Open learning

Consistency (knowledge bases)

Learning analytics

Access control

Knowledge management

Operating system

Algorithm

World Wide Web

Personalized learning

Political science

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Workaround

Programming language

Data science

Immutability

Onboarding

Learning Management

Blockchain

Computer science

Cooperative learning

Teaching method

Process (computing)

Computer security

Social psychology

Certificate

As Learners move from one learning environment to another, there is a key necessity of taking with them a proof of previous learning achievements or experiences. In most cases, this is either expressed in terms of receipt of scores or a certificate of completion. While this may be sufficient for enrollment and other administrative decisions, it poses some limitations to the depth of learning analytics and consequently a slow onboarding process. Also, with different institutions having their learning data isolated from each other, it becomes more difficult to easily access a learner's learning history for all learning activities on other systems. In this paper, we propose a blockchain based approach for connecting learning data across different Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Record Stores (LRS), institutions and organizations. Leveraging on unique properties of blockchain technology, we also propose solutions to ensuring learning data consistency, availability, immutability, security, privacy and access control.

Connecting decentralized learning records