Digital Textbooks Symposium: “What Will Be the Role of Digital Textbooks? — Toward Their Introduction in 2020” Symposium: “What Will Be the Role of Digital Textbooks?—Toward Their Introduction in 2020.”
Professor Tatsuya Hotta, Chair of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Study Group on the Role of Digital Textbooks”;
Yuji Mikuma, Section Chief at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Yasushi Kataoka of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Educational Informatization;
Mr. Koichi Kurokawa, Senior Managing Director of Mitsumura Publishing; Mr. Kenichi Arai, Chairman of the Benesse Educational Research Institute; and
Professor Ichiya Nakamura of Keio University.
Naturally, the conversation started with Pokémon GO.
All the panelists seem to be working tirelessly on research into children and media.
When I went to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology after the symposium, there were so many of them that I leveled up to Level 11! ♪
Legislative amendments for the introduction of digital textbooks, the expansion of Wi-Fi infrastructure,
the establishment of an educational cloud platform, and programming education.
Since things have started moving forward in various areas, we thought, “Why not take a commemorative photo for a change…”At the venue right next to the statue of Yukichi Fukuzawa.
The symposium concluded with a declaration from DiTT stating that we will work to address remaining challenges and present our next vision (learning in the AI/IoT era).
I’ll post a detailed report online at a later date.
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.”
