Learning of Tomorrow
- 2019.10.21
- [Related Articles] News on Programming Education
・Yamaguchi Comprehensive Educational Support Center Publishes Research Materials on Classroom Improvement (ICT Education News)
・Winners of the “16th Japan e-Learning Awards,” the Grand Prix for e-learning case studies, announced (EdTechZine)
・Kadokawa Dwango Academy to launch “N Junior High School Online Course” in April (Resemom)
・Misconceptions rampant in elementary school
“programming education”; education expert urges, “Think about what students are learning”(ITmedia NEWS) ・Russia Rolls Out
Open-Source-Based Robotics Education Program (JETRO)
・“Inclusion Workshop” Where Students Learn Together Regardless of Disability
: Let’s Create “Things We Wish Existed” Using MESH™ Programming Blocks (SANKEI NEWS)
・What Are the Trends for
2019?Professionals Announce Christmas Gift Rankings for Kids (Walker Plus)
・Mock Class Event Held on Science
× Programming Education (Press Release Zero)
・Gakken
“Programming & STEAM Education Course” Trial Session on October 20 (Resemom)
・In the AI
Era, Girls Should Pursue STEM Fields Too!(Benesse Educational Information Site)
・A Huge Hit at
a Fukushima Kindergarten! Results of the “HelloThink!” AI Programming App Pilot Test Released (SankeiBiz)
・Elementary School Students and Their Parents Try Building Their Own Computers for the First Time and Take on Programming Challenges Using Their Handmade PCs! — Report on “Learn with Popular YouTuber ‘Ashiato!’Minecraft Programming & PC-Building Class” Report (ImpressWatch)
・PERSOL
P&T Supports Programming Classes at Toyosu Kita Elementary School in Tokyo (ICT Education News)
・Reflecting on the Issue of Marine
Plastic Waste—Lecture and Workshop Event for Parents and Children to Be Held in Kyoto on the 22nd (SANKEI NEWS)
・STEM Education Association to Hold IoT and Programming Course for Mentors on the 20th (ICT Education News) ・Focusing on Programming Education
: KADOKAWA to Launch “Net Gakuen” for Junior High School Students in April 2020 (NIKKEI×TECH)
・Programming Education to Promote Information
Literacy(WirelessWire News)
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[Call for Participants] [Free] Learn Programming with Minecraft! Gakken STEAM Classroom Trial Session to Be Held at Celeo Hachioji North Building! (Jiji.com)
・“track,” a Programming Learning and Testing Platform
, Wins the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award” at the Japan e-Learning Awards (ICT Education News)
・“F@IT Kids Club,” a programming class for children, held a Scratch robot programming event in Nagoya focused on real-world applications! “Exciting! Programming Experience in Nagoya” (Jiji.com)
・SoftBank Holds a Presentation on the Results of Its Robot Programming Education Program (Resemom)
・Can You “Have a Conversation” Using a Programming
Language? Female College Student Confused by the Overwhelming Number of Programming Languages (Netorabo)
・Megumi Asakura of the Technology Division Speaks at Junior Programming World 2019 in
Sapporo (ASCII.jp)
・“Scratch”: Programming by Connecting Blocks — Start by Mimicking Sample Projects with This Deeply Complex Tool – Which One to Use? Programming Education Tools (Mado no Mori)
・Helping to Alleviate Teacher Shortages and Reduce Workloads in Special
Education Classes.A new form of instruction provided by the robot “Kokuri.” ~A pilot test will be conducted on October 25 at Shinagawa Municipal Kamijimei Elementary School~ (Jiji.com) ・Getting a head start on
programming: Chikusa and Miyane Elementary Schools, Aichi Prefecture: Chunichi Shimbun(CHUNICHI Web)
・Uprightness: Developing Drone
Programming Educational Materials to Support the Mandatory Adoption of Online Learning (Chubu Keizai Shimbun)
・Ideal for the first step in programming education for
elementary school students: New book “You Can Do It! Have Fun and See It Through: Scratch 3—An Introduction to Programming for Children” on sale October 23(Jiji.com)
・Why Scratch Is the Most Widely Used Tool for Introducing Programming
Education (ICT Education News)
・“Kokuri,”
a Programming Education Robot, Undergoes Field Testing in Special Education Classes (ICT Education News)
・In December of this year, with the cooperation of GMO Pepabo, we will hold “LOGY Makers,” a programming workshop using the latest IoT kits! (Jiji.com)
・Programming Contest
: Second-Grader Wins Top Prize for “Reality Series 2” (Asahi Shimbun Digital)
・Robot Toys Are Fun to Operate: Programming Research Class Held at Hitoyoshi Nishi Elementary School(Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) ・“Wonder Make Fest 6,” a festival
of IT and hands-on creation by children, to be held in November (ICT Education News)
・Run
, Robot Car! Public Programming Class (Miyanichi e-press)
・[Aiming for a Quality School] Elementary School Teachers Will Survive Even in the AI Era ・Supporting STEM Education with Spherical
Robots: U.S.-Based Sphero Aims to Introduce Them to 130 Schools (Nikkei × TECH)
・Window on
Education: ICT Utilization—The “Support Staff” Behind the Scenes: Support Staff with Specialized Skills (Mainichi Shimbun)
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Digital Picture Book Author Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVASAfter 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.”
