Programming Education [Report] Programming Workshop @ Koga City Science Festival for Youth Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANAVS.
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<Programming Experience @ Koga City Youth Science Festival
> Today, we’re holding PEG workshops in Osaka and Ibaraki!
We’re running a programming workshop at the Koga City General Gymnasium in Ibaraki Prefecture!
Together with Mr. Hirai from the Board of
Education, we’re guiding participants through everything from booting up a Raspberry Pi to creating a game in Scratch where a mouse escapes from a cat.We’re
currently training the high school students who are helping out! They’re really enjoying
their first experience with Scratch!
The programming workshop led by Mr. Hirai has begun. I’ve played
games before, but this is my first time making one! The smile on my face when I was able to make the cat move on my own was
just radiant!
At the Science Festival, elementary, middle, and high schools from Koga City are running booths. It’s really wonderful to see elementary school
students teaching participants how to make things.
Right next to the PEG booth, there are also hands-on booths featuring laser cutters and drones!
Lots of participants have come, and the event is really lively!
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.”
