Blockchain for Education: Lifelong Learning Passport

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dc.contributor.authorGräther, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorKolvenbach, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorRuland, Rudolf
dc.contributor.authorSchütte, Julian
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Christof
dc.contributor.authorWendland, Florian
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-07T13:42:39Z
dc.date.available2018-06-07T13:42:39Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractCertificates play an important role in education and in professional development in companies. Individual learning records become essential for people’s professional careers. It is therefore important that these records are stored in long-term available and tamper-proof ledgers. A blockchain records transactions in a verifiable and permanent way, therefore it is very suitable to store fingerprints of certificates or other educational items. Blockchain reveals forgery of certificates and it supports learning histories. In this paper, we present the Blockchain for Education platform as a practical solution for issuing, validating and sharing of certificates. At first, we describe the conceptual system overview and then we present in detail the platform implementation including management of certification authorities and certificates, smart contracts as well as services for certifiers, learners and third parties such as employers. Finally, we describe use cases and first evaluation results that we gathered from end user tests with certifiers and conclude with a discussion.en
dc.identifier.doi10.18420/blockchain2018_07
dc.identifier.pissn2510-2591
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEuropean Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of 1st ERCIM Blockchain Workshop 2018
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies: vol. 2, no. 10
dc.subjectCertification
dc.subjectCertificate
dc.subjectBlockchain
dc.subjectSmart Contract
dc.subjectIPFS
dc.subjectBSCW
dc.titleBlockchain for Education: Lifelong Learning Passporten
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.conference.date8 - 9 May 2018
gi.conference.locationAmsterdam, Netherlands
mci.conference.reviewfull

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