Chapter: 'The Blockchain and Kudos: A Distributed System for Educational Record, Reputation and Reward' from book: Adaptive and Adaptable Learning: 11th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2016, Lyon, France, September 13-16, 2016, Proceedings

• Main Author: Mike Sharples (auth)
• Other Authors: John Domingue (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2016
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: blockchain; self-determined learning; reputation management; records of achievement; e-portfolios
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Summary

The 'blockchain' is the core mechanism for the Bitcoin digital payment system. It embraces a set of inter-related technologies: the blockchain itself as a distributed record of digital events, the distributed consensus method to agree whether a new block is legitimate, automated smart contracts, and the data structure associated with each block. We propose a permanent distributed record of intellectual effort and associated reputational reward, based on the blockchain that instantiates and democratises educational reputation beyond the academic community. We are undertaking initial trials of a private blockchain or storing educational records, drawing also on our previous research into reputation management for educational systems.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (6 p.)

ISBN

978-3-319-45153-4_48

Access

Open Access