◆◇ Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ Vol. 057

With a string of crisp, sunny days, it’s the perfect season for outings.
Autumn is the season of abundance. We look forward to enjoying the flavors of the season as well.

Last month’s symposium was a huge success, with a full house and 14,500 viewers
tuning in via the live webcast.
Thank you to everyone who participated.

In this issue, we’ll report on DiTT’s activities and bring you the latest information on digital textbooks and educational materials.

Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council Secretariat

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・Topics
・Activity Report (Study Sessions)
・Media
・Information on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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From November 12 to 14, the “e-Learning Awards 2014 Forum”—Japan’s only comprehensive forum dedicated to introducing, presenting, and discussing “the current state and future of e-learning”
through a wealth of case studies—will be held.
DiTT is a sponsor of this event, so we encourage anyone interested to attend.
http://www.elearningawards.jp/outline.html

In addition, we have redesigned the DiTT website (http://ditt.jp/).
We’ve restructured the site to present DiTT’s activities more clearly.
Please be sure to check it out.

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≪Study Session≫
We held our 50th study session on Thursday, September 11.

Guest Presentations

■ Ms. Naomi Isono, Service Manager, Yahoo! Kids
　 Ms. Eimi Sagawa, Internet Safety Planning Office, Corporate Policy Planning Division
　 “Yahoo! JAPAN’s Initiatives for Children”

■ Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Social Information Studies, Professor Toshifumi Karashuku　
　 “Considering the Potential of Digital Educational Materials in a Lifelong Learning Society”　

*You can view the study session report at the URL below.
http://ditt.jp/report/

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≪Study Session Overview≫

Professor Toshifumi Karayado of the Faculty of Social Information Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University gave a presentation titled “Considering the Potential of Digital Learning Materials in a Lifelong Learning Society,” exploring the theme of whether digital learning materials can be expanded beyond school curricula to the field of lifelong learning.
He presented his current research on workshops and introduced a training program for workshop designers.
In a society where learning is poised to undergo drastic changes, the era of lifelong learning will mark the arrival of a society where “I, too, can be taught throughout my life.”　
We have moved from an era where teachers used textbooks—designed to teach subjects systematically—to impart knowledge in a one-size-fits-all classroom setting, to a time where, as long as one has the desire to learn, one can access information and answers online.
Active learning involves finding value in education by promoting individualized learning, and it allows students to build a relationship between themselves and knowledge
through activities that involve both acquiring and applying knowledge;
as a result, educators will increasingly need the expertise to facilitate the building of these relationships through such activities.
I strongly hope that digital education will be incorporated more into adult education. I would like to see educational materials provided not as individual items,
but as part of a curriculum.
In an era of transition from being learners to becoming teachers, I believe
high-quality digital educational materials are essential.

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http://ditt.jp/media/

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September 1, 2014
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) / Allocates 800 million yen for ICT education, an increase of 400 million yen, in FY2015 budget request

文科省／4億円増の8億円をICT教育に計上 2015年度概算要求

September 14, 2014
Education for Children with Disabilities: Tablets Take Center Stage—Used for Literacy and Communication
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/saitama/20140914/CK2014091402000139.html

September 16, 2014
Beginner ICT Education Course for Teachers, Vol. 5: “Are You Prepared? Essential Copyright Knowledge for ICT Education”
http://ict-enews.net/zoomin/16koza-05/

September 24, 2014
Children Should Learn Digital Literacy Rather Than Programming
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/936/936368/

September 26, 2014
Kyushu University Takes on the Challenge: First National Comprehensive University in Japan to Mandate Personal Computers for Students!
http://itnp.net/story/948

September 26, 2014
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Releases “Practical Examples of ICT Use in Education”… 60 Examples from Elementary, Junior High, and High Schools
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/09/26/20594.html

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　.:*:.:♪*:. DiTT Now Recruiting Members *:.:♪*:.*:.
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The Digital Textbook and Teaching Materials Council is recruiting members.
Executive members and general members can participate in study sessions organized by DiTT, as well as in
committee meetings.

In addition, we provide information on digital textbooks and teaching materials, and
for members to exchange information.
Please visit the page below for more details!
URL: http://ditt.jp/join

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◆◇ DiTT NEWS ◇◆ vol.0057
Publisher: Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council
Date of Publication: October 2, 2014
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt@ditt.jp
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