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Intern to Earn (I2E): Using Digital Lessons to Change Local Communities
The road to a professional career is often paved by internships. The old model was students and young professionals intern for a company to get their foot in the door, with the hope to be hired and begin their career. These internships acted as an important anchor for a community, retaining and training students for the local workforce. This model now feels slow and out of touch with new models of work brought about by technology and the COVID pandemic. As web3 shows, it is now possible to en...

Intern to Earn (I2E): Using Digital Lessons to Change Local Communities
The road to a professional career is often paved by internships. The old model was students and young professionals intern for a company to get their foot in the door, with the hope to be hired and begin their career. These internships acted as an important anchor for a community, retaining and training students for the local workforce. This model now feels slow and out of touch with new models of work brought about by technology and the COVID pandemic. As web3 shows, it is now possible to en...

Back(pack) to the Future - Creating Digital Credentials with a Soul
The Birth of BadgesWhether Girl Scouts, participation ribbons, or letter jackets, we are always collecting badges - proof of our accomplishments. These badges are fun, visual reminders and signals, showing the world who we are. They are also antennae, attracting members of our tribe to us. If you want to date the football star, look for the letter jacket! It is no different than brands. The brands we rep, the teams we support, the style we wear identifies our tribe as Seth Godin would say. It...

Back(pack) to the Future - Creating Digital Credentials with a Soul
The Birth of BadgesWhether Girl Scouts, participation ribbons, or letter jackets, we are always collecting badges - proof of our accomplishments. These badges are fun, visual reminders and signals, showing the world who we are. They are also antennae, attracting members of our tribe to us. If you want to date the football star, look for the letter jacket! It is no different than brands. The brands we rep, the teams we support, the style we wear identifies our tribe as Seth Godin would say. It...

Regenerative Education - Solving Global Challenges with Decentralized Coordination
Decentralized Power Comes in a CanNever underestimate the power of pickled fruit. π Olena was sitting on her balcony in Ukraine when she saw a Russian drone buzzing nearby. She reached down and grabbed a jar of her favorite homemade treat: pickled tomatoes with plums. She tossed the jar at the drone and knocked it out of the sky. π₯ https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/status/1500840773822169090 The incredible bravery (and aim) of Olena is inspiring, and it points to a powerful lesson: the powe...

Regenerative Education - Solving Global Challenges with Decentralized Coordination
Decentralized Power Comes in a CanNever underestimate the power of pickled fruit. π Olena was sitting on her balcony in Ukraine when she saw a Russian drone buzzing nearby. She reached down and grabbed a jar of her favorite homemade treat: pickled tomatoes with plums. She tossed the jar at the drone and knocked it out of the sky. π₯ https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/status/1500840773822169090 The incredible bravery (and aim) of Olena is inspiring, and it points to a powerful lesson: the powe...

Crypto Curriculum - 10 Steps to Teach Web3 in 60 Minutes
You can always tell how old someone is based on when they learned to type. For me, it was freshmen year of high school. The old computer instructor brought out cardboard boxes to hide the keyboard (f-f-f-f, j-j-j-j-j), and we slowly learned the βtouch method.β Today, my kids are already learning to type, early in elementary school. The same pace of change will happen with web3. Learning how to create a wallet, connect with communities online (DAOs), accept Internet money (crypto), and earn to...

Crypto Curriculum - 10 Steps to Teach Web3 in 60 Minutes
You can always tell how old someone is based on when they learned to type. For me, it was freshmen year of high school. The old computer instructor brought out cardboard boxes to hide the keyboard (f-f-f-f, j-j-j-j-j), and we slowly learned the βtouch method.β Today, my kids are already learning to type, early in elementary school. The same pace of change will happen with web3. Learning how to create a wallet, connect with communities online (DAOs), accept Internet money (crypto), and earn to...

DAO.edu - The Future of Decentralized Learning
PrefaceThis article is a part of a collaborative series exploring how web3 could impact education - what we call ed3. Authors Scott Meyer and Vriti Saraf look to prepare the education system for what is possible in the future of learning. Topics include: NFTs, tokens, DAOs, DeSo, XR, Metaverse, DeFi, & more. Check out our previous articles:Web3 to Ed3: Reimagining Education in a Decentralized WorldHow DeFi can Reform School Funding ModelThe DAO Transformer: The Heart of a Non-profit, with the...

DAO.edu - The Future of Decentralized Learning
PrefaceThis article is a part of a collaborative series exploring how web3 could impact education - what we call ed3. Authors Scott Meyer and Vriti Saraf look to prepare the education system for what is possible in the future of learning. Topics include: NFTs, tokens, DAOs, DeSo, XR, Metaverse, DeFi, & more. Check out our previous articles:Web3 to Ed3: Reimagining Education in a Decentralized WorldHow DeFi can Reform School Funding ModelThe DAO Transformer: The Heart of a Non-profit, with the...