Smith Cullen D, Atawala Neel, Klatt Carolyn A, Klatt Edward C
Mercer University School of Medicine, Mercer University Health Sciences Center, 1250 East 66 Street, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
J Pathol Inform. 2022 Aug 9;13:100132. doi: 10.1016/j.jpi.2022.100132. eCollection 2022.
Web-based learning applications can support health sciences education, including knowledge acquisition in pathology and laboratory medicine. Websites can be developed to provide learning content, assessments, and products supporting pathology education. In this paper, we review informatics principles, practices, and procedures involved with educational website development in the context of existing websites and published studies of educational website usage outcomes, including that of the authors. We provide an overview with analysis of potential results of usage to inform how such websites may be used, and to guide further development. We discuss the value of educational websites for individual users, educational institutions, and professional organizations. Educational websites may offer assessments that are formative, for learning itself, as practice, preparation, and self-assessment. Open access websites have the advantage of worldwide availability 24/7, particularly aiding persons in low resource settings. Commercial offerings for educational support in formal curricula are beyond the scope of this review. This review is intended to guide those interested in website development to support non-commercial educational purposes for users seeking to improve their knowledge and diagnostic skills supporting careers in pathology.
基于网络的学习应用程序可以支持健康科学教育，包括病理学和检验医学方面的知识获取。可以开发网站来提供支持病理学教育的学习内容、评估和产品。在本文中，我们结合现有网站以及已发表的关于教育网站使用结果的研究（包括作者的研究），回顾了与教育网站开发相关的信息学原理、实践和程序。我们提供了一个概述，并分析了使用的潜在结果，以告知此类网站的使用方式，并指导进一步的开发。我们讨论了教育网站对个人用户、教育机构和专业组织的价值。教育网站可能会提供形成性评估，用于学习本身、作为练习、准备和自我评估。开放获取网站具有每周 7 天、每天 24 小时全球可用的优势，尤其有助于资源匮乏地区的人们。正式课程中教育支持的商业产品不在本综述范围内。本综述旨在指导那些对网站开发感兴趣的人，为寻求提高知识和诊断技能以支持病理学职业的用户提供非商业性教育目的的支持。
