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Child Research Net International Symposium '98

- January 22-24, 1998, Tokyo JAPAN -


"Augmented Childhood":
Evolution of Child Development in the Multimedia Environment


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CLOSED SYMPOSIUM [DAY 1] (Thursday, January 22, 1998) 9:30-17:00
TIME SCHEDULE SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS
Opening Ceremony Dr. Noboru Kobayashi (Child Research Net)
9:30am-9:40am
Country Reports
A. Regional (20 mins.)

9:40am-10:00am




10:00am-10:20am



1. International Perspective
Dr. Per Miljeteig and Ms. Marie Louise Bistrup
(Childwatch International, Norway)


2. Asian Perspective
Dr. Anura Goonasekera
(Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Singapore)
B. By Country (15 mins.)

10:20am-10:35am



10:35am-10:50am



10:50am-11:05am



11:05am-11:20am



11:20am-11:35am



11:35am-11:50am





1. U.S.A.
Dr. Brett V. Brown
(Child Trends, Inc.)
2. Australia
Ms. Jenny Aland
(South Australian Department of Education)
3. Singapore
Dr. Denise Goh
(National University Hospital)
4. Taiwan
Dr. Hong-Fa Ho
(National Taiwan Normal University)
5. Turkey
Dr. A. Murat Tuncer
(Institute of Child Health and Children's Hospital)
6. Japan
Mr. Yukio Shimauchi
(Benesse Corporation)
11:50am-12:00am Brief Administrative Announcements
12:00am-12:50pm Light Lunch will be served
Learning to Learn
Chair: Dr. Hiroshi Azuma (Shirayuri College, Japan)
Dr. Brett V. Brown (Child Trends, Inc., U.S.A.)
(30 mins.)

1:00pm-1:30pm



1:30pm-2:00pm




2:00pm-2:30pm





2:30pm-3:00pm






3:00pm-3:20pm



3:20pm-4:50pm








1. Learning to Learn
Ms. Dee Dickinson, New Horizons for Learning
(U.S.A.)
2. Applying Multimedia for Edutainment for Children in Asia
Dr. Anura Goonasekera, AMIC
(Singapore)
3. Designing, Constructing and Utilizing New Learning Spaces
Mr. Hillel Weintraub, Doshisya International High School
(Japan)
4. The Kids of the '90s: Learning to Learn with Multimedia Internet Technologies
Dr. Idit Harel, MaMaMedia
(U.S.A.)

******Break******



Panel Discussion

Chair:
  • Dr. Hiroshi Azuma
(Shirayuri College, Japan)
(Child Trends, Inc., U.S.A.)
Panelists:
(South Australian Department of Education, Australia)
(National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
(Konan Women's University, Japan)
4:50pm-5:00pm Brief Administrative Announcements
5:30pm-7:00pm Hors d' oeuvre and drinks will be served



CLOSED SYMPOSIUM [DAY 2] (Friday, January 23, 1998) 9:30-17:45
TIME SCEDULE SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS
Virtual Sensitivity of Children
Chair: Dr. Takemochi Ishii (Keio University, Japan)
(30 mins.)

9:30am-10:00am



10:00am-10:30am




10:30am-11:00am



11:00am-11:45am




1. The Toyonaka Bunka Kindergarten Story
Mr. Souhei Matsuda
(Toyonaka Bunka Kindergarten, Japan)
2. The Elementary School Story: The 100 Schools Project
Mr. Shinichi Someoka
(Yasuda Women's University, Japan)
3. The Junior High School Story The "Shinken 84 Net" Project
Ms. Maki Nakagaki (Benesse Corporation, Japan)
4. The Children's Media Committee Story
(CMC, Japan)
(National Children's Hospital, Japan)
11:45am-12:00noon Breif Administrative Announcements
12:00noon-12:50pm Light Lunch will be served
Behind the Scenes


1. Virtual Reality
Dr. Michitaka Hirose
(University of Tokyo, Japan)
2. Awareness of the Earth and Possibilities for New Science Education in the Internet Age
Dr. Shinichi Takemura
(Tohoku University of Art and Design, Japan)

Panel Discussion
Panelists:
(Doshisya International High School)
(AMIC, Singapore)
******Break******

(30 mins.)
1:00pm-1:30pm


1:30pm-2:00pm





2:00pm-3:30pm









3:30pm-3:50pm
Wrap-Up Discussion


Chairs:
Commentator:
Dr. Seymour Papert (MIT Media Laboratory)
---Implications for the Future---

Topics:
  • Children growing up in a multimedia environment
  • The future of cyber-child research
Panelists:
(Childwatch International, Norway)
(Children's Hospital, Turkey)
(Tohoku University of Art and Design, Japan)
  • Dr. Mitsuhiro Yonetani
Seinan Gakuin Univ. Japan)
3:50pm-5:20pm



5:20pm-5:35pm






5:35pm-5:45pm Breif Administrative Announcements
6:00pm-7:30pm Buffet dinner will be set up


[DAY 3] (Saturday, January 24, 1998) 11:00-16:10
TIME SCHEDULE SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS
International Perspectives
on Children and the
Multimedia



1. Biological Perspective
Dr. Noboru Kobayashi (CRN)
"Children are Born as Information Seekers"
2. Ecological Perspective
Dr. Anura Goonasekera (AMIC, Singapore)
(Title to be announced)
3. The Future of Multimedia Studies
Dr. Takemochi Ishii (Keio University, Japan)

11:00am-12:00noon








Keynote Speaker


  • Dr. Idit Harel
    Fouder, MaMaMedia, U.S.A.
    -- MaMaMedia: Activity-Based Learning Projects for Kids and Families on the Net --

  • 1:00pm-2:00pm




    Panel Discussion
    -- "Augmented Childhood": Evolution of Child Development in the Multimedia Environment --


    Panelists:
    (Associate Professor, University of Tokyo)
    • Ms. Koharu Kisaragi (Playwright)
    • Dr. Naomi Miyake
    (Professor, Chukyo University)
    (MIT Lego Professor and author)

    Master of Ceremonies:
    Mr. Kazuma Yamane (Journalist)

    2:00pm-4:30pm