[6/13 Osaka] Infosign to Speak at New Education Expo 2026: Proposing Visualization of Learning through Inquiry Learning x Digital Badges

Seminar & Exhibition for Educators: NEW EDUCATION EXPO 2026

Infosign Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Susumu Murata), a provider of the Open Badge issuance and management platform 'Open Badge Factory' in Japan, will participate in a seminar at the 'New Education Expo 2026' Osaka venue on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The seminar is titled 'Utilization of Digital Badges in Inquiry Learning: Through School and Social Education.' Along with Professor Tadashi Inagaki of Tohoku Gakuin University and Professor Takayuki Araki of Japan University of Economics, and coordinated by the Uchida Yoko Educational Research Institute, they will present the latest in visualizing and certifying learning outcomes in inquiry-based studies.

Seminar Content

Theme: Utilization of Digital Badges in Inquiry Learning: Through School and Social Education. In the process of inquiry-based learning, how children perceive what they have learned and apply it to the next step is an important theme. Amidst this, interest in 'digital badges' as a means to record and certify learning processes and acquired skills is increasing. In this seminar, using digital badge utilization in inquiry processes as a clue, the possibilities and practical hints for connecting learning between school education and social education will be explored.

Date and Time: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 13:00–14:40 Speakers: Tadashi Inagaki (Professor, Tohoku Gakuin University), Takayuki Araki (Professor, Japan University of Economics), Yuko Mizuno (Infosign Inc.) Coordinator: Uchida Yoko Educational Research Institute Venue: Osaka Merchandise Mart (OMM) [Seminar Number: O29] Participation Fee: Free (Prior registration required) Registration URL: https://osaka.edu-expo2026.tukan.jp/seminars?v_dtl=179&v_tab=2

Recommended for: - School educators looking for evaluation and recording methods for inquiry-based learning - Municipal officials considering mechanisms to bridge school and social education (community/corporate collaboration)

What is New Education Expo? New Education Expo (NEE) is a seminar and exhibition event for educators that began in 1996. In addition to being held in Osaka on June 12–13, it will also be held in Tokyo the previous week (June 4–6), and satellite venues in Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka will stream portions of the Tokyo seminars in real-time.

Official Website: https://edu-expo.org/

About Open Badge Factory 'Open Badge Factory' is a digital badge issuance and management platform from Finland. It is used by over 3,900 organizations in over 50 countries worldwide and complies with international standards (1EdTech Consortium Open Badges 3.0). In Japan, it is widely implemented in universities, local governments, and HR departments of companies, and supports linkage with LMS and HR systems via API.

Infosign acts as a partner in Japan, providing introduction, operational support, and technical collaboration.

About Infosign Inc. Founded in 2001, Infosign provides the SaaS version of the open-source CBT platform 'TAO' ('TAO Cloud') and the open badge issuance platform 'Open Badge Factory.' They believe in the potential of open source and open standards and are committed to creating a better future for education that can contribute to everyone.