Grasp Academy is an education content platform built for educators and creators to share their skills and knowledge, and earn directly for their work. Grasp is built on the innovative EDU Chain and powered by Open Campus. Our web3 platform integrates Open Campus ID, allowing users to easily connect, learn, earn, and be rewarded for excellence.

Grasp Academy is built with a learner-first philosophy, placing education and the overall learning experience at the forefront. Our mission is to streamline the onboarding process for learners, communities, and corporate staff by providing a well-structured and engaging learning journey.

Grasp Aims

Grasp aims to revolutionise the way users onboard, learn, and earn by leveraging the power of blockchain, EduFi, AI, and rewards in the form of tokens and NFTs.

By prioritising the educational experience and providing a comprehensive and rewarding learning ecosystem, Grasp Academy will empower learners, tech companies, DAOs, and content creators to achieve their educational goals and foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence.

Website: https://grasp-academy.netlify.app/
Twitter: https://x.com/GraspAcademy
GitHub: https://github.com/Webmoss/grasp

About the Builder: Craig Moss

I am currently employed at IO Digital as a Full Stack/Frontend Developer and work on quite a few exciting projects for the company and their clients in a web2 world.

In my spare time I enjoy attending different web3 hackathon events and building with new exciting blockchain technologies.

I am an active member of the ApeCoin DAO and authored AIP 376 which formed the Web3 Development Working Group. I was also recently accepted in the first round of the APE_U AIP Coaches.

Key Features:

Learner and Education First

Strong focus on providing a high-quality educational experience for students and learners.
Prioritise the needs of learners and educators to ensure effective knowledge transfer.
Support diverse learning styles and provides resources tailored to individual needs.

Rewards-Based Learning:

Users earn NFTs and tokens upon course completion
Encourages excellence and engagement through tangible rewards.
Proof of learning offers students skills verification for the job market.

Learning Management System (LMS):

Structured educational tracks for various purposes
Onboarding for learners, company staff, web3 and DAO community members.
Allow educators and creators to own their educational content and earn directly from sharing their skills and knowledge.

EduFi Integration:

Incentives for completing courses, such as NFTs and tokens
Financing of education through grants and loans, rewarding academic excellence and offering the less fortunate a means to earn an education.
Provide seamless integration with EduFi for financial support to those who need it most.

Learn, Earn, and be Rewarded:

Grasp Academy aims to build a comprehensive education ecosystem with utility that will help users learn, earn, and be rewarded for academic excellence opening up opportunities for students from all walks of life to finance their education, all powered by Open Campus on EDU Chain.

Content Platform for Creators:

Enables creators to share their work, videos, and educational content.
Creators can earn directly from their contributions using the Grasp web3 platform.
Supports a variety of content formats, including video tutorials, articles, and interactive courses.

Web3Auth and Open Campus ID Integration:

Simplifies the authentication process and onboarding of users using account abstraction to allow easy account creation using google and other social media logins
Fully integrated with Open Campus ID allowing learners to track and earn in our education economy.

Knowledge Asset Marketplace Allow publishers to sell their course and lesson NFTs including collections from TinyTap and other Open Campus publishers in the education sector via our Knowledge Asset Marketplace.

AI Integration: Utilise AI to improve the user experience in creating content, personalising learning paths, and providing real-time feedback and scoring on tests or course quizzes.

Community Engagement & Support With any new project we hope to support and give back to our early adopters and supporters. As part of our initial offering we aim to launch the EDU Owls NFT collection that will give holders access to all our courses and lessons. In addition we aim to launch a token and have an airdrop to create community engagement and propel the project forward.

Grasp Goals:

Promote Education through Rewards: Encourage users to complete courses by offering NFTs and tokens as rewards. Foster a culture of learning and excellence within the community.

Empower Content Creators: Create a platform where educators and content creators can share their work and earn rewards. Provide tools and resources for creators to develop and distribute high-quality educational content.

Create a Comprehensive Learning Ecosystem: Develop and integrate learning, earning, and financing education on the EDU Chain. Offer a holistic and interconnected educational experience.

Create a Knowledge Asset Marketplace Allow publishers to sell their courses and lessons including collections from TinyTap and other Open Campus publishers in the education sector.

Facilitate Onboarding: Provide a streamlined onboarding process for new users including learners, companies and staff, web3 and DAO community members. Create specific educational tracks and quests for different communities like the ApeCoin DAO.

Support Education Financing: Utilise EduFi to provide grants and loans for educational purposes. Ensure users have access to financial resources to support their learning journey.

Target Audience:

Learners: Individuals seeking a high-quality, rewarding educational experience. Users looking to leverage EduFi for education financing.

Content Creators: Educators and Creative experts looking to share their knowledge or skillset and earn rewards from their content directly. Creators can produce video tutorials, articles, interactive courses, games, quests and more.

Companies: Onboarding and training for new staff and existing employees. Continuous learning opportunities for existing employees with a reward system based on scoring.

DAOs: Structured educational tracks for DAO-specific knowledge and skills. Used to onboard new community members.

Hackathon Tracks: Infrastructure The Grasp web3 application will feature an Knowledge Asset Marketplace allowing educators and publishers to buy and sell their publisher and course NFTs. We aim to include collections from Tiny Tap and other Open Campus partners in the future.

Hackathon Tracks: Earn, Learn & EduFi Grasp Academy aims to build an Education Economy allowing users to learn, earn and be rewarded, as well as verify their skills and knowledge on EDU Chain. With verified Proof of Learning models in place, Grasp Academy students and learners will be able to fund their education utilising EduFi grants and loans.