Very soon this nascent technology could securely enable registrars to help students verify credentials without the hassle of ordering copies of transcripts.
While truth may seem evasive on many fronts, a joint academic and industry effort is underway to codify it for credentialing.
At the core of the effort is blockchain, a trust technology developed for bitcoin and used in solving other forms of validation between individuals and organizations.
Still in its nascent stage, the technology could, within just a year or two, provide the core services that would enable schools to stop acting as if they own proof of learning and help students verify their credentials as needed — without waiting on a records office to do it for them.
Full article at Campus Technology.
