Between the Chapters #24: beyond the blockchain buzz with @dkernohan

For this Between the Chapter episode, Laura chats with David Kernohan about the blockchain and other odd things happening around the year 2017: Chapter 24. This episode will not explain what the blockchain is, but take a broad perspective about the times, questioning trust, and changing of systems. Spoiler Alert: We don’t want to crush your hopes and dreams about blockchains, but there's no real lasting impact for it in higher ed. 

Chapter 2: Blockchain. Blockwhat?! (Season 1 of ZigZag pod for more crypto)Still not sure about it: Here’s a Blockchain Technologies courseThe Blockchain Revolution and Higher Education via EducauseHow blockchain could change higher ed via IBMHow Blockchains are Transforming Adult Education by @johndmkBlockchain in Education via US Office of Educational TechnologyA Fresh Look at Blockchain in Higher EdDigital Diploma debuts at MITThe Death of Expertise by Tom NicholsOn Expertise in Higher EdTriumph of the Thought Leader… and the Eclipse of the Public IntellectualWe Don’t Need No Stinking Thought LeadersNate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight“Give us back our old gods”It’s good to be king…People want to hear from expertsThe Role of Public Intellectual by Alan LightmanBlockchain – don’t ask how, ask why by David KernohanDemocratizing Ideologies and Inequality Regimes are @tressiemcphd’s observations on “roaming autodidacts”Black Cyberfeminism: Intersectionality, Institutions and Digital Sociology (Daniels, Gregory, & McMillan Cottom, 2016)Roaming Autodidacts and the Neo-Reactionaries #OER17'Age Of Anger' Chronicles Rise Of Populist BacklashA Libertarian Walks into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling; TLDR articleLibertarian vs. BearOutlawed by Cara NorthThink Again by Adam GrantWhat You Need to Know About NFTsWhat's An NFT? And Why Are People Paying Millions To Buy Them?Enjoyable & factually accurate: NFTs - SNL skit

Questions:

How can we create a set of ground rules that share trust and expertise in learning, credentials, and more? Will blockchain help?How are you thinking about long term storage of digital artifacts, projects, and initiatives?How do we decide which digital artifacts are given resources, time and money, to preserve these learning objects?

Are you interested in owning an NFT art piece of Martin Weller’s face? Are you using blockchain technology in higher ed? Send a message or tweet. Podcast episode art: X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Remix by Laura Pasquni.

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