CREATIVE KIDS TOP Uncategorized [Call for Participants] “Children’s Media Lab” Vol. 6

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2015.05.23
[Call for Participants] “Children’s Media Lab” Vol. 6

[Talk Event on Monday, June 22!] We will host the sixth installment of “Kids Media Lab,” a talk event
for adults, at the creative space “amu” on Monday, June 22.
For this sixth installment, the theme is “Children and Museums,” and we are pleased to welcome Minoru Hatanaka, Senior Curator at the NTT Intercommunication Center (ICC).
The NTT Intercommunication Center (ICC) offers highly engaging exhibition programs—such as the “ICC Kids Program”—that allow children to interact with and experience media art works firsthand, fostering their curiosity and imagination.
In this talk event, we will hear extensively from Mr. Hatanaka about the relationship between children and museums, as well as the future of media art, based on his past experiences and activities.

*For details and to apply,
click here: http://www.a-m-u.jp/event/2015/06/kodomo-medialab-vol6.html

The overview is as follows:
• Date and Time: Wednesday, June 22, 2015, starting at 1:00 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.)
• Guest: Minoru Hatanaka (Chief Curator, NTT Intercommunication Center)
• Venue: amu (4-minute walk from Ebisu Station)


　

Profile


  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”