EPPR: blockchain for educational record sharing and recommendation using the Ethereum platform

Abstract

There has been a great deal of discussion of the challenges on privacy, data interoperability and quality of Educational Professional Personal Record (EPPR). Therefore, there is a need to reassess the current models, in which various parties generate, exchange and observe a huge amount of personal data with regard to EPPR. Ethereum blockchain has shown that trusted, auditable transactions is detectible using a decentralized network of nodes accompanied by a general ledger. Thus, due to the fast-moving development of educational and professional data generators such as online universities and distance learning, requires learners to engage in detail into their EPPR as well as the educational and professional data generators. In this paper, we propose a novel decentralized framework to manage EPPR using Ethereum blockchain technology. The framework provides the owner of the EPPR a comprehensive immutable log and ease of access to their educational records across the educational record editors and consumers. Furthermore, it provides a recommender engine to endorse skills and competencies to the education record owners and similar candidates for educational records editors and consumers. Ethereum blockchain can provide solutions in terms of exchanging of data among parties by ensuring privacy, accountability and data interoperability. The aim of the proposed framework is to enable educational stakeholders (universities and employing agencies) to participate in the network as blockchain miners rewarded by pseudonymized data in compliance with General Data Protection Rules in United Arab Emirates.

Influence of Blockchain Technology Application in Education on Online Teaching Resources Sharing

“…Li and Han [7] proposed a blockchain-based education record storage and sharing scheme, which combines blockchain, storage server, and encryption technology to create a reliable and secure environment, thus effectively realizing the timely sharing of learning records. Alkouz et al [8] proposed a new decentralized framework, which uses blockchain to manage EPPR, and accesses consumers' education records through education record editors. Ocheja et al [9] deemed that blockchain can provide good technical support for learners' academic data visualization.…”

Strengthening data integrity in academic document recording with blockchain and InterPlanetary file system

“…Blockchain ensures transparency, security, and data integrity through cryptographic technology, strong encryption, and consensus mechanisms, making it a reliable solution for a wide range of applications across industries [8]- [10]. In education, blockchain can be used for a range of purposes such as validating academic certificates and transcripts [11], verifying the authenticity of educational certificates [12], building a decentralized education record management system [13], automating and increasing transparency in educational assessment [14], [15], supporting lifelong learning [16], decentralizing the storage and sharing of learning materials [17], verifying teacher's qualifications, constructing a secure and transparent electronic voting system for educational decision-making [18], establishing a digital identity infrastructure in education [19], and supporting education funding through the use of blockchain [20]. These applications demonstrate the versatility and potential of blockchain technology in the field of education.…”