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Multidisciplinary Blockchain Research and Design: A Case Study in Moving from Theory to Pedagogy to Practice

2021; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-71292-1_46

1611-3349

Chelsea K. Palmer, Chris Rowell, Victoria L. Lemieux,

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing

The application of multidisciplinary theoretical models in an emerging field of study like blockchain can improve both collaborative learning and solution design, especially by creating a valuable shared language for colleagues from different disciplinary areas. This tripartite paper traces a journey from theory to practice by outlining the origin and development of the theoretical ‘three layer trust model’ for blockchain technologies, discussing the pedagogical utility of this model within a virtual education setting, and describing a student’s application of the learned model in a technical blockchain product design setting. By providing a thorough grounding in the complex multidisciplinary balance involved in designing blockchain systems (and adding the autoethnographic reflections of participants in this multi-setting focal design application) the following paper supports the potential value of such theoretical models to establish shared language for complex concepts across disciplinary divides. Future research directions are suggested to establish greater validity for the concepts presented within this paper and dive deeper into the foundations of its many referenced disciplines.