CREATIVE KIDS TOP Learning of Tomorrow Public Working Group Meeting on VR and Education!

Learning of Tomorrow

2018.11.16
Public Working Group Meeting on VR and Education!

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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<NOW Accepting Participants!> Let’s Explore the Future of VR in Education!
The Learning of Tomorrow Association, of which CANVAS serves as a board member, will hold an open working group to discuss and demonstrate the educational applications of VR.

Each member will share examples of VR implementation in education from Japan and abroad, as well as
methods for utilizing VR in education.
(Date and Time: December 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

* Click here to register:
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<WG Members>
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, Representative Director, Hakosco Co., Ltd.; Representative, VR Consortium;
Hiroki Omae, Director for Japan, Unity Technologies Japan LLC;
Nanako Ishido, Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow Association
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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, 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.”