Programming Education [Speaker] I will be speaking at the “2nd Asahi Shimbun Challenge Forum” I will be speaking at the 2nd Asahi Shimbun Challenge Forum.
Date and Time: Saturday, March 11, 2017, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (tentative
) Venue: Asahi Hall, Yurakucho, Tokyo
Organizer: The
Asahi Shimbun Special Sponsors: SAPIX, YOSEMI GROUP
■Program <
Part 1> What Are the Various Changes Brought About by the AI Era? ○
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM Lecture: Nanako
Ishido (Chairperson, CANVAS NPO; Associate Professor, Keio University
) “Is the Era of Reading, Writing, and Programming Coming!?~Fostering the Skills to Thrive in the Information Society~
” ○ 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Video Lecture Michael
Osborne (Associate Professor, University of Oxford
) “Which Jobs Will Remain in the Future, and What Skills Will Be Required of Our Children?”
〈Part 2〉The Skills We Want to Instill and the
Role of Education for Thriving in the AI Era ○ 2:55–3:25 p.m. Lecture Mr. Magohiro Wada
(Principal, Nada Junior and Senior High School
) “The Skills Required in the AI Era as Seen in Nada School’s Education”
○ 3:30–4:40 p.m. Panel Discussion:
“The Arrival of the AI Era and the Future of Japanese Education” Panelists: ・Hiroshi Suzuki
(Advisor to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Professor, University of Tokyo and Keio University) ・
Junko Hamanaka (Professor, Research and Development Department, National Center for University Entrance Examinations)
・Magohiro
Wada Moderator ・Toshiro Takamiya (Co-Representative, SAPIX YOSEMI GROUP)
For details and to register,
please visit the URL below: http://www.asahi.com/ad/c-forum/
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.”
