Digital Textbooks [Newsletter] Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News, Issue No. 53 Published ◆◇ Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ Vol. 053
The weather continues to be unstable.
Is the start of the rainy season just around the corner?
We’ll have to put up with this dreary season for a while.
We will be holding a symposium on Thursday, June 26.
We hope you will register and join us.
Once again, we will report on DiTT’s activities and
provide 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)
・Announcements from Member Companies
・Media
・Information Related to Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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Topics
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**Announcement of Symposium**
DiTT Symposium 2014, Vol. 1
~What Went Wrong? The Future & Learning~
■ Date & Time: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (Registration begins at 1:00 PM)
■ Venue: Akihabara UDX Theater
http://udx.jp/theater/access.html
■Program:
Panel Discussion on the Administrative Review of the “Project to Promote Education and Learning Utilizing ICT”
Panelists (Tentative):
Mr. Takeo Doi, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Satoshi Matsubara, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University
Hajime Yamada, Dean, Graduate School of Economics, and Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University
Ichiya Nakamura, Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Nanako Ishido, Chairperson, NPO CANVAS
*Live streaming via NicoNico Live is scheduled for the event day.
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv180138659
■Registration
http://bit.ly/1jmmxgc
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Activity Report
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≪Study Session≫
We held the 46th study session on Thursday, May 8.
Guest Presentation
■Benesse Educational Research & Development Institute, Global Education Research Laboratory
Senior Researcher Maki Nakagaki
“Interpreting the Results of a Survey on the Actual State and Perceptions of ICT Use in the Classroom”
■Hidenori Watanabe, Associate Professor, Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University
“Weaving Data to Connect with Society: How to Create a Digital Archive”
*You can view the study session report at the URL below.
http://ditt.jp/report/
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≪Study Session Overview≫
Associate Professor Hidenori Watanabe from the Faculty of System Design at Tokyo Metropolitan University gave a lecture titled
“Weaving Data to Connect with Society: How to Create a Digital Archive,”
in which he presented examples of high school students involved in digital archive projects,
accompanied by demonstrations.
He introduced the Hiroshima Archive, which uses Google Earth.
Interview articles written by local high school students are mapped alongside photographs of atomic bomb survivors,
and images of the current cityscape are overlaid with photographs from the time of the atomic bombing. By displaying the present and the past together on a map, users can interpret the material from multiple perspectives and deepen their understanding.
Next, he introduced the Nagasaki version.
Using footage featured on television, the presentation showed high school students using their smartphones to compare current and historical footage,
allowing them to experience the horrors of the atomic bombing more vividly and gain a deeper understanding of the subject.
In Nagasaki and Okinawa Prefecture, this curriculum is being proposed as part of peace education classes.
When we first began creating this content, the work was led primarily by teachers and university students, but now local high school students have taken the lead, conducting interviews and even handling the task of mapping the information onto the map. We hope that the creators themselves will become storytellers and pass this legacy on to the next generation.
Although we are currently using Google Earth, we hope that in the future—when these students become the leaders of society—they will use cutting-edge technology to pass these memories on to future generations.
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Announcements from Member Companies
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■Kyocera Maruzen System Integration Co., Ltd.
~Experiment on the Use of Digital Textbooks at Aoyama Gakuin University Expanded to the Entire School of Economics~
Aoyama Gakuin University has expanded the e-textbook pilot program, which has been underway since September 2013, from an experiment originally limited to first-year students in the Department of Contemporary Economic Design within the Faculty of Economics to the entire Faculty of Economics. The program will now be implemented for the 559 students who enrolled in April.
The university views learning with e-textbooks as one of the key options available to students.
The university considers learning with digital textbooks to be one of its key educational options.
Related URL: http://www.kmsi.co.jp/news/2014/05/08/index-12/
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Media Coverage Information
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Information on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials
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May 8, 2014
Over 90% Rate Tablet-Based Learning for Elementary Students as “Good” for Saving Learning Outcomes
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/05/08/18368.html
May 12, 2014
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Announces Four-Year Plan to Develop Infrastructure for IT in Education
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/05/12/18423.html
May 16, 2014
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Expanding the “Education × ICT” Model Overseas: Outline of the “Smart Japan ICT Strategy”
May 19, 2014
Instead of Banning Smartphones, Let’s Put Them to Use: Apps in Class, Communication via LINE
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5745NTG57UTIL01B.html
May 22, 2014
[EDIX 2014] Teaching Materials and Educational Content… Proposals for Tablet-Based Instruction with One Tablet Per Student
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/05/22/18572.html
May 22, 2014
[EDIX2014] Insights from Introducing One Tablet for Every 3.6 Students: A Comparison with a One-to-One Environment
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/05/22/18598.html
May 22, 2014
iPad Use in Australian Schools
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5N6S3MG5NUEHF029.html
May 23, 2014
Smartphone Ownership Among High School Students Exceeds 80%, 5.5 Times Higher Than Three Years Ago… “Smartphone Studying” Has Taken Root
http://resemom.jp/article/2014/05/23/18614.html
May 24, 2014
“Flipped Classroom” Adoption Gains Momentum Through Digital Technology; Schools Track Student Progress
http://www.sankeibiz.jp/econome/news/140524/ecc1405241757007-n1.htm
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.:*:.:♪*:. DiTT—Now Accepting Members *:.:♪*:.*:.
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The Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council is currently accepting new members.
Executive and general members are eligible to participate in study sessions organized by DiTT as well as
committees organized by DiTT.
In addition, we provide information on digital textbooks and educational materials, and
organize networking events and other opportunities 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.0053
Published by: Digital Textbook and Teaching Materials Council
Publication Date: June 2, 2014
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt@ditt.jp
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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.”
