Welcome to EdCom

The Office of Educational Computing "EdCom" is part of the School of Medicine's Division of Medical Education "MedEd" administrative core. We provide information technology leadership, expertise, infrastructure, and services in support of the teaching and administrative goals of MedEd. To learn more about who we are, what we do, and where to find us, see the About EdCom link in the left menu.

MedEd - Telemedicine Center Construction Blog:

A new option has been added to the menu bar of our blog. It’s called MEDIA. Check it out.

From this pulldown menu, you will be able to access the three types of multimedia that we are using to chronicle the construction of our new building:

	Photo Galleries (with pictures from the November 20th groundbreaking event),
	Video Clips, including demolition of old Club Med,
	& Web Cam - a 7/24 live view of the construction site from the vantage point of a web camera on top of the SSPPS building (with support from UCSD’s ACMS).

Our thanks to Josh Breslow of EdCom for his photo- and videographic contributions to this site.

Come see the new “Media” section of our blog
A new option has been added to the menu bar of our blog. It’s called MEDIA. Check it out. From this pulldown menu, you will be able to access the three types of multimedia that we are using to chronicle the construction of our new building: Photo Galleries (with pictures from the November 20th groundbreaking event), Video Clips, more... External Site / New Window

What's Happening?

• New UCSD-PROTECTED Wireless Setup. UCSD campus will be transitioning to a new encrypted wireless (Wi-Fi) system beginning November 9th, 2009. EdCom has provided links for updating your laptop configuration to to use the new UCSD-PROTECTED system in preparation for the transition. See UCSD-PROTECTED Wireless Setup.

• New Site to help users with Laptop Setup. EdCom has created a new site to aid users in configuring their computers for UCSD. See Laptop Setup for New Users.

Check out "MyFinancialAid"

In partnership with the Health Sciences' Financial Aid Office, EdCom has developed and launched "MyFinancialAid", a web-based application that allows students to view their aid status, disbursements, and missing documents as well as "e-sign" their new and revised awards. Behind the scenes, MyFinancialAid includes database application that allows the Financial Aid Office to view crucial data in a secure and customizable manner, manage student status and missing documents, and create customized reports.

CURE – Fall 2009 Launch

EdCom has launched the School of Medicine's Curriculum Resource database. This major initiative, called "CURE", serves as a curriculum catalog and permits teaching faculty, educational administrators, and students to easily search for and determine exactly where content is delivered. Starting Fall 2009, CURE will begin feeding into the Core Course websites and calendars, creating an even more dynamic and powerful learning tool.

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