{"id":74221,"date":"2021-02-20T21:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T02:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=74221"},"modified":"2021-02-20T23:01:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T04:01:58","slug":"4-projects-using-blockchain-to-help-learners-document-share-educational-records-the-blockchain-innovation-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/02\/20\/4-projects-using-blockchain-to-help-learners-document-share-educational-records-the-blockchain-innovation-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Projects Using Blockchain to Help Learners Document &#038; Share Educational Records |  The\u00a0Blockchain Innovation Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2021\/02\/11\/4-projects-using-blockchain-to-help-learners-document-and-share-educational-records.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>4 Projects Using Blockchain to Help Learners Document and Share Educational Records<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Four blockchain projects have received funding with the ultimate goal of helping learners take control of their educational records. Each of the projects will receive $150,000 from a competition overseen by the\u00a0American Council on Education (ACE). The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Research-Insights\/Pages\/Blockchain-Innovation-Challenge.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blockchain Innovation Challenge<\/a>\u00a0supports collaborations involving K-12, higher education, technology providers and public agencies, to facilitate more secure, streamlined sharing of learning records and create stronger links between education and work.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Also see:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION CHALLENGE<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Research-Insights\/Pages\/Blockchain-Innovation-Challenge.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About the Challenge<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The challenge sought technology-enabled solutions that reorient the education and employment ecosystem around the individuals that they aim to serve.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">It invited teams to articulate a <strong>vision<\/strong> and design pilots<\/span> that address the following themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empower all learners:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">How can learners exercise agency over their digital identities, including all records of learning<\/span>, so they can share them in a secure, validated, and machine-readable way?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unlock lifelong learning:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">How can learning be better documented, validated, and shared<\/span> no matter where it occurs? How can control or ownership of learning records improve the way underserved learners connect and unlock disparate learning opportunities?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improve economic mobility:<\/strong> How can blockchain help learners to find in-demand education in employment-relevant skills to advance economic mobility and to fulfill the promise of higher education?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 Projects Using Blockchain to Help Learners Document and Share Educational Records &#8212; from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser Excerpt: Four blockchain projects have received funding with the ultimate goal of helping learners take control of their educational records. Each of the projects will receive $150,000 from a competition overseen by the\u00a0American Council on Education (ACE). 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