Digital Textbooks [Panel Discussion] [Call for Participants] “What Will Be the Role of Digital Textbooks? — Regarding the MEXT Study Group” I will be speaking at the DiTT Symposium.
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Announcement: DiTT Symposium “What Will Be the Role of Digital Textbooks? — Regarding the MEXT Study Group”
http://ditt.jp/news/?id=2146
In April 2015, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) established the “Study Group on the Role of ‘Digital Textbooks,’” marking the start of full-scale discussions on the introduction of digital textbooks.
We are hosting a symposium featuring Tatsuya Hotta, Chair of the Study Group, and Kenichi Arai, a member of the group, to discuss “Perspectives for Future Considerations.”
We look forward to your participation.
■ Date and Time: Monday, November 9, 2015, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (Registration begins at 1:10 PM)
■ Venue: Kioi Forum
1F New Otani Garden Court, 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
http://kioi-forum.com/access/
■ Panel Discussion (Tentative): *Titles omitted
Kenichi Arai Chairman, Benesse Educational Research Institute, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
Tatsuya Hotta Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
Yasushi Kataoka Advisor, DiTT; Japan Association for the Promotion of Educational Informatization (General Incorporated Association)
Ichiya Nakamura—DiTT Secretary General, Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Nanako Ishido—DiTT Director, Chairperson, NPO CANVAS
■Registration Information
Please register using the link below:
https://goo.gl/skAd9l
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.”
