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2013.09.17
[Related Articles] Articles on Digital Textbooks (from DiTT)

・New “Information Education Division” Established — Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Bureau of Lifelong Learning Policy
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/0902_1a.html

・[Special Needs Education and ICT] Report on “Enhancing Educational Materials for Students with Disabilities”
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/0902_1b.html

・Tablet Devices: Takeo City to Loan Devices; Model Selection Expected by Year-End; Junior High School Students to Begin in FY2015 / Saga
http://mainichi.jp/area/saga/news/20130914ddlk41100443000c.html

・One Device Per Student Starts with Rethinking Instructional Design—Tadanobu Inagaki, Tohoku Gakuin University
http://www.kknews.co.jp/maruti/news/2013/0902_2a1.html

・Tokyo Shoseki Conducts “National Academic Achievement Survey Featuring Local Mascots,” Publishes Test Questions
http://resemom.jp/article/2013/09/10/15140.html

・Oppose Digital Textbooks! Part 1
http://blogos.com/article/70129/

・Why Are They So Expensive? Students Face 50,000 Yen Burden—Trending Online
http://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga.0.2545496.article.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.”