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◆◇ [Special Issue] Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ vol. 086
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□■□ Announcement: Symposium Commemorating DiTT’s Incorporation □■□
As announced in our recent newsletter, we will be holding a symposium on February 14 to celebrate DiTT’s incorporation as a public interest incorporated association.
The event will take the form of a roundtable discussion, where we plan to discuss the current state of educational digitization, its challenges, and future prospects and expectations.
http://ditt.jp/news/?id=2247
We look forward to your participation, so
please be sure to register!
★ Click here to register: https://goo.gl/HTwwQV
[Symposium Overview]
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■ Date and Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
■ Venue: Akasaka Shubia
1F Daiwa Akasaka Building, 2-14-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
http://www.subir.co.jp/access
■ Scheduled Speakers *Listed in Japanese alphabetical order; honorifics omitted
Tomo Ishizawa General Manager, Product Planning Department, GSM Division, JustSystems Co., Ltd.
Tetsuro Uehara President and CEO, AZ Holdings Co., Ltd.
Eriko Uematsu Associate Professor, Faculty of International Communication, Musashino Gakuin University
Maki Umejima—Founder, Japan Center for the Promotion of Logical Communication Technology
Hideo Kageyama—Professor, Organization for Educational Development and Promotion, Ritsumeikan University
Jiro Kokuryo—Permanent Executive Director, Keio University
Keiichiro Kobayashi—General Manager, Copyright Division, Compliance Headquarters, Benesse Corporation
Hiroshi Komiyama Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.; 28th President, The University of Tokyo
Rieko Komiyama Director, Recruit Next-Generation Education Research Institute
Hideaki Shimada Vice President, Japan Society for Digital Textbooks; Associate Professor, Department of Education, Institute of Academic Research, Shinshu University
Hajime Yamada Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University
Reina Ryuji Manager, External Affairs and Social Contribution Section, Policy, External Affairs, and Legal Affairs Division, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Ichiya Nakamura Executive Director, DiTT; Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Nanako Ishido: Secretary General, DiTT; Chairperson, NPO CANVAS
■ Registration: https://goo.gl/HTwwQV
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◆◇ DiTT NEWS ◇◆ vol.0086
Publisher: Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council
Publication Date: January 20, 2017
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt@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.”
