Uncategorized Introducing the works from the “Expanding the World with Digital Ehon” Exhibition!! Reprinted from the Facebook page of Digital Ehon Inc.
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Introducing the works from the "Expanding the World with Digital Ehon" exhibition!!
Introducing digital books from "Expanding the World with Digital Ehon"
"How The Platypus Was Made" by Kiwa Digital
At an elementary school in Australia, children learned about the language and culture unique to their local area by creating Digital Ehon books.
The theme of the Digital Ehon they created was “How the Platypus Came to Be,” a folktale passed down through generations by the Urunjerri people, who have lived in the area since ancient times.
The children invited elders to their school to hear about the local culture and folktales.
They then created illustrations for the folktale and recorded narration in both the local language, Woiuran, and English. The Digital Ehon created by the children and displayed in
this section has been distributed worldwide, introducing the region’s culture to people all over the globe.
A traditional story from the Wurundjeri people, the Traditional Owners of the Melbourne area in Australia, about the origin of the platypus. In December 2014, KIWA, in collaboration with the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, brought the 48HR SLAM to Thornbury Primary School in Melbourne, Australia. The students participated in an intensive two-day digital storytelling workshop aimed at helping to revitalize the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people. This culminated in a digital story told through striking artwork and narrated in the students’ own voices. The KIWA team then took this amazing work and compiled it into an interactive digital book.
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.”
