VI Jornadas eMadrid "Unbundling Education". "Decentralized systems of digital credentials - blockchain meets badges". Philipp Schmidt. 20/06/2016.

1. Open Credentials
Decentralized systems for digital
credentials. Badges meet Blockchain.
Philipp Schmidt / @schmidtphi
Director of Learning Innovation
MIT Media Lab

2. “Wanderbuch” by Magistrate der Königl. Freystadt Oedenburg im Königreiche Ungarn / Public Domain

3. 'Ali Ra'if Efendi - Library of Congress, Public Domain

4. Cours de philosophie à Paris Grandes chroniques de France, Public Domain

7. The Current Situation - Academic Credentials

8. The Users Are Not in Control

9. Copyright Todd Heisler/The New York Times, used under fair-use exception
It’s Too Easy To Cheat

10. We Can’t Use the Data

11. Digital Efforts - Centralized vs Decentralized

14. Screenshot by thenextweb.com

17. What is a Blockchain?

18. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..…..…..Blockchain
MinerMinerMinerMiner
Broadcast
Transaction

19. Bitcoin / Blockchain Hype

21. Why Does a Blockchain for Credentials Make Sense?

24. =

26. Open Source
https://github.com/digital-certificates
https://certificates.media.mit.edu

27. Version 1

28. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Verifier
Employer
Blockchain

29. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Verifier
Employer
Blockchain

30. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Verifier
Employer
Blockchain
Revocation

31. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Verifier
Employer
Blockchain
Revocation
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
=

32. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Verifier
Employer
Blockchain
Revocation
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
=

33. ………………..………………..………………..………………..………………..
Certificate
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
Issuer Recipient (Student)
Blockchain
Revocation
Hash:
2f020c5b8e5f …
=
Verifier C
Employer
Verifier A
Verifier B

34. Version 2

35. Credential Wallet

40. MITx

41. MITx

42. MITx

43. MITx

46. Experiment with Smart Contracts - Transacting With Credentials

47. What’s Next?

48. The Obvious Use Case: University Registrars

49. The Surprising Use Case: Refugees

50. Header Helvetica Bold 65/65 pt
© United Nation Relief and Works Agency/Getty Images

51. Open Credentials - Store of Achievement and Reputation

52. What is Needed to Get There = Open Credentials Community
https://certificates.media.mit.edu

53. Contact
learn@media.mit.edu
@schmidtphi
https://certificates.media.mit.edu
Philipp Schmidt,
Director of Learning Innovation
MIT Media Lab