International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 11 Issue: 03 | Mar 2024
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e-ISSN: 2395-0056 p-ISSN: 2395-0072
Ethical Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Applications in Higher Education[*] 1Chengfei Wei, 2 Fangjian Shang * 1 Lecturer, Academy of Marxism, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China;
P.h.D, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, India 2 (Corresponding Author) Research Assistant, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: With the in-depth application of blockchain technology in the field of education, higher education institutions and practitioners must deeply examine their ethical risks and build the corresponding regulatory framework. On the basis of combining the development status and educational application scene of blockchain technology, this paper analyzes the main ethical challenges faced by blockchain education applications from the dimensions of privacy protection, educational equity, intellectual property rights, educational governance, and so on. In drawing lessons from the principles of educational technology ethics and data protection norms, this paper follows the education-oriented and student-centered concepts and proposes to build the ethical regulatory framework for the educational application of blockchain education from the aspects of ethical awareness cultivation, code of conduct construction, and multi-party participation in governance, with a view to safeguarding the healthy development of higher education enabled by blockchain technology. Keywords: Blockchain; Higher Education; Educational Ethics; Privacy Protection; Institutional Regulation
I. Introduction Blockchain technology, with its typical characteristics of decentralization, immutability, and traceability, is driving a new wave of changes in the education sector. Higher education, as the highest level of talent cultivation, should take the lead in embracing blockchain innovation to reshape the talent training model and improve the quality of educational services. However, it has also raised many ethical issues and challenges that need to be addressed urgently. Faced with the ethical dilemmas brought about by the integrated development of blockchain technology and higher education, we should neither be confined to technological enthusiasm and ignore its negative impact, nor deny its innovative value. At present, China’s higher education is at a critical stage of connotative development and digital transformation, and there is an urgent need to systematically examine the ethical risks of blockchain technology application based on the concept of educational fairness and justice, clarify the path and strategy of blockchain education ethics regulation in inheriting tradition, grasping reality and leading the future, and then promote the formation of an ethical norm system conducive to blockchain innovation and in line with the law of higher education development, so as to provide solid ethical support for the high-quality development of higher education in the new era.
[*] The thesis is the achievement of the 2023 Ministry of Education Industry-University Collaborative Education Project (230801791163401) and the 2023 Nanjing University of Finance and Economics Teaching Reform Project (JGX2023011). © 2024, IRJET
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