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In today's digital age, it is becoming increasingly difficult to protect the authenticity of digital documents and creative works. Technology, particularly artificial intelligence, has advanced to the point where alteration of digital media is not only possible, but highly sophisticated. Authenticity of sources, validation of information and integrity of content are fundamental components for successful teaching and learning. The main objective is to introduce and propose the use of blockchain technology as an effective way to ensure the integrity of digital content, thus counteracting the alteration of online resources. The proposed method involves the time-stamping of digital educational resources stored in a digital repository. The paper discusses the successful application of the proposed approach in a digital repository for teaching Greek language and culture through music. The use of blockchain technology has promising potential in the field of arts education. It promotes a sense of trust and encourages collaboration by ensuring the authenticity of shared resources.
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Tassos Kolydas is a member of the Laboratory-Teaching Staff of the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has studied musicology (PhD), computer science (MSc), and guitar. He has published musicological and computer science papers in both Greek and international journals. His research interests revolve around Greek art music, digital cultural heritage management and information and communication technologies in education. He has taught courses in historical musicology and digital musicology at the University of Athens and the University of Ioannina. He has developed web applications as part of research projects for the University of Athens, the Greek National Opera, the Institute for Research in Music Acoustics, the University of Ioannina, etc. He is a member of the Hellenic Musicological Society, the Greek Branch of IAML, the Hellenic Orff - Schulwerk Association and the Greek Society for Music Education .
