Projects

Project Manager for the Oracle Calendar Server Upgrade project, May - September 2006.

Chair of the E-mail and Calendaring Working Group responsible for reviewing various e-mail and calendaring software solutions including those that are delivered with the Luminis portal software. http://web.uvic.ca/nova/news/2005-dec-newsletter3.pdf

Lead Analyst for MyDropBox Pilot. Dec. 2005 - April 2006 http://www-new.mydropbox.com/

Chair of the Blackberry Working Group, formed to assemble technical information on the BlackBerry and comparable devices, and to identify the technical issues surrounding their support by the University. May 2005 http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workinggroups/blackberryreport2005.pdf

Lead analyst responsible for the UVic Schedule calendaring system, a real-time, calendaring and scheduling service featuring Oracle Calendar (CorporateTime) from Oracle Corporation. Schedule meetings, manage to-do lists, synchronize your hand-held mobile device and manage departmental resources. April 2000, ongoing. http://web.uvic.ca/comped/schedule/

Lead analyst for Turnitin, a web-based subscription service that can assist faculty and students concerned with plagiarism by providing a powerful deterrent to stop plagiarism before it starts, educating students on the importance of proper citation and heightening student's awareness about plagiarism issues. Sept. 2002 until Dec. 2005 http://web.uvic.ca/comped/turnitin/

Lead analyst and chair of the Web-based Electronic Mail Working Group tasked with conducting a detailed evaluation of new electronic mail software to replace EMU Webmail. March 2002. http://web.uvic.ca/comped/webmail/

Academic Papers Published in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Gerth, B. (2003). Mobile Computing: Experiences and Issues. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2003 (pp. 2580-2583). Norfolk, VA: AACE. http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=14269
http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/papers/mobilecomputing.htm

Audio on the Web: Enhance On-line Instruction with Digital Audio. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (pp. 45-50). Norfolk, VA: AACE.
SITE 2001 Awards Paper: Best Web Development Paper http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=16642
http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/papers/audioontheweb.htm
Site 2001 PowerPoint Presentation http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/presentations/audioontheweb/audioonthewebppt.htm

Gerth, B. (1999). Web Sites Lost in Cyberspace: How to Ensure your Web Site is Found. In Proceedings of WebNet World Conference on the World Wide Web and the Internet Conference 1999 (pp. 1528-1529). Norfolk, VA: AACE.
http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=7664
http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/papers/findingwebpages.html

Conference Workshops

Presented technical information and specialized group presentations such as the Academic Integrity Report and Discussion on a North American Research Initiative, the Teaching, Technology and Learning 2003 McGraw-Hill UVic Conference, a Learning and Teaching Centre educational technology workshop for faculty.

Creating a Faculty Home Page. Connections '98 Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology. (1998)

Basics of HTML and Claris Home Page. Foreign Language Education and Technology III (FLEAT III), University of Victoria. (1997).

Online Tutorials and Information Sheets

Dreamweaver: The Basics http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workshops/dreamwbasics/index.htm

HTML: Cascading Stylesheets http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workshops/cascadingstylesheets/index.htm

Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workshops/usable/usable/index.html

Webmail At UVic http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workshops/webmailatuvic/webmailatuvic.htm

Audio on the Web - Inserting Sound onto your Web Page http://web.uvic.ca/~bgerth/workshops/audioonweb.htm