The 1st IMS Japan Awards

In June 2016, the establishment of the IMS Japan Award was decided to commemorate the founding of the IMS Japan Society. Modeled after the IMS Global Learning Consortium's Learning Impact Award (LIA), it recognizes outstanding examples of outstanding contributions to the educational use of technology. Not only vendors that have provided products and services (including prototypes in the development stage), but also educational and training institutions that have introduced them and implemented innovative practices are eligible. The IMS Society of Japan hopes that vendors and implementing organizations will apply in close cooperation. It was held in conjunction with the Japan e-Learning Awards (recruitment in June, awards in October), and the final judging of the LIA (recruitment deadline in December, award ceremony at the spring conference the following spring) hosted by IMS Global Learning Consortium for the Excellence Award (Separate submission of English screening materials and presentation at the spring competition in the following spring are required), and the first prize will be awarded a prize of 200,000 yen for travel expenses. Following South Korea, Australia, and the United Kingdom, the LIA will be the fourth country to be exempted from preliminaries, but Brazil will also participate from this year. In the future, it is expected that Japan will also proceed with development in accordance with global standards, with a view to use overseas.