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Dr Eriko Uematsu is an Associate Professor at Musashinogakuin University. Her research efforts and implementation of media literacy in education stem from her experience teaching at the junior- and senior-high school levels.

In 2003, she was an online lecturer on media literacy in the MELL Project (Tokyo University of Information) via MTV (Media Teachers Village). Dr Uematsu obtained a PhD degree in Education from Niigata University and lectures there on a part-time basis. She is a research fellow at the Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture, a member of AMILEC (Asia Pacific Media Information Literacy Education Center), an advisor for the Japan Society of Digital Textbook, and a visiting research fellow at the International University of Japan (GLOCOM).

In 2004, she presented her research entitled, A Guide and Study of the New ‘Keitai’ (=mobile) Literacy for the Next Generation, at the 2004 International Academy for the New Generation. In the same year, she did a presentation on her research paper, Media Literacy Education in Japanese Language Textbooks, at the Educational Media in Schools summit. Dr Uematsu’s goal is to construct a new form of education that is in sync with today’s continually evolving information-oriented society and makes best use of new technologies.

Publications

K12 IT Education in Japan: Current Status and Future Directions, The 23rd IFIP World Computer Congress, IT Education Forum (K-12), Yasushi Kuno, Ben Tsutom Wada, Yasuichi Nakayama, Takeo Tatsumi, Eriko Uematsu, pp. 37-44, 2015.
ICT Education in Media Literacy Education, Eriko Uematsu, The Journal of Information Processing Society of Japan, pp. 322-326, 2015.
Digital Age of Media Literacy Education: fusion of junior and senior high school students of media experience and the lessons, Rene Hobbes, Translation: Masato Wada, Yosuke Morimoto, Eriko Uematsu, etc., 2015.
Frontline Education Trend with Digital Tablet, Eriko Uematsu, The journal of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Vol. 97, No. 9, pp. 812-816, 2014.
ICT Education in Korea, Eriko Uematsu, Education and Medicine, Keio University Press Inc. Vol. 735, pp. 82-89, 2014.
Smartphone Spread Change of Literacy by the Education, Uematsu Eriko, “Youth Problem” Study Group, Vol. 653, pp. 16-21, 2014.
Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers, Masato Wada, Eriko Uematsu, Yosuke Morimoto, etc. UNESCO (translation), 2014.
Understanding Keitai Society: Mobile Communication and Society, Eriko Uematsu, 2012.
Keitai Novel Literacy, Eriko Uematsu, International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media: Nordicom, (Media & Information Literacy Clearinghouse) 2012.
History, Policy and Practices of Media Education in South Korea in Mapping Media Education Policies in the World, Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Jung-Im Ahn, Ki-tai Kim, Gyongran Jeon, Youn Ha Cho, Yang-Eun Kim, Translation: Eriko Uematsu, Divina Frau-Meigs and Jordi Torrent (eds.), The United Nations-Alliance of Civilizations, New York (UNAOC), 2012.
Analyzing Survey Results for Media Usage of Japanese High School Students, Eriko Uematsu, Asia-Pacific Collaborative Education Journal, 2011.
Reading is Changing: Understanding New Literacies, Eriko Uematsu, 2010.
Reading is Changing: Understanding New Literacies, Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Jung-Im Ahn, Eriko Uematsu, etc., Literacy and Practices of Media Education in South Korea in Mapping Media Education Policies in the World (translation) 2012. Divina Frau-Meigs and Jordi Torrent (eds.), The United Nations-Alliance of Civilizations, New York (UNAOC) 2010.