School of Medicine

ED&R: Educational Technology

To provide technical support for the setup, maintenance, and repair of laptops and PDA's for School of Medicine students.
To assist School of Medicine faculty in identifying appropriate technologies for instruction.
To collaborate with faculty members in the design, development and acquisition of computer-based software and World Wide Web applications for all Phases of the curriculum.
To coordinate the planning and acquisition of computer and multimedia technology in support of education.
To provide technical support in the delivery of e-curriculum activities.

Technology Requirements - This document details the required specifications for laptops and PDA's.
Deals on Laptops and PDA's - Links to vendors.
Getting Started - List of software that needs to be installed on your laptop and PDA.
Clinical Block Learning Log Policy - "The fundamentals of the new clinical core involve defining and assuring specific patient encounters that all students should experience in each block..."
Clinical Block Learning Log Instructions - A How-to for using the New Innovations RMS application.
Hints and Tips - Look here for help with syncing your PDA, or connecting to the wireless network, or backing up your data, etc.

Educational Technology Support - This document details the support ED&R can provide to block faculty and staff.
Technology Support Request Form - Use this form to request equipment and/or training.
Technology Support Feedback Form - Tell us how we're doing with this form.

Blackboard - The curriculum/student portal. Blackboard is the SOM onine classroom. Students are expected to log-in everyday. They access thier courses and check announcements here. There are also additional resources in the student communities, including a comprehensive site maintained by the Office of Student Affairs.
Ilios - The curriculum content management tool. Ilios contains the curriculum for the school of medicine and is a working space for the faculty developing and delivering the curriculum. The SOM curriculum for the first two years of medical school is available here and can be viewed by the public. If you are a faculty member interested in having access to Ilios please email, Helen Macfarlane.
New Innovations - Medical students use the RMS software to record clinical learning experience. RMS can be accessed on the web or by downloading the software to a PDA from this site.
Epocrates - Diagnostic software for your PDA. Students of the School of Medicine can download the Epocrates software for free during their time here. For more information contact Vaquero Cooper, or go to the SOM -Students organization in Blackboard.