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◆◇ Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ Vol. 097
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It’s already December.
I imagine this is a busy time for everyone.
As the cold weather sets in, please take care of yourselves and bring this year to a close on a positive note.
In this issue, along with a report on DiTT’s activities,
we bring you the latest information on ICT education.
Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council Secretariat
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・Topics
・Activity Report (Study Sessions)
・New Member Companies
・Announcements from the Secretariat
・Local Government Initiatives
・Media
・Information on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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Topics
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● The AI Working Group (AI_WG) has launched, beginning with the DiTT AI Symposium on November 9.
Through discussions with AI researchers from RIKEN, NICT, and AIST, it became clear that while there is
, it became clear that while there is great enthusiasm for introducing these technologies into sectors such as the automotive and service industries, their application in education remains underdeveloped.
In collaboration with research institutes and companies, DiTT will translate the use of cutting-edge digital technologies—such as AI, IoT, big data, and blockchain—into concrete actions to apply them to education, and will work to pioneer new fields!
Symposium Report
http://ditt.jp/action/symposium.html?id=27&page;=1
Media (Kyoiku Shimbun)
http://ditt.jp/office/kyoiku20171109.pdf
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Activity Report
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≪Study Session≫
We held the 88th Study Session on Thursday, November 16.
Guest Presentation
■ NEL&M Co., Ltd. Mr. Kohei Tanaka
“Implementing ICT Time in Kindergartens and Daycare Centers—With an Eye Toward Solving Challenges in ICT Implementation in Elementary, Junior High, and High Schools”
■ Ms. Chie Miyata, General Manager, Education Support Division 1, Active Brains Co., Ltd.
“Case Studies of Active Learning Tools Utilizing AI”
http://ditt.jp/action/study.html
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New Member Companies
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Introducing one new corporate member.
<General Member>
・Jikkyo Publishing Co., Ltd.
http://www.jikkyo.co.jp/
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Announcement from the Secretariat
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■ We are conducting a survey regarding cutting-edge technologies in the education sector and international expansion.
We appreciate your cooperation.
・Cutting-edge technologies in the education sector (AI/IoT/Big Data/)
Click here for the survey: https://questant.jp/q/L3J6PZXC
・Overseas expansion in the education sector
Click here for the survey: https://questant.jp/q/ODNNJLQV
■New Appointment as “Advisor”:
・ National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Center for Advanced Research and Development in Intelligent Science (AIS)
Deputy Director, Center for Advanced Research and Development Yoshiaki Saeki
http://ditt.jp/ditt/officer.html
■DiTT Chairman Hiroshi Komiyama has been awarded the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award (Knowledge Award), an international prize named after the Ruler of Dubai.
■At the General Assembly of the ICT Parliamentary League, which DiTT Vice Chairman Nakamura and Director Ishido attended as advisors,
the content of a member-sponsored bill was approved, with the aim of enacting it during next year’s regular session of the Diet.
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Local Government Initiatives
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■ Initiatives in the Kyushu and Okinawa Region (Part 1)
Saga Prefecture
・Saga Prefecture: Launched the “Project to Promote Advanced ICT Utilization in Education” in fiscal year 2011. Starting that fiscal year, through collaboration between prefectural projects and businesses,
. In fiscal year 2012, all four prefectural junior high schools and all
special needs schools were equipped with
one device per student, electronic whiteboards, and a wireless LAN environment.
Additionally, starting in fiscal year 2012, the prefecture conducted pilot studies aimed at introducing tablet devices to prefectural high schools. From fiscal year 2014 onward, first-year students at prefectural high schools have purchased and used Windows tablet PCs at their own expense. Interactive whiteboards and wireless LAN environments were also installed.
Furthermore, the prefecture has independently developed and utilizes “SEI-NET,” a system that centrally manages school administration, learning, and teaching materials.
It has been selected as a pilot region for the Pioneering Educational System Demonstration Project.
・Saga City: In fiscal year 2010, as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ ICT Kizuna Project, in select grades at two elementary schools, the city installed one tablet PC per student and teacher, electronic whiteboards, and a wireless LAN environment. Additionally, as part of the Future School Promotion Project, the city installed one tablet PC per student and teacher at one elementary school, along with electronic whiteboards and a wireless LAN environment, and promoted their use.
, along with interactive whiteboards and a wireless LAN environment, and promoted their use.
Since fiscal year 2013, the city has been working to install interactive whiteboards,
digital textbooks, and educational content in elementary and junior high schools throughout the city.
・Takeo City: In fiscal year 2010, following selection for the “ICT Kizuna Project,” one iPad per student was distributed to 4th through 6th graders at two elementary schools. In fiscal year 2014, one Android tablet per student was loaned to all elementary school students.
・Ogi City: In fiscal year 2012, the city introduced approximately 40 Windows tablet PCs to each of its 12 elementary and middle schools, depending on the school’s size. For special education classes, the city introduced iPads separately.
・Taku City: Starting in fiscal year 2012, one elementary school and one middle school each participated in a pilot program conducted by Daiwabo Information Systems.
. The project tested the use of educational tablet PCs and other devices for one class per school. From November 2014 to March 2015, the city also
conducted a pilot program in collaboration with Sharp to test digital teaching materials using approximately 200 Windows
tablets.
・Kamimine Town: Plans to install 42 tablet devices and a wireless LAN environment at the junior high school in fiscal year 2014.
・Miyaki Town: In fiscal year 2013, introduced 620 tablet PCs for students and 28 tablet PCs for teachers at seven town-run elementary and junior high schools.
Interactive whiteboards and a wireless LAN environment were also installed.
・Genkai Town: Plans to lease 155 tablet devices for 5th and 6th grade elementary school students and middle school students during fiscal year 2014.
Starting in fiscal year 2015, a wireless LAN environment will be installed in the new integrated elementary-middle school building, which combines the town’s elementary and middle schools.
A wireless LAN infrastructure is scheduled to be installed in the new integrated elementary-and-middle-school building, which will combine the town’s elementary and middle schools starting in fiscal year 2015.
Additionally, plans are in place to gradually implement a “one tablet per student” policy.
・Shiraishi Town: Starting in fiscal year 2012, one elementary school became a pilot school for the Daiwabo demonstration project,
receiving 40 Windows tablet PCs on
loan free of charge, along with the installation of digital whiteboards, Wi-Fi, and other equipment. Additionally, a total of 40
tablet PCs have already been installed in two schools,
, and an initiative to share 123 tablet PCs among all elementary schools in the city has also been launched.
At all three junior high schools, the plan is to introduce 40 tablet PCs to one school per fiscal year from FY2013 through FY2015.
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Media Coverage
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■ICT Education News, etc.
E4T Holds Symposium: “The First Step in Programming Education”
https://edtechzine.jp/article/detail/538
https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/kodomo_it/news/1091530.html
■Education Newspaper
DiTT Holds Symposium to Discuss the Educational Applications and Potential of AI
http://ditt.jp/office/20171113_Kyouikushinbun.pdf
http://ditt.jp/media/
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Information on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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November 4, 2017
ICT Education for Preschoolers: “Motoshiro Certified Children’s Center” in Tokushima City
http://www.topics.or.jp/localNews/news/2017/11/2017_15097717223612.html
November 8, 2017
High Schools to Loan PCs for Learning; Shift from Student Purchases
http://www.saga-s.co.jp/articles/-/146493
November 14, 2017
Musashi Gakuen Data Science Research Institute Established
November 17, 2017
“Tech Companies Have a Responsibility to Safely Integrate AI into Society”
IBM and Salesforce CEOs Discuss AI, Employment, and Education
https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20171117-ibm_salesforce/
November 21, 2017
How Will VR Change Education? Survey Results from Over 1,300 Students
https://vrinside.jp/news/foundry10-brought-vr-to-schools/
November 23, 2017
KDDI Acquires English Conversation School AEON; VR Learning Programs Also Under Consideration
https://www.nikkan.co.jp/articles/view/00451949
November 24, 2017
IT in Education: How to Bridge the Significant Disparities That Have Arisen in Schools and Communities
http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/column/17/112100531/112100001/?rt=nocnt
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.:*:.:♪*:. DiTT—Now Recruiting Members *:.:♪*:.*:.
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The Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council is currently recruiting members.
Executive members and general members are welcome to participate in study sessions organized by DiTT as well as
committees organized by DiTT.
In addition, we provide information on digital textbooks and educational materials, and
organize social gatherings and other opportunities for members to exchange information.
Please visit the page below for more details!
URL: http://ditt.jp/join
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◆◇ DiTT NEWS ◇◆ vol.0097
Publisher: Digital Textbook and Teaching Materials Council (General Incorporated Association)
Date of Publication: December 1, 2017
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt【at】ditt.jp
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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.”
