Hello again! It's been a busy week.

I had the pleasure of being mentioned in EdSurge alongside learning partners Vriti and Bhaumik and Mercedes Bent, one of my favorite Twitter follows, shared the Web3 to Ed3 article! 😀

Most of the week, however, I've been diving into the topic for this week's article: The Airdropped University. I'm excited to share it with you this week with a little preview below.

The Airdropped University — Full Article — ed3.mirror.xyz

The future of education could launch and scaled= on the back of on-chain credentials. Here's the blueprint and what it could mean for education.

The Airdropped University

Academic records could soon be stored on the public blockchain, referred to as an on-chain credential. These on-chain credentials unlock a new type of educational institution: the airdropped university.

✈️The airdropped university creates competition for existing education institutions by using public information from on-chain credentials.

Simply put, an educational institution could immediately launch and scale because it can find and incentive students and supporters.

To do this, The Airdropped University follows a simple three step process:

1. Create a token

2. Give token to ideal supporters

3. Reward token holders

LooksRare provided a perfect example of this blueprint earlier this month, which you can read about in the article.

The Airdropped University in Action

The example in the article of Airdrop U and the blueprint for scale is a thought experiment, but one that is not far away.

Educators as varied as Odem, ASU, and Student Coin have already started the on-chain credential process- Airdrop U could be right behind.

It's unlikely higher education will move to on-chain credentials until pressured by upstarts. As the change occurs, however, new opportunities and challenges will emerge.

The Airdropped University could:

• Lower debt and improve affordability

• Spark innovation through competition

• Provide transparent and honest comparisons between schools

The Airdropped University could also:

• Increase economic disparity

• Tie students to experiences they want to forget

• Commodify the education industry

Building the Future

Kranzberg’s First Law of Technology states:

It is essential that educators, policymakers, and technologists explore the impacts of on-chain credentials now to build the future, rather than waiting for it to happen to them.

I hope this article will help spark thoughts and conversations. I'm excited to hear your thoughts.

As always, thanks for subscribing and sharing.

🍻 To the future!

-Scott

The Airdropped University — ed3.mirror.xyz

The future of education could launch and scale on the back of on-chain credentials. Here's the blueprint and what it could mean for education.