Dear Educators & Friends,
As crypto continues to tank đ, web3 is⌠actively gaining momentum â¨.
Last week, the World Economic Forum at Davos featured
blockchain panels with prominent leaders of international banks, centralized finance companies, crypto researchers, and policy makers. Of their
6 conference themes, âOur Future is Digitalâ has spawned
a new initiative to build an equitable, interoperable, & safe metaverse.
The truth is, web3 has been quietly growing for years. I say quietly not because itâs in secret, but because we havenât been listening.
- In 2017, manufacturing companies started using blockchain in supply-chain manufacturing.
- In 2018, tech companies started using blockchain to verify credentials.
- In 2021, a whole country adopted cryptocurrency as legal tender.
- In 2021, the largest social media company banked itâs entire $86b reputation on the metaverse.
Those arenât even the earliest or most prominent use cases.
All this to say, if we follow the money, the policies, & the leadershipâŚthe future is being shaped by web3. And we as educators MUST be ready for it.
So, two things.
1) This newsletter issue is all about on-chain credentials. We are defining credentials as evidence of oneâs identity, administratively or qualitatively. These digital identifiers are probably the most practical use case case for blockchain in any industry, but ESPECIALLY education. Think: transcripts, badges, certifications, attendance, IDs, etc.
2)
Ed3 DAO is launching the worldâs first
web3 certification program for educators. The goal is to empower 1 million educators with web3 knowledge & tools to create opportunities for themselves and their students in the future of work. If youâre interested in bringing this credential to your school or to an educator in your life,
contact Ed3 DAO.
We must recognize the opportunity education has at this very moment in time to take a regenerative path using web3. If youâre an educator of any kindâŚ
I implore you to seize it.
Warmly yours,
Vriti & the k20 Educators
