Core Concepts

PathcoreScholar is an e-learning platform designed for delivering self-directed online training. At the core of PathcoreScholar is the ability to deliver didactic content as well as interactive content through the use of whole slide images and unique assessment tools.

Self-Directed E-Learning

PathcoreScholar is a browser-based application that can be accessed using any modern browser. It supports self-directed e-learning by enabling trainees to review course content at their own convenience (anytime and anywhere), away from the laboratory setting. Educators can deliver didactic content, incorporate whole slide images, make use of interactive questions and provide feedback in response to trainee inputs (interactively).

Diagnostic Simulator

PathcoreScholar has been designed using the flight simulator pedagogy, allowing trainees to learn in a patient-safe environment. Core to PathcoreScholar is the ability to provide trainees with opportunities to enhance their confidence and skills through independent decision-making exercises, simulating diagnostic conditions in the laboratory or clinic. Within a simulation, cases can be presented, ancillary tests can be made available upon request and the diagnostic journey can be assessed in an automated fashion. Along the way, educators may provide feedback to ensure the learning opportunities are maximized.

Automated Grading

All question types and many of the interactions in PathcoreScholar are tracked and can be graded automatically, with the exception of short answer questions. These capabilities can save significant time for educators, particularly in the medical school setting where class sizes are large.

Educators can incorporate negative and positive point values in assessments in order to create an environment where guessing is penalized. Educators can view comprehensive reports for individual students or the entire class at any time, making it convenient for tracking learning outcomes and for measuring the change in performance over time.

Everlasting Content

E-learning provides educators with the ability to develop content that can be easily improved over time. PathcoreScholar provides the ability to duplicate and edit past classes and move content between classes to ensure that the current version of a class is the best version. Educators retain, at their fingertips, the ability to review all the previous iterations of a class including student performance data.