Article from Paul Ratner on BigThink.com asking if blockchain can transform education like it has the financial sector.
The piece is based on the research paper from European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) that looked at case studies from across European Universities which allowed them to identify how blockchain might impact education.
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Blockchain In Online Education: Impact And Benefits
In a piece for eLearning Industry, founder & CEO of LiveEdu.tv, Dr. Michael Jurgen Garbade, explains how the use of blockchain, and more specifically, tokens, can help us overcome the issues of low completion rates as well as providing the incentive to build courses that are beyond "beginner" level.
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Blockchain in Education
136 page publication from Alexander Grech and Anthony F. Camilleri published via the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, who's aim is to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process.
Friday, 17 November 2017
American Express announce blockchain-enabled business-to-business cross-border payments system
In announcing a partnership involving Santander in the UK, American Express will provide real-time payment processing, instantly connecting U.S. customers to the UK, via blockchain enabled tech.
Friday, 20 October 2017
Digital Diploma debuts at MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is have announced that following a pilot progam 111 of their graduates have been given the option to receive their diplomas on their smartphones via an app, in addition to the traditional format.
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Blockchain predictions: Rethinking Trust and Intermediaries
Blockchain technology will be as revolutionary as the internet, or maybe even the steam engine, predicts Andreas Freund, Ph.D., a senior manager for Tata Consultancy Services' blockchain advisory.
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Blockchain in academia: Training for students and educators
As interest in blockchain grows, so does demand for a skilled technical workforce that can use the technology to bring networks into production.
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