{"id":71091,"date":"2020-06-19T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T20:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=71091"},"modified":"2020-06-19T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T20:49:30","slug":"credential-blockchains-could-help-student-mobility-these-4-efforts-explore-how-koenig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/06\/19\/credential-blockchains-could-help-student-mobility-these-4-efforts-explore-how-koenig\/","title":{"rendered":"Credential blockchains could help student mobility. These 4 efforts explore how. [Koenig]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2020-06-17-credential-blockchains-could-help-student-mobility-these-4-efforts-explore-how\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Credential blockchains could help student mobility. These 4 efforts explore how.<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">More than 70 efforts are underway around the world to use blockchain technology in education, and most set their sights on better connecting people with job opportunities, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Documents\/ACE-Education-Blockchain-Initiative-Connected-Impact-June2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">new report<\/a>\u00a0published by the American Council on Education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The report is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Research-Insights\/Pages\/Education-Blockchain-Initiative.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Education Blockchain Initiative<\/a>, organized by the American Council on Education and supported by $2 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The initiative aims to study whether and how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2018-12-20-blockchain-could-rewire-higher-ed-but-should-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">decentralized digital ledgers<\/a>\u00a0can give students and workers more control over their academic and job records and improve the flow of data among schools, colleges and employers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2020-02-06-new-federal-initiative-will-fund-blockchain-experiments-in-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">leaders told EdSurge in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credential blockchains could help student mobility. These 4 efforts explore how. &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig Excerpt: More than 70 efforts are underway around the world to use blockchain technology in education, and most set their sights on better connecting people with job opportunities, according to a\u00a0new report\u00a0published by the American Council on Education. 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