CREATIVE KIDS TOP Learning of Tomorrow [Report] Open Working Group on VR and Education

Learning of Tomorrow

2019.03.11
[Report] Open Working Group on VR and Education

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[Report on the Open VR×Education Working Group (WG)]
On December 1, 2018, Learning of Tomorrow held the “Learning of Tomorrow Exhibition” at the University of Tokyo in Hongo, Tokyo.
　
In the “VR × Education Open Working Group (WG),” eight participants each gave a 10-minute presentation on topics such as how cutting-edge technologies like VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) will impact education, and how to integrate VR and AR into educational settings.We will cover these presentations in three articles.
Part 1: “How Will VR (Virtual Reality) Change the Nature of Education?”
http://lot.or.jp/wp/project/772/
Part 2: “The Potential of VR (Virtual Reality) to Transform Education”
http://lot.or.jp/wp/project/781/
Part 3: “The Diverse Applications of VR (Virtual Reality) in Education”
http://lot.or.jp/wp/project/787/


　
[Working Group Participants]
*Titles omitted; listed in no particular order
Masahiko Inami, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Tomoyuki Sugiyama, President, Digital Hollywood University
Takushi Narumi, Lecturer, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Kota Minamizawa, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Tomoki Itamiya, Professor, Department of Information Media, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Denpa Gakuen Educational Corporation;
Naotaka Fujii, CEO of Hakosco; Representative of the VR Consortium;
Hiroki Omae, Director for Japan, Unity Technologies Japan, LLC;
Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of the Learning of Tomorrow Association


　

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    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.”