Liquidity Network is creating a novel platform to eliminate network congestion on the Ethereum blockchain. Their off-chain solution to the scalability problem of blockchain technology is interesting. A recent move to increase the knowledge base for blockchain development is also worth keeping an eye on.
Dr. Arthur Gervais is one of Liquidity Network’s founding members. He is currently a lecturer at Imperial College, in London. Clearly, education is important to him. That may be why Liquidity Network has worked to create a platform that will help absolute beginners learn how to create smart contracts.
Liquidity Network Creates Talent
Blockchain is a new technology. There aren’t many programs designed to teach people how to become blockchain developers. This is part of the reason why blockchain jobs pay more than normal coding work. The bigger issue is a lack of qualified professionals. If there were more people who were able to develop blockchain, the industry could expand faster.
Achievement Network is Liquidity Network’s solution to this problem. Their new online platform lets anyone learn about blockchain coding. In addition to offering valuable training, it also shows how blockchain can be used as a teaching tool.
The lessons begin with an introduction on how to install Metamask. Then the program shows students how to navigate the coding environment. Achievement Network is designed for the wider public, as well as students. The program was developed with help from Imperial College London, and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.
Teaching Blockchain With Blockchain
Achievement Network is an interesting demonstration of another area where blockchain could make a big difference. Online courses can be very expensive. By using blockchain, the entire process is made simple, and transparent.
When using the Achievement Network’s courses, students submit their work to a publicly available blockchain to be validated. The results of their exercises are ready almost immediately. They are also able to share their scores with others and demonstrate their level of proficiency in coding.
New Ways To Learn
Compared to the existing educational system, blockchain-based teaching has some major benefits. Especially for a teaching system that relies on standardized testing, blockchain is likely the best way for tests to be given. The correct answers can be encoded into a block, and once the answers are submitted, the results will be instantly available.
The results from a blockchain-based exam would also be nearly impossible to refute. Education is just one more area where blockchain could make a big difference. It could also create new levels of data security, and cut the inefficiency of out of a system that has become prohibitively expensive in many areas of the world.