Programming Education [Call for Participants] Try Your Hand at Crafts and Programming @ Nagoya Institute of Technology Festival Reprinted from the PEG page of the programming learning project promoted by CANAVS.
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<Try Your Hand at Crafts and Programming @ Nagoya Institute of Technology Festival>
This weekend, on Saturday, November 22, and Sunday, November 23 (a national holiday), a programming workshop will be held at the Nagoya Institute of Technology Festival.
The instructors will be staff members from the Technical Department, who manage the university’s facilities and equipment!
In addition to the programming experience, there will be a wide variety of activities, including craft workshops that showcase the staff members’ areas of expertise.
For workshop registration and details, please visit the event webpage!
http://mono.tech.nitech.ac.jp/15-unit/notion/54-koudaisai-plan
The Technical Department at Nagoya Institute of Technology is leveraging the university’s engineering expertise to offer a hands-on course titled “Take on the Challenge of Making Things!” for middle school students.
Following the university festival, they are also planning workshops for elementary and middle school students on programming using Scratch and electronics projects using the Raspberry Pi.
We look forward to their future initiatives!
“Let’s Try Hands-On Projects and Programming”
[Date and Time]
Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 23 (National Holiday) 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
[Venue]
Kōdai Festival Booth Event: “Let’s Try Hands-On Projects and Programming” Venue
National University Corporation Nagoya Institute of Technology, Building 2, Lecture Room 0201
(Gokiso-cho, Showa Ward, Nagoya City)
[Target Audience]
Parents are welcome to accompany preschoolers.
Programming is for elementary school students in 3rd grade and above.
[Participation Fee]
Free of charge.
[Activities]
Hovercraft Ride Experience:
Let’s ride a handmade hovercraft!!
Hovercraft Crafting Experience:
Let’s build a model to understand how a hovercraft works!!
Programming Workshop:
Let’s play games created by our friends!
Palm-sized computer: Let’s create games and game controllers using the Raspberry Pi and Scratch software.
[Inquiries]
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Technology
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.”
