Blockchain technology is disrupting the academic record-keeping and influencing processes for maintaining student information systems in adult and higher education organizations. Listen to our podcast to learn more about blockchain technology, key design features, and some of the ways adult and higher education organizations are currently deploying it.
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Other Ways Blockchain Technology is Impacting AHE
- Educational Resources. These resources (e.g., learning resources in MOOCs for teachers and learners, share time-release exam questions, etc.) that can be safely shared and protected from unauthorized access, copied, modified or even deleted.
- Assessments/Exams. Student assessments and exams can be provided through automated exams and assessments when certain conditions are met.
- Awarding Tokens. Organization-based tokens have been used for fees, credits and currency transfer. For example, university-specific cryptocurrency (e.g., Kelvin coins) have been provided to the best students.
- Smart Contracts. These contracts can be used to build flexible blockchain based distribution solutions for the benefit of all participants in an online learning system, including students teaching staff, and administrative personnel. They can be used for managing and storing student data such as a self-executed code that applies roles and conditions between two or more parties. These include support services applications through digital transactions using a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, and digital certificate applications that provide students control of earned certificates, and decreased dependance on adult and higher education institutions for storing, verifying, and validating credentials.
- Accreditation. A process for assessing and ranking educational institutions according to the academic results of their learners.
