11th October 2022, University of Patras, Greece
Alexander Mikroyannidis gave a keynote talk at the 7th panhellenic scientific conference “Integration and Use of ICT in Education”, organised by the University of Patras in Greece. The event was very well attended by researchers and educators from higher and secondary education. Participants exchanged best practices on the effective use of ICT in different stages of the teaching and learning process. Alexander’s keynote talk was entitled: “The Role of Web 3.0 and Blockchain in the Future of Education”. In his talk, Alexander discussed the potential impact that emerging decentralisation technologies, such as Web 3.0 and Blockchain, can have on the future of education. In particular, Alexander presented the pilot that he has led in the context of the European project QualiChain. Within this pilot, Alexander has investigated the use of decentralisation technologies towards providing lifelong learners with transparent and immutable educational accreditation. A key output of this pilot is the Badged Open Course (BOC): “Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology”, which introduces Blockchain technology and its potential for decentralising and transforming education. The course is available on the Open University’s OpenLearn Create platform and is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0, which allows the reuse and adaptation of the course materials for non-commercial purposes. Upon completion of the course, learners earn a free statement of participation.
6th October 2022, Amsterdam
John Domingue attended the EDUtech_EUROPE 2022 conference. The event brought together more than 3000 educators, 250 speakers and 200 edtech providers from across Europe to present stories, showcase innovation and inspire educators across the region. There were four event themes: T1: Schools Leaders and Hybrid Learning T2: Schools IT & Digital Leaders and Digital Pedagogy T3: Higher Education Leaders - Leaders and People T4: Higher Education IT & Digital Leaders and Next Gen Learning. John Domingue took part in the T4 Panel with Pierre Boulet, Vice President of Digital Transformation at University of Lille entitled: Digital Credentialing: the 21st-century approach to documenting learning. It was moderated by Rajarshi Chakraborty, MD of Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics. Their discussion focused on: Giving students control over secure, validated and machine-readable credentials An expendable solution to learning documentation Articulating your vision and designing pilots for innovative blockchain and NFTs. Browse the conference hashtag #EdutechEurope to learn more about the event.
9th February 2019, Tokyo, Japan
METI has been holding discussions on the applicability of the technologies to the domains of academic degrees, courses and career certifications as well as management of research data, taking advantage of its project titled “FY2018 Industrial Technology Survey”(Research for Applicability of Blockchain Technologies to Universities and Research Institutes to Promote Mobility of Domestic and Overseas Human Resources and Secure Reliability of Research Results as well as Research for Winning of Standards therefor). In light of the discussion results, METI will organize a Blockchain Hackathon, aiming to further promote social implementation of the technologies.
25th April 2019, Olympia Grand, London
The World’s largest Blockchain Conference and Exhibition focuses on the future of enterprise technology. The event showcases two days of top-level content from leading brands, embracing and developing cutting edge blockchain technologies. Arriving at Olympia Grand London on April 25-26, the Blockchain event is co-located with the IoT Tech Expo, AI & Big Data Expo and Cyber Security & Cloud Expo so you can explore the convergence of these technologies in one place.
12th March 2019, London
World's First 'Scholars in Blockchain' Conference. International Recognition of your work by Blockchain Scientific Community.
30th October 2018, Hotel Thon Bristol Stephanie, Brussels
The Blockchain Europe Roundtable is a meeting and discussion platform for EU policy makers, EU agencies, member states and competent bodies, academics and industry leaders to reach an EU-wide consensus to support effective management of blockchain applications.
24th September 2018, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS
Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, has an almost unlimited number of applications beyond finance. From digital identities to kidney transplants, blockchain technology solves the problem of intermediary trust between parties without a central authority. But how does the blockchain work? And has its usefulness been overstated? Join John Domingue and Sajida Zouarhi...
18th September 2018, Adastral Park, Ipswich, IP5 3RE
We will be looking at how ideas from different industry sectors can be unexpectedly applicable in the ICT sector. The agenda will mix up industry and academic experts, drawing upon unexpected technologies.
19th June 2018, Business Design Centre, London
Connected Britain is the premier meeting place for all the main stakeholders to come together and discuss, learn and collaborate on the UK’s digital future. Join telcos, national and local government, investors, property sector, infrastructure owners and many more at UK’s key broadband meet-up.
12th June 2018, 99 City Road Conference Centre, London, EC1Y 1AX
Future Edtech is the only event to bring together Institutional Leaders with technologies and academia to discuss best in class strategies and tools to elevate student experience and engagement on and off campus with the use of technology.
4th June 2018, Brussels, Belgium
27th May 2018, collocated with 10th ACM Conference on Web Science, Amsterdam
Building on the previous editions and its growing community, LILE2018 will provide an interdisciplinary forum to discuss approaches making use of Web Data for teaching, learning and education. Distance teaching and openly available educational resources on the Web are becoming common practices with public higher education institutions as well as private training organizations.
17th May 2018, Malta
The 3CL Conference 2018 brings together practitioners, academics, consultants and industry specialists for engagement with thought leaders on the blockchain and connected learning.
1st May 2018, Alan Turing Institute, British Library Enigma room, 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2DB
The workshop will explore a number of areas where decisions about risks and entitlement are often made based on information that is partial and erroneous, and with resulting suboptimal outcomes for individuals, communities, organisations and government, including reputation damage, and political controversy.
24th April 2018, Co-located with the WebConference @ Lyon – France
We envision the workshop as a forum for researchers and practitioners from Distributed Ledgers and Linked Data to come together to discuss common challenges; propose solutions to shortcomings of existing architectures; and identify synergies for joint initiatives. The ultimate goal is the creation of a Web of Interoperable Ledgers.
5th December 2017, The Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
The Blockchain Conference 2017 where leading experts will explain how technology based on distributed ledgers will shape the future of services.
1st December 2017, RSA House, Durham Street Auditorium, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ
It has never been more important to recognise, recruit and retain talent in the workplace and Digital Credentials help us see people for who they are and who they could be.
20th November 2017, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London
We’ll be gathering hundreds of engineers, IT decision-makers and industry leaders that specialise across a number of key sectors to offer a holistic programme of debate and insight into the technologies of the future.
31st October 2017, Webinar at KMi, The Open University
Blockchains are best known as the technological underpinning for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency highlighted for its potential to revolutionise the financial world.
12th October 2017, Webinar
It can be hard to see where Blockchain will go next, or how it can be used in the real world. Discover the future of Blockchain here.
20th September 2017, The Brewery, London EC1Y 4SD