CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education Panel Discussion on Programming Education @ Microsoft

Programming Education

2016.04.29
Panel Discussion on Programming Education @ Microsoft

I'm at Microsoft in Seattle. I'm participating in a discussion on programming education.
I'm on a panel with Neil, who helped develop the National Curriculum for Computing in the UK; Mary, the global CEO of CoderDojo; and Alepha, who is working to address the digital divide in education in Mexico.

While having lunch and listening to a talk about the introduction of programming education in the UK, I heard someone say that Japan is the one to envy!!!
The reason was, “Japan has four whole years until 2020, when programming is set to be introduced, but the UK only had 18 months to prepare.”


　

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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.”