Ishikawa, Deputy
Section Chief, Wellness Promotion Group, Line-Based Lifestyle Creation Division, Tokyu Corporation; Takayuki Ishizaki, Sales Section
, Sales Department, Tamiya Co., Ltd.
Asahiro Ueno, General Manager, Education Business Division, CyberAgent, Inc.; Tetsutaro Kadowaki, CSR Group, General Affairs Department, SoftBank Group Corp
.; Shosuke Suehiro, Developer for Programming Seminar, CSR Promotion Group
, DeNA Co
., Ltd.
Teru Tanabe, Mixi, Inc., CTO Office,
Development Division; Masanobu Naruse, GMO Internet, Inc., Developer Relations Team, Developer Evangelist; Yuki Nishio,
LINE Corporation, Public Policy Office, Social Collaboration Team, Manager; Nanako Ishido, Chairperson
, Learning of Tomorrow
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.”
