bert@uga.edu | Résumé
Information Technology Communications Officer As an information technology communications officer at the University of Georgia, I have the wonderful opportunity of sharing, learning, and leading others within our organization in a variety of projects to create an information technology environment which contributes to the success of the University. The responsibilities are wide and varied but focus primarily on strategic communications planning and execution to disseminate information related to technology changes, trends, and projects to more than 40,000 students, faculty, and staff.
The More Things Change
As the requirements and expectations for e-delivery of information grew far beyond the single realm of technical documentation, I began to focus on EITS' role of becoming a delivery partner for content and service experts at the University of Georgia. We currently have a very formal partnership with Public Affairs; they manage the content and design of the main UGA Web site while we provide system administration and account management for the Web servers. With the University of Georgia Libraries and the Center for Teachning and Learning we have a less formal, though highly significant, partnership for Element K, an e-learning solution available to all UGA affiliates via the UGA portal (http://my.uga.edu). And the portal itself offers countless opportunities for similar partnerships. Though I no longer lead the development of the UGA portal, I consider leading the initial launch of the UGA portal in February 2003 one of my most prized achievements.
The More They Stay the Same
Webmaster Emertitus
I've Got Papers
I have also presented papers at several regional and national conferences over the years, most on issues of document management and information delivery. Articles I have written have been recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services on two occasions. In 1988 I received a third-place prize for the article "An Introduction to CDCNET" and in 1993 the article "Lassoing your Modem's NVRAM (and other bis-ness)" was awarded a first-place prize. I am particularly proud of my publications in The Edutech Report, "Harmonic Diversity and Campus-Centric Web Portal Design"; EDUCAUSE Quarterly, "Directory Services: The Foundation for Web Portals" and "Rethinking the IT Core"; EDUCAUSE Review, "The Wap Rap"; The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Academic Freedom for Administrators?"; and Academic Leadership,"A Follower's View of Leadership."
Northern Baby, Southern Man
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