All students are required to have certain technology competencies before beginning their program at the School of Dental Medicine and to further develop skills throughout the course of your program.
Instructors will assume that you have met the prerequisites AND develop these skills during your first two years of study:
- Ability to utilize features of Picasso, the School's Clinic Information System. In years 2-4, students will progress to advanced uses of Picasso and it is expected you will use your laptop daily in clinic for purposes including but not limited to: patient care management, viewing of diagnostic imaging, & scheduling of patients (in/and out of the clinical setting).
- Familiarity with UB Techtools
- Ability to utilize features of the UBLearns course room
- Ability to respond to questions using "clickers." Students will receive a clicker and training during orientation.
- Familiarity with UB Library resources and procedures
- Ability to access online library journals and course reserve materials
- Ability to evaluate the quality and authenticity of web resources
- Ability to use a bibliographic database, such as EndNote
- Ability to use audio and video via the web
- Familiarity with a presentation program
- Familiarity with UB IT Policies and SDM Policies & Procedures
- Setup and regular use of UB e-mail account
- Growing familiarity and use of emerging technologies, such as wikis, blogs, instant messaging, and RSS feeds
In addition to skills developed during class, students may take advantage of a variety of workshops on campus. Workshops are offered through the UB Information Technologies (IT) department and the UB libraries.
Here are some example sources of instruction: