Information Technology for
Faculty
Nurturing the Inner Geek in All of Us
Carlyle H. Chan M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Professional Development and
Educational Outreach
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
cchan@mcw.edu
Disclaimer
I own no stock in any technology company
nor do I receive any product
endorsements or honoraria from any such
company.
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Perspectives
• Never enough time
• Learn what you need
• Ask someone who knows
3 ways for Library Access
• Dial in
• Citrix
• Remote access account
http://proxy.lib.mcw.edu/login
The Third Wave
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Agricultural Revolution – hoe
Industrial Revolution – assembly line
Information Revolution – computer
http://www.thirdwavewebsites.com/ind_primer.htm
• Alvin Toffler
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Thumb drives, Flash drives,
USB Removable drives
Floppy disk = 1.44 megabytes
Flash drives: 8,16, 32. 64, 128, 256, 512 megabytes
to 1, 2, and 4 Gigabytes
U3 USB Smart Drives
• U3.com
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Wisconsin Palm Pilot
Pocket PC
Convergence
Just where does he get those
wonderful toys? ~The Joker
Hardware sites
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www.cdw.com
www.pcconnection.com
www.compusa.com
www.mobileplanet.com
www.apple.com
Types of Software
• Freeware
• Shareware
• Commercial
Software and Info Sites
• http://www.cnet.com/
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http://pocketgear.com/
http://tucows.com/
http://freewarepalm.com/
http://www2.epocrates.com/index.html
http://pdr.net/mobilepdr/mobilepdr.aspx
• http://palmtops.about.com/od/pdashareware/
• www.Medspda.com
• www.Handango.com
• http://pdabuzz.com/
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Dual Date
• Good news: Allows two separate Palms to
synchronize the same datebook/calendar
• Bad news: Not for Palm OS 5
• http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/dual
date.shtml
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
3 Ways to Access Outlook from
Anywhere
• Internet Web Access through:
http://owamail.mcw.edu
• Citrix access via http://portal.mcw.edu
• http://infoscope.mcw.edu/display/router.as
p?docid=9978 (set up when on secure
network or via Citrix)
Link and Share and Find
• Intellisync at
– https://intellisync.asknet.com/cgibin/show/product?ID=HH02
• Tools – Options – Delegates
• http://www.lookoutsoft.com/Lookout/downl
oad.html
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Create Your Own Template
• http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.
aspx?AssetID=RC011368101033
• Ask help: create own template
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Images
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www.google.com
http://infoscope.mcw.edu/logos
www.scholar.google.com
www.froogle.com
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
Track Changes
• Useful collaborative writing tool
• Example
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Thumb drives
PDAs – useful databases, clinical tools…free websites
Dual date? Questions about sharing and compatibility
Outlook tips beyond the basics …organization of
folders…linking…sharing calendars…access from
anywhere?
MCW presentation template?
Inserting documents into PowerPoint etc. photographs
and videos
Track changes for editing
What is out there?
What’s Out There?
• SKYPE
• APRESO
• EVERWRITE
Voice Recognition Dictation
• Benefits
– Save transcriptionist costs and time
– Mobile recording devices
• Costs
– Software
– Time for voice recognition training
– Mobile recording devices
Speech Recognition Software
Product
Manufacturer’s web site
Price
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking 8
www.nuance.com/
$59 and
up
IBM ViaVoice 10
www306.ibm.com/software/voice/ $49 and
viavoice/
up
IBM ViaVoice for Mac,
Mac OS X Edition
www306.ibm.com/software/voice/ $59 and
viavoice/
up
Pro-Med Medical
Solutions
http://www.speechtechnology.co
m/default.html
$729
Voice Studio 1.4
www.voicestudio.us/
$30
On-Line Teaching Systems
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Angel
www.cyberlearninglabs.com
Desire2Learn
http://desire2learn.com/welcome.html
Gradepoint
www.gradepoint.net/
WebCT
www.WebCT.com
Blackboard
www.blackboard.com/
CentraOne
www.centra.com/solutions/training.asp
Click2Learn aspen
http://home.click2learn.com/en/aspen/index.asp
Educator
www.ucompass.com/
FirstClass
www.softarc.com/
KEWL
http://kewl.uwc.ac.za/
KnowEdge eLearning Suite www.internetion.net/lms.asp
My Course
http://mycourse.thomsonlearning.com/
3 Crucial Habits
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Back up
Back up
Back up
For PDAs: BackupBuddy from
www.bluenomad.com
• Timed backups
External Hard Drives
HIPAA: Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996
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Security
Passwords
Encryption
Locks
Common sense
PDA Security Software
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MovianCrypt www.moviansecurity.com
PDA Defense
www.pdadefense.com
PDA Secure www.trustdigital.com
Pointsec
www.pointsec.com/core/default.asp
• Teal Lock
www.tealpoint.com/softlock.htm
PC Encryption Software
• Drivecrypt www.drivecrypt.com/
• Pointsec for PC
www.pointsec.com/solutions/solutions_
pointsec.asp
Vietnamese Doctor Makes
Homemade Endoscope
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Dr. Nguyen Phuoc Huy
Mekong Delta in Vietnam
Off-the-shelf webcam
Pentium 4 computer
Color Printer
$800 scope
Made a DIY $30,000
endoscope