Online Course Resources for CDM Students

Course Websites

CourseWorks@Columbia
http://courseworks.columbia.edu/

CourseWorks for SBPMD and SciDMD
http://sakai.cc.columbia.edu/

CourseWorks@Columbia is the University’s course management system. Most of your courses will have active course websites that you can access through CourseWorks. To login to CourseWorks you will need your University Network ID (UNI) and password. Your UNI is the first part of your Columbia University email address, e.g. abc2005. To activate your UNI go to http://uni.columbia.edu.


Curriculum Map

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/dental/curriculummap/

The curriculum map is a graphical representation of the CDM’s curriculum with links to the all course websites in the dental program.


Podcasting

iTunesU
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/itunesu/index.html

Many of your courses will be recorded and made available to you via podcasting. The simplest way to subscribe to podcasts is to use iTunes, but you can choose to listen to podcasts using a Web browser or other RSS feed aggregator. Once subscribed in iTunes, you can easily access any episode from the feed or move the podcast episodes to your mobile device. Access with UNI and password.


Virtual Techniques in Dentistry (VirTechs)

http://virtechs.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/

iTunesU
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/itunesu/index.html

VirTechs is an interactive Web-based dental laboratory manual provides students with access to detailed instruction on procedures and treatments. The VirTechs collection includes video demonstrations, instructions, and supplementary materials for learning the dental procedures that are covered in a student's preclinical and clinical studies.


Image Annotation Tool

http://iat.ccnmtl.columbia.edu

The Image Annotation Tool (IAT) is Web-based application for annotating images. The IAT has two main functions, one is to organize and categorize course-related images into collections and the other is to facilitate adding annotations to images. Every user is also provided with a personal library where images can be uploaded.


Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL)

http://vital.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/

VITAL is a video-based digital teaching and learning environment, for use in clinical practice courses. The environment allows students to view a digital video library of observations and/or clinical interviews and to construct multimedia essays incorporating video references into texts. VITAL stores all student work, allowing for sharing and peer review.

Login to VITAL using your Columbia UNI and password.


Virtual Microscopy

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology/

Instead of physical microscopes you will be using virtual microscopy in the SBPMD Histology laboratory section. The online lab manual provides access to the virtual slides. Each topic is briefly introduced, and then there is a description of each specimen followed by a link to the slide.

You are advised to register your laptop for wired access so you are not all trying to access the slides on the wireless network. To register, go to this website http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/it/getting_started/resnet.html#forms, or visit the Help Desk on Hammer 2nd Floor. To access the virtual slides from an off-campus location, you will need to install and run the Virtual Private Network (VPN). The VPN provides access to restricted sites on the campus network. Here's the link to the VPN information: http://www.cubhis.org/getting_started/vpn.html.

 

For assistance or to report an error with any of these projects email Michelle V. Hall (mhall@columbia.edu) or Nitin Gumaste (nitin@ccnmtl.columbia.edu).