7th International Conference on Computers in Education- New Human Abilities for the Networked Society “MITI's Proposal for Educational Reform”- Learning Web Project -November 5, 1999
MITI0The Comparison of Internet Access in Public Schools andClassrooms between Japan and U.S.A

Japan
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U.S.A
Ratio of students per instructional
computer
Ratio of students per instructional
computer with CD-ROM
Percent of public schools
having access to the Internet
Target Year for connecting
every school to the Internet
Target Year for connecting
every classroom to the Internet
Notes:

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２０００２０００Internet connection rate of classrooms
51%
Internet connection rate of dedicated line
65%
Students per instructional computer with Internet 12

Percent of teachers
using computer in class

２０％(’96）

Investigation into the actual condition of using IT in Public Schools,MOE, March 1999
Internet Access in Public Schools and Classrooms, National Center for Educational Statistics ,Feb.1999
Market Data Retrieval Report, Market Data Retrieval,1998
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Japanese Educational Projects using the Internet
1. The 100-School Networking Project (1994〜1998)(2.5 Million $ per year, 1998)

2. Developing Advanced Educational Software- Learning Web Project - (1998〜1999 )(100 Million $ out of FY.1998 supplementary budget, MITI)

3. Advanced Educational Networking Project
among 1050 schools (1998〜2000)(250 Million $ out of FY.1998 supplementary budget, MPT)

4. E square Project (1999〜 2001)(2.5 Million $ per year, 1999 )2

2E square (e ) Project

http://www.edu.ipa.go.jp/E-square/
Notes: E Square = Educational × Electronic
Square = Open cyberspace for education
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E Square Project Objectives
25,254 schools (1999.3.)

1999
2000
2001

Public Schools
without Internet
Access13,945 schools
The know-how
to teach using IT

Public Schools
with Internet Accesswill come to all schools
in the end of FY2001.

8,400 schools increasing per year

2002

Enabling the know-how obtained as a result ofthe 100-School Networking Project and others4Government Task Force (VA) of Education using IT
Developing Advanced Educational Software
The 100-School
Networking Project

The Virtual Agencyof Education using IT
MOE, MITI,MPT and MHA

Private Project
Advanced Educational Networking
Project among 1050 schools

Virtual Agency(VA) =A government agency cooperative task
force under the direct control of thePrime Minister5

Change of Role of Information Technology
User
the Past

Specialist
Specialist
withwithProfessional
Professional
IT
ITSkill
Skill

User
Userwithwithaasensesenseofof
the Present
purposepurposeor
ormotivemotivethe Future

All
AllPeople
PeopleThe Chief of Aim Technology
Improving
ImprovingIT
IT
Performance
Performance

Improving
ImprovingITIT
usability,usability,Supporting
Supportinguser’s
user’stask
task

Supporting
Supporting‘Learning’‘Learning’

Super
Super
ComputerComputer

WS
WS
↓↓

PC
PC

PC
PC
↓↓

MobileMobileComputerComputer

Age
Technology
Technology
Oriented
OrientedAge
Age

User
User
Oriented
OrientedAge
Age

LeanerLeanerOriented
OrientedAge
Age

Notes: ‘Learning’＝Discovering, Pursuing, Mastering and Expanding Activities
6Change of Learning Method by IT•Cramming•Crammingknowledge
knowledgedriven
drivenby
bynecessity
necessityand
anddutyduty•Acquiring•Acquiringthe
theability
abilityto
toshow
showthetheproper
properknowledge,knowledge,which
whichhas
hasalready
alreadybeen
beentaken
takeninto
intothethehead,head,ininthe
thetimetimewithout
withoutother’sother’shelp
help(Acquiring(Acquiringthe
thetechnique
techniqueofof passing
passingthe
theentrance
entranceexam
exam ))••Taking
Takingthetheusefulusefulinformation
informationconnectedconnectedwith
withthethemotive
motivefor
forthethepersonal
personalactivities
activitiesfrom
fromthetheinformation
informationwhich
whichoverflows
overflows••Feeling
Feelingand
andsharing
sharingthe
thejoyjoyof
ofwisdomwisdomand
andan
anintellectual
intellectual
curiosity
curiosity••Thinking
Thinkingaanew
newideaidea••Making
Makingaapresentation
presentationofof thinking
thinking

IT
IT isis thethe tool
tool which
which supports
supports learning.
learning.
7Basic Policy on Supporting ‘Learning’ (1)(1) Place
BeforeFutureSchoolLearning Web
in addition to School(2) Characters
BeforeFutureTeacher and Student
Learner and Supporter of(Taught person) Learner (Teacher)8

Basic Policy on Supporting ‘Learning’ (2)(3) Teaching materialsBefore

FutureGiven curriculum

The intellectual resources tosearch for learner's wisdom
The chance to learn(4) Method
BeforeFutureTechnique to cram knowledge
efficiently

Technique to support finding
why a learner learns andlearning something

9For Next Generation Educational ReformLearning Web Project
Toward the formation of the Convivial Learning Network

Learning Web：Convivial Learning Network‘Convivial Learning Network’ is the space oflearning which the famous Society thinker Ivan Illich
advocate.
10For Next Generation Educational Reform◆ All teacher and local government officer of Education
should change the way of thinking about teaching.
?The proposal of the new learning form using IT?Training of all teachers and local government officer of Education.
?Arranging computer with the Internet access and LAN in school etc.

◆ Information technology should become the tool whichanyone can use for learning.
?Start-making of learning using IT (Fusion with the game and thesubject, Good contents for learning)?Easy Data Mining System?OS for Information Technological Learning?Technological Support and Help Desk for schoolsetc.
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