Education and Skills
September 15, 2022
How IBM SkillsBuild Supercharged a Community College Student’s Career Path
3 min read - In honor of National Online Learning Day, which recognizes the advantages and vast potential of online learning, we are fortunate to have contributor Bria Whitehead publish the first-person account here of her career readiness journey. She hopes it will inspire…
Business transformation
February 8, 2022
Kai Ming makes more data-driven decisions with IBM Cognos Analytics
4 min read - In the 1960s, emerging research on the effects of poverty and its impact on education came to light. This research indicated an obligation to help disadvantaged groups, compensating for inequality in social or economic conditions. In January 1964, a former…
Blockchain
November 17, 2020
Helping empower refugees with blockchain and process automation
4 min read - Today, technology plays a key role in all aspects of life. It connects like-minded communities to come together to help them solve common problems. But when certain problems are at such a large scale where they affect the whole world,…
Blockchain
September 8, 2020
Growing the veterinary learning credential network with blockchain
4 min read - Education in veterinary medicine, as with many professions, is undergoing a transformation. This transformation is characterized by a competency-based approach to learning that focuses on skills and achievements as opposed to traditional grading systems. When applied to both formal educational…
Blockchain
November 4, 2019
Blockchain in higher education: Preparing students for the future
4 min read - Blockchain is rapidly becoming a force within higher education, even going so far as to challenge the very foundation of how skills and qualifications are measured. Innovations such as microcredentials and blockchain-based certifications have made blockchain one of two key…
Blockchain
September 30, 2019
Blockchain is the next step in democratizing education
3 min read - Since the time of cave paintings and scrolls, the transformation of educating and learning is one of the greatest measures of societal evolution. Still, the education sector is significantly under-digitized in comparison to other industries, with less than 3 percent…
Blockchain
February 25, 2019
How blockchain could change higher education
4 min read - If 2017 was the peak of euphoria and enthusiasm for everything crypto and blockchain related, 2018 may have represented the opposite as 1) prices for crytocurrencies declined by over 50 percent during the year, and 2) some high profile blockchain-based…
Blockchain
February 1, 2019
Meet the Hack-a-Hogs: Student innovation in blockchain for food trust
3 min read - It was late on a Saturday afternoon and dozens of students were darting across the hall. Ready or not, they had to two minutes to submit their final pitches before judging would begin. It was the second annual University of…