CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus

Workshop

2014.09.26
[Report] Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus]

Here’s a report on what happened at the University of Tokyo Research Institute on Sunday, September 21!
Just like at Meiji,
we used bingo for the program. When
I announced, “We’re going to play bingo today!” there were shouts of “Yay!” as well as some disappointed “Ehh…”s. Once the
game started, though, even the kids who’d looked disappointed at first started having fun—after all, everyone wants to win.
At the end, when we turned the four cards into 3D structures to play Bingo, some pretty interesting shapes emerged.
The kids peered through the holes, put them on their heads like hats… and suddenly,
Bingo wasn’t really Bingo anymore. They
even used the cards to create their very own Bingo worlds.
Some elementary school students said, “There’s not enough time to make
what I want to make—the finished product I’m imagining in my head is so grand!”
Everyone’s creations spread out across the venue, creating a truly mysterious world.


　

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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.”