The invention of new technology and availability of high speed connection is playing a vital role in every aspect of our daily
lives. This advancement also brings a number of challenges, especially security related challenges. The Blockchain technology, one of
the most influential inventions in the last decade attracts attention for its potential to provide security from supply chain management to
shipping and other areas. The education sector also needs to utilize the benefits that blockchain technology provides. Educational
institutions especially tertiary institutions are now eyeing to employ this application to improve teaching and learning activities and
promote collaboration among the stakeholders such as students, teachers and parents. It will also be used in e- transcripts, digital degrees
and certification, cloud storage, identity management. This on progress study discusses the blockchain technology applications that can
be maximized by the education sector.
Published In:IJCAT Journal Volume 6, Issue 11
Date of Publication : November 2019
Pages : 68-74
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Celinne Atienza-Mendez :
CICS Department, Batangas State University, Batangas
City, 4200, Philippines.
Demeke Gebresenbet Bayyou :
Philippine Women's University, Manila, Philippines.
Blockchain, Blockchain applications, e- transcript, digital degree
Blockchain application provides a secure distributed ledger
technology. Though the study it shows that blockchain can
be used in many areas of education for instance, online
education, student data privacy and consent learning
outcome and meta-diploma, operational skill competition,
university grades, education-industry cooperative system,
educational record, reputation and reward, Educational
Certificate, Student Capability Evaluation System, Online
Quiz Scheme Based on Double- layer. The study can be
further improved by including several other application
involving blockchain applications in education.
This study will allow educational institutions to assess and
decide what blockchain application in education will be
beneficial to them based on their respective organizations.
This research on progress focuses on the application of
blockchain with the confidential documents for instance etranscript
and few others.
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