Demand-Driven Development of Next Generation Whole Slide Imaging - Pate
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Abstract
Aim:
Web-based learning has become more important in medical education. Especially for histological and histopathological learning several slide-viewing applications are available. However, most of these applications do not live up to current technical standards. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expectations and experience of students with virtual microscopy, also known as “whole slide imaging†(WSI). These parameters are important prerequisites for developing a new tool to train student skills in recognizing histological and histopathological specimens according to recent technical developments. The goal of such a tool is to bridge the gap between theoretical and applied knowledge.
Methods:
A questionnaire for students including 14 multiple choice and 2 essay questions was created in cooperation with the Centre for Quality Assurance and Development (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, JGU). The importance of features like annotations, points of interest (POI) and additional teaching texts was evaluated. Furthermore, the use of web-based learning tools and the range of used target devices was assessed. In the essay questions students could suggest desirable features. The questionnaire was answered by 216 students. Based on this evaluation a new application was constructed.
Results:
The analysis of the questionnaire revealed that 97.1% of the students consider WSI helpful in test preparation. The features, histological annotations (88.4%), pathological annotations (86.1%), POI (83.3%) and additional teaching texts (52.3%), have also been assessed positively. In the comments section many students asked for a quiz mode. In contrast, the deployment of a discussion forum was of less importance to the students (4.2%). Only 2.3% actually used WSI on their tablet pc and none (0%) on their smart-phone.
Discussion:
Annotations, POI and additional teaching texts were evaluated positively in contrast to a discussion forum. Therefore, we abandoned the deployment of a discussion forum for staff and students. In addition, the students asked for a quiz mode in the comments section. Although this demand is not quantifiable in the present survey, we will look at this feature in more detail in the follow-up survey. Although most students did not use WSI on their tablet pc or smart-phone, due to less support of mobile devices by most recent WSI applications, we decided to provide an interface compatible with small screens and touch controls.
The present survey allowed us to employ a demand-driven development leading to an integrative teaching tool for histological studies.
Web-based learning has become more important in medical education. Especially for histological and histopathological learning several slide-viewing applications are available. However, most of these applications do not live up to current technical standards. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expectations and experience of students with virtual microscopy, also known as “whole slide imaging†(WSI). These parameters are important prerequisites for developing a new tool to train student skills in recognizing histological and histopathological specimens according to recent technical developments. The goal of such a tool is to bridge the gap between theoretical and applied knowledge.
Methods:
A questionnaire for students including 14 multiple choice and 2 essay questions was created in cooperation with the Centre for Quality Assurance and Development (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, JGU). The importance of features like annotations, points of interest (POI) and additional teaching texts was evaluated. Furthermore, the use of web-based learning tools and the range of used target devices was assessed. In the essay questions students could suggest desirable features. The questionnaire was answered by 216 students. Based on this evaluation a new application was constructed.
Results:
The analysis of the questionnaire revealed that 97.1% of the students consider WSI helpful in test preparation. The features, histological annotations (88.4%), pathological annotations (86.1%), POI (83.3%) and additional teaching texts (52.3%), have also been assessed positively. In the comments section many students asked for a quiz mode. In contrast, the deployment of a discussion forum was of less importance to the students (4.2%). Only 2.3% actually used WSI on their tablet pc and none (0%) on their smart-phone.
Discussion:
Annotations, POI and additional teaching texts were evaluated positively in contrast to a discussion forum. Therefore, we abandoned the deployment of a discussion forum for staff and students. In addition, the students asked for a quiz mode in the comments section. Although this demand is not quantifiable in the present survey, we will look at this feature in more detail in the follow-up survey. Although most students did not use WSI on their tablet pc or smart-phone, due to less support of mobile devices by most recent WSI applications, we decided to provide an interface compatible with small screens and touch controls.
The present survey allowed us to employ a demand-driven development leading to an integrative teaching tool for histological studies.
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