Digital Textbooks [Call for Participants] “Envisioning the Future of Education: The Vision of Pioneering Local Governments” We are hosting the DiTT Symposium: “Envisioning the Future of Education: The Future as Envisioned by Pioneering Local Governments.”
We will be joined by the heads of local governments that are leading the way in ICT integration in education, and we hope to engage in a discussion on questions such as:
What distinguishes local governments that are able to advance these initiatives from those that are not?
How should we move forward from here?
We hope you will join us!
http://ditt.jp/news/?id=2081
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■ Date and Time: Monday, February 23, 2015, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (Registration begins at 1:00 PM)
■ Venue: G-SEC, 6th Floor, East Building, Keio University Mita Campus
http://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/access/mita.html
Panel Discussion (Tentative):
Kenichi Ichihara, Mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
Taichiro Nishikawa, Mayor of Arakawa Ward, Tokyo
Takeshi Yoshimura, Mayor of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture
Hiroshi Komiyama—Chairman of DiTT, Chairman of the Board of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc./Advisor to the President of the University of Tokyo
Ichiya Nakamura—Secretary General of DiTT, Professor at the Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Nanako Ishido—Director of DiTT, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, NPO CANVAS
*Titles omitted
■Registration Information
Click here to register:
http://urx2.nu/fZXr
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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.”
