Kerri Lemoie, PhDinDigital Credentials ConsortiumDo We Need Blockchain for LERs? No.A model where verifiers pay to access and verify credentials in a tokenized blockchain system traps credentials in a closed network.Jul 29Jul 29
Kerri Lemoie, PhDinDigital Credentials ConsortiumWhat Are Portable, Verifiable Digital Credentials?The Digital Credentials Consortium (DCC) is advancing the use and understanding of portable, verifiable digital credentials in higher…Jul 31Jul 31
Kerri Lemoie, PhDJFF & VC-EDU Plugfest #1:To encourage the development of a large and active marketplace of interoperable LER-friendly technology, tools, and infrastructure, Jobs…Jun 27, 20221Jun 27, 20221
Kerri Lemoie, PhDInteroperability for Verifiable Learning and Employment Recordsin·ter·op·er·a·ble /ˌin(t)ərˈäp(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjectiveJun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Kerri Lemoie, PhDW3C Verifiable Credentials Education Task Force 2022 PlanningAt the W3C VC-EDU Task Force we’ve been planning meeting agendas and topics for 2022. We’ve been hard at work writing use cases, helping…Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Kerri Lemoie, PhDThe Future of Open Badges is VerifiableWhen Open Badges was kicking off ten years ago (see the original white paper), it was conceived to be a recognition infrastructure for…Jul 16, 20212Jul 16, 20212
Kerri Lemoie, PhDOpen Badges as Verifiable CredentialsIn the W3C VC-EDU call on June 7, 2021 we discussed Open Badges asserted as W3C Verifiable Credentials (VCs). This call began the public…Jun 11, 2021Jun 11, 2021
Kerri Lemoie, PhDStudying the Adoption of Self-sovereign Identity — Part 1Like many, the 2016 election left me feeling bewildered about the effects of the web on society. As someone who’s been working on the web…Oct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
Kerri Lemoie, PhDIntroducing — BadgeBot: The World’s First Open Badges Issuing Twitter botOne of the often-discussed challenges of Open Badges is what to use to identify the recipients (or earners) of badges. For a long while…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
Kerri Lemoie, PhDOpen Badges and IP: Credly Patents for Generation, Management, and Tracking of Digital CredentialsOpen Badges launched in 2011 as a type of digital credential that could recognize learning, skills, and achievements happening anywhere at…Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018