BadgeChain Reads — Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

June 9th, 2016 | W. Ian O'Byrne
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Welcome to the first round of BadgeChain Reads.

This project is organized and facilitated by the BadgeChain team. The purpose of this work is to foster open discussion about the issues and trends in blockchain and related technologies. Furthermore, it is our hope to engage in discussion while focusing on the facts presented in the text.

We’re using an open source tool (Hypothes.is) to collaboratively research and discuss some of the influential literature in the field. This post should provide you guidance as you read, highlight, annotate, and respond in the text.

Each cycle of readings should last two weeks. At the conclusion of the cycle, we’ll introduce another reading for the community.

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

For our first reading as part of BadgeChain Reads, we’re starting at the beginning of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, which outlined the conceptual and technical details of a payment system that would allow individuals to send and receive payments without involving any intermediary financial institutions. This was the birth of bitcoin.

Let’s get started

Join the discussion as we collectively read, annotate, and discuss the theories, principles, and possibilities involved in blockchain and related technologies.

Please visit the primary document here and annotate using hypothes.is. Learn more about how to utilize the tool and respond to others in the text.

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Four Questions For James Willis about Ethics in Education & Technology

June 6th, 2016 | W. Ian O'Byrne
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Four Questions For is a podcast about literacy, technology & education. Each episode includes an interview with an expert in the identified area. The interviews provide a smart and savvy resource for individuals trying to understand these concepts.

The interviews are conducted by Ian O’Byrne.

This episode contains a brief discussion with James Willis about ethics in education and technology. You can access the audio podcast here, or subscribe on your favorite podcatcher.

Four Questions

  1. How would you define ethics?
  2. In what possible ways do we see ethics (or elements of ethics) rearing their head in education?
  3. What are some of the challenges that you see in the use/inclusion of ethics in technology, educational technologies specifically?
  4. What considerations should “we” (educators/researchers/developers) have as we develop and utilize technologies with learners?

To contribute to the follow-up discussion, please visit the EtherPad for the community call by clicking here.

The video source for the interview is available below.

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#edtech #ethics #education #technology #blockchain #badgechain #openbadges#digitalbadges

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