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2013.11.11
[Related Articles] Articles on Digital Textbooks (from DiTT)

・Ritsumeikan Elementary School Begins Full-Scale Rollout of “Surface” Devices for 240 Students
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/1311/05/news127.html

・Ono City Board of Education Launches Educational Reform to Improve Academic Performance Through the “Ono City Model” of ICT Education—Hyogo Prefecture, Ono City Board of Education
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/1104_6b.html

・Minami-Ashigara City: Open Classes Featuring ICT-Based Instruction
http://www.townnews.co.jp/0608/2013/11/09/211892.html

・Tablets for Instructors and Digital TV to Improve Academic Performance—Sakai City Board of Education, Osaka Prefecture
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/1104_6a.html

・Foundation-Funded School Becomes a “Hub School”—Nishinomiya Municipal Kita-Rokkodai Elementary School
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/1104_5a.html

・Why Japan Ranks Low in ICT Competitiveness Rankings
http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/hajime-yamada/ict_b_4230381.html

・“Forum on Promoting the Digitalization of Education”: Exploring Learning and Adventure in the Smartphone Era, Feb. 28–Mar. 1
http://resemom.jp/article/2013/11/07/15897.html

・[GDC Next 2013] EA Founder Trip Hawkins Is Focusing on “Making Games Educational”
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/11/07/71800.html


　

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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.”