Exploring the utility of crowdsourcing frameworks to inform the construction of a web-based 3D printing application (3DCrowdGo)
dc.contributor.advisor | Dubrowski, Adam | |
dc.contributor.author | Clarke, Krystina M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-30T20:15:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-30T20:15:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-01 | |
dc.degree.discipline | Health Informatics | |
dc.degree.level | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) | |
dc.description.abstract | Healthcare trainees learn hands-on skills using simulators before attempting them on patients. COVID-19 shifted in-person learning to online presenting unique challenges, as equipping large cohorts of learners with simulators is prohibitively expensive and often impractical. Using three-dimensional (3D) printing to create simulators allows for cost effective, accurate products that are easily customizable to learners’ needs. I aimed to discover how to construct a crowdsourced online application, 3DCrowdGo, to fill the “research-to-simulation lab” gap in health professions simulation training via community-based 3D printing. Phase 1 involved a literature review whose resulting theories were ranked by simulation stakeholders to determine which were suitable for 3DCrowdGo. Phase 2 was an exploratory trial that demonstrated piloting of the initial efficacy of the app. Results from these phases were aggregated to develop a responsive, flexible solution that incorporates current best practices and provides affordable and effective simulators for the decentralized simulation model by mobilizing community members. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1509 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Simulation | en |
dc.subject | Healthcare | en |
dc.subject | 3D printing | en |
dc.subject | Crowdsourcing | en |
dc.subject | Health professions education | en |
dc.title | Exploring the utility of crowdsourcing frameworks to inform the construction of a web-based 3D printing application (3DCrowdGo) | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Health Informatics | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) |