If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that relationships matter. Bill O’Donnell, AV Network Design Engineer at William Paterson University and Host of the EdTech Podcast, joins the show to discuss how we can leverage and build relationships at our institutions and throughout the AV industry. We also discuss the hot topic… “Is AV... Read More
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What does the return of students in the classroom and people at events mean for all the AV we recently bought and installed? How will we utilize our spaces moving forward? Craig Shibley, Director of Multimedia Services at California Baptist University joins the show to discuss this as well as HETMA and his “”Check My... Read More
Is the Blended Conference Here to Stay? Greetings from a warm Summers evening in Dublin Ireland. On Friday our Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) provided us with a further road map for Ireland re-opening claiming the end of the pandemic is “within grasp”. It has given the Irish people some encouragement however I’m cautiously optimistic about... Read More
An Accessible Return to On-Campus Events “Do you think virtual events will continue after the pandemic?” my friend asked me. “I really hope that once the pandemic ends, we will continue to have these virtual events. It has really opened up opportunities for people, like me, who are disabled to participate in society.” I’ve heard... Read More
9: Reply Hazy, Try Again Recorded May 14, 2021 The AV SuperFriends welcome Mandy Beckner, President and Chief Operating Officer at THE rAVe Agency to the show and peer into our Magic 8 Ball to determine what trade shows, conferences, and events are going to look like in the future. The 8 Ball says “Reply... Read More
The Business of People This last month I had the honor of being invited to represent higher ed and HETMA at CAVLO Conference in Las Vegas, a one-day trade show for the AV industry. While it was a pleasure to speak on our behalf, the true joy came in giving hugs, swapping fist bumps, bro/sister... Read More
It’s ISE week! Well, it’s virtual ISE week for most of us. The trade shows are back, but so are virtual conferences. Justin Dawson, Learning and AV Technologist at Dublin City University, joins the show to discuss the status of live events across the pond and what our future may look like. Be sure to... Read More
One Simple Thing #6 – Practice Craig Shibley, MBA, CTS We think about practice a lot in terms of sports, musical ability, and games. I’m sure we think about it a lot in our professional lives for presentations, making proposals, and even negotiations. From what I’ve seen, the idea of practice hasn’t been promoted enough... Read More
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In-person events means in-person customers Jimmie Singleton So we have gone a whole year without daily in-person interactions with customers and when people return it will show. I think part of being virtual is coming to the realization that you are okay with not having as long of conversations. Virtually, we have to be very... Read More
Facebook Twitter Youtube Google Campus ‘Repopulation’ — What Does it Mean for Faculty, Staff, Students and Spaces Beyond the Classroom? By Lisa Stephens and Rebecca V. Frazee of FLEXspace.org, featuring guest contributors Kayden Kassof of the American University and Edward Gomes of Duke University As we think about the return to campus, besides hybrid /... Read More
Live Events Are Back….Right? Seth Roybal, Audio Visual Services Manager, California Baptist University As the summer of 2021 approaches, it seems as though life is becoming more normal every day. But there is also the big question of how “normal” will “normal” actually be? Is there a “new normal” that we are going back to?... Read More
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