A. Minchev1, R.M. Creutzburg2
In an era where digital learning platforms are transforming traditional education, the ability to securely and transparently track students’ academic achievements has become increasingly important. This paper investigates the application of blockchain technology as a robust solution for monitoring, recording, and verifying students’ learning progress across diverse and often disconnected educational environments. Traditional systems tend to silo data within isolated platforms, limiting educators’ and learners’ ability to assess the full scope of academic development. The study introduces a decentralized blockchain-based framework designed to aggregate and safeguard educational records from multiple learning platforms to address this. This framework is an intermediary data layer that collects meta-information about key learning events—such as test results, course completions, project contributions, and feedback—and internal university systems. This information is stored in cryptographically linked blocks that are immutable and time-stamped, ensuring trust and accountability. The architecture is based on a service-oriented model and enables communication through standardized interfaces, allowing seamless integration with various educational technologies. It employs a Proof of Authority consensus mechanism to validate data, ensuring scalability and low computational overhead.
The system supports privacy and user autonomy by enabling students to share data while selectively preserving the authenticity of records. Unlike traditional transcript models that only reflect outcomes, the framework captures granular and intermediate learning activities, fostering a richer, more holistic understanding of academic success. Moreover, the decentralized platform enhances resilience against data loss and manipulation.
This paper outlines the core components of the proposed framework architecture, the types of educational data it manages, and the technical and pedagogical advantages it offers. By demonstrating how blockchain can be leveraged to create a transparent, secure, and interoperable learning record infrastructure, the study highlights its potential to support lifelong learning and trust-based certification systems. The findings contribute to ongoing discussions on digital trust, educational technology innovation, and sustainable data ecosystems in higher education.
Keywords: Blockchain technology, student success monitoring.