For about eleven years ago when I joined the services of the college of medicine of the University of Lagos Nigeria as an instructor a lot of changes have taken place in the use of technological devices among undergraduate students of this University. At that time no dental student even the medical students have a mobile phone not to talk about a laptop. Today emerging technological development has forced itself on the students but unfortunately technology is yet to be integrated into their curriculum. The students only use these devices for personal communication not for studies because the University has no teaching programme using technology for studies. This is indeed responsible for the bad rating of the University. From the look of things the University is not in a hurry to integrate technology into its curriculum. No field is left out in the influence and use of technology and there should be no excuse. My students are happy and ready to use technology in their studies but their University is not ready. PITY!!!!! The picture shows a dental student holding in display a laptop and a tablet after a lecture in front of the dental building.
