University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world
The 2024 Blockchain in Education Summit and Digital Civilisation conference come together for a special joint event at Oriel College, Oxford University, from 09 to 11 April in collaboration with the Knowledge Foundation and the University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre.
Select speakers from the inaugural 2023 joint event (Oxford, March 2023) and the 2022 Blockchain in Education Summit held in Lucerne, Switzerland, earlier this year will be joined by Digital Civilisation speakers and international experts in the field of blockchain technology for a new 3-day series of public talks and workshops at Oxford focused on the impact of blockchain technology on education and our global society.
SUMMARY: "Blockchain is a potential game changer in education"
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that contributes to global peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO promotes knowledge sharing and the free flow of ideas to accelerate mutual understanding and a more perfect knowledge of each other's lives.
The following UNESCO Education and Blockchain report excerpts, provided by the Knowledge Foundation, are furnished as informational context for the 2024 Blockchain in Education Summit and Digital Civilisation conference:
Join us for the unique opportunity to wake, dine and conference at Oriel College, Oxford University, which houses your official Oxford accommodation. The Oxford Experience includes 3 days of breakfast and lunch, a formal 3-course dinner with pre-meal and meal drinks (white wine, red wine and soda beverages), and full access to both conferences. For details and a visual overview please refer to the EXPERIENCE page.
Open International Standards (OSI) for blockchain in the field of education will be presented during the 2024 Blockchain in Education Summit, together with select Technology Working Groups (TWGs) for qualified researchers and practitioners. OSI TWGs to be presented include Authentication and Anti-fraud TWG (AAF.TWG), Protecting Learner Data TWG (PLD.TWG), Artificial Intelligence in Education TWG (AIE.TWG), and Analytics and Visualization TWG (AAV.TWG).
Based on the success of the $40,000 blockchain hackathon held during the 2023 Blockchain in Education Summit, a similar hackathon is anticipated for 2024. Form your team or compete solo, join us at Oxford (or online if you can't join in person), and compete in our 3-day blockchain hackathon for a chance to win awards and an opportunity to work in the field of blockchain for education.
Special conference sessions address open international standards related to Knowledge Token® and blockchain in the field of education that are developed through Working Groups (WGs) and Technology Working Groups (TWGs) chaired by faculty, administrators, and researchers.
First introduced at IMMERSIVE ITALY 2017, Knowledge Tokens can be considered to be intellectual currency and, as such, may be used to pay for goods and services such as mobile phones, tablets, computers, games, textbooks, tuition and more. Sessions at Oxford provide attendees with in-depth instructions on how to utilize and distribute Knowledge Tokens with their own classes and training activities.
New to Immersive Education Initiative conferences and events? Please refer to the PAST SUMMITS , EXPERIENCE and AGENDA menus for an idea of what you can expect when you join us at Oxford this year, including an overview of your official Oxford accommodation, formal dinner and pre-dinner social activities.
The conferences convene 09 to 11 April, 2024, in Oriel College at the University of Oxford, England.
Please refer to the EXPERIENCE and AGENDA menus for details, including an overview of your official Oxford accommodation, formal dinner and pre-dinner social activities.
Please refer to the AGENDA menu for details on the speakers, topics and schedule for this special 3-day joint event.
Titles and organizations at time of speaking
Founding Director of the Immersive Education Initiative (iED) and Boston College faculty
Asst. Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
Director, Office of Educational Tech, U.S. Dept. of Education & Immersive Education advisor
Chief Ranger, U.S. Dept. of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) and Immersive Education club advisor
MIT Media Lab Associate Director and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. of Media Arts & Sciences
Harvard Graduate School of Education Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard University
Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Director of University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre
Director of New Media & Technology, Smithsonian and Immersive Education Initiative Arts and Culture co-chair
Co-creator and co-director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab and Media Lab Asia
President, Federation of USA Scientists & Immersive Education advisor
Lead Researcher, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Learning Technologies
Professor of Learning Research and Director of MIT Okawa Center & Lifelong Kindergarten group
Faculty, Stanford University and Co-Chair of the Immersive Education Initiative Open File Formats TWG
Stereoscopic Supervisor, Disney Animation Studios and Academy Award®-winning film "Frozen"
Senior Principal SRE/SWE (Site Reliability Engineer and Software Engineer), Google
Futurist, Intel Corp. and professor at University of Washington & California College
