Programming Education PEG, the Project to Promote Programming Education, Celebrates Its First Anniversary! <PEG Programming Education Promotion Project Celebrates Its First Anniversary!> It has been a year since
this project was launched, following a visit to Japan
last year by Google Chairman Eric Schmidt.
The Raspberry Pi has been introduced at 30 elementary, middle, and high schools; 10 universities; and 35 education-related organizations, and collaborative efforts are underway in seven regions involving local
governments, school boards, and comprehensive education centers.
Training sessions have been held at 32 locations, with approximately 800 teachers having already participated.
PEG (Programming Education Gathering) was named with the hope of creating a movement to spread programming education across the country.
We’ve also launched “gatherings” in
various regions—such as the Aichi Gathering, Yokosuka Gathering, Kitakyushu Gathering, Koriyama Gathering, Miyagi Gathering, and Okinawa Gathering—where people with a keen interest in learning to program come together.
We look forward to continuing to put into practice and share exciting and engaging ways to learn programming,
so please continue to support PEG!
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.”
