Goki Miyakita
Japan
CAREER Enrolled in April 2009; Completed master’s degree in March 2011 /
Enrolled in April 2012; Completed doctoral degree in March 2018
When I was an undergraduate student, I was enrolled in the Faculty of Letters. During this time, I became interested in the concept of “learning through making things” while being involved in a student group centered on film production, and thus I enrolled in KMD for my graduate program. During my master’s program, I joined two projects: Global Education and Digital Kids. There, I collaborated with educators and artists to develop learning programs.
After that, during my doctoral program, I conducted research in the field of Digital Public Humanities under the guidance of Professor Okawa, research- ing design theory and methodology related to the digital archiving of Cultural Heritage materials. I am now a senior assistant professor at the newly estab- lished Keio Museum Commons, a university art museum at Keio University. There, I am currently engaged in the digital development of exhibitions, the operation of FabLab, and educational activities for students ranging from the junior high school through the undergraduate levels.
In retrospect, all of my experiences at KMD have led me to where I am now with my current work. Above all else, I still value to this day the learning and sense of awareness I gained through my co-creation activities with oth- ers. KMD is an irreplaceable place where, with the support of all the people gathered here, I have been able to accomplish things that would have been impossible on my own.
(This article was written in March 2024.)