{"id":359,"date":"2025-01-21T07:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/?p=359"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:17:06","slug":"block-ed-empowering-adult-learners-through-microcredential-blockchain-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/block-ed-empowering-adult-learners-through-microcredential-blockchain-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Block.Ed &#8211; Empowering Adult Learners through Microcredential Blockchain Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PROJECT NUMBER:<\/strong>2024-1-SK01-KA220-ADU-000253202<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM:\u00a0<\/strong>Erasmus +<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROJECT DURATION: <\/strong>2024-2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARTNERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ASTRA \u2013 Association for innovation and development, Slovakia<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"auto\">IDEC \u2013\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/idec.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/idec.gr\/<\/a>, Greece<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"auto\">HOU &#8211; Hellenic Open University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eap.gr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eap.gr\/en\/<\/a>, Greece<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>DIE &#8211; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The German Institute for Adult Education \u2013 Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning,<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.die-bonn.de\/\">die-bonn.de<\/a>; Germany<\/li>\n<li>SVEB &#8211; Swiss Federation for Adult Learning, <a href=\"https:\/\/alice.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alice.ch\/en\/<\/a>, Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>AZULCHAIN &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/azulchain.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/azulchain.io\/<\/a>, Portugal<\/li>\n<li>HT APPS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/<\/a>, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: revert;\">MAIN TARGET GROUPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Educational institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: curriculum developers, instructional designers, facilitators &amp; trainers; administrators<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Technology providers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: LMS developers\/administrators, edtech companies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Government &amp; regulatory bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ministries\/departments &amp; accreditation bodies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PROJECT OBJECTIVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Block.Ed addresses the skills gap in e-learning by implementing micro-credentials, creating flexible learning pathways for adult trainers. We will enhance their skills through short programs focused on instructional design and technology, culminating in the awarding of these credentials. Additionally, we aim to increase trust in micro-credentials by integrating a blockchain-enabled platform with modern LMS systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROJECT OUTPUTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guide <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for designing e-Learning courses with microcredentials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Framework<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for microcredentials validation, incl. tools and resources to support professionals in self-assessment &amp; continuous improvement of their short learning programs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>BlockEd COURSE <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on how to efficiently integrate micro-credentials in educational offerings; learning activity\/ToT <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Platform<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blockchain-enabled micro-credential provisioning PLATFORM seamlessly integrated to a state-of-the-art LMS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Block.Ed addresses the skills gap in e-learning by implementing micro-credentials, creating flexible learning pathways for adult trainers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astra-ngo.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}