One Simple Thing #5 – Don’t Jump to the End Craig Shibley, MBA, CTS Normally One Simple Thing articles are tech tips for end users. And while this can work for end-users as well, I’m writing this more for tech managers and their teams. It’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to fix... Read More
Practice Safe Six Joe Way, PhD, CTS Stay six feet away. Wear a mask. Cover your nose and mouth. Stay home. Social distance. Essential employees only. These six phrases have defined our past twelve months. They also redefined our classroom procurement practices. Money came in fast and got spent even faster. In the mad panic... Read More
AV Superfriends: On Topic Dante of Video? On a recent episode, we peered 20 years into the future to imagine what universities and learning spaces might look like. The most fun aspect of that discussion was trying to the envision technologies that would be in use at the time. It was a balance between outlandish... Read More
A CTS Certified AV Team Keeps Universities Connected Adapted from a conversation with AVIXA’s Technology Managers Council When University administrators realized the stark realities of COVID-19 in early spring 2020, they were challenged with taking their entire class schedules virtual. The key to that endeavor was AV technology and skilled professionals on their staff to... Read More
Emerging technology Josh Kaufman, M.Ed One of the funny things about the pandemic is that it’s highlighted the different ways to look at emerging technology. One is the technology that is fundamentally new, either because it is groundbreaking in some way or is an expansion or new version of existing technology. The other is the... Read More
Dante & Your Campus AV System: AV-over-IP can support hybrid learning environments during COVID-19 For educators: Using Dante as part of an AV-over-IP strategy makes it easy to support remote and online learning as part of the response to the global pandemic. Using networks to transport both live and recording educational content provides seamless integration... Read More
Emerging Tech For Higher Education Hi All, I can’t believe we’re through another month, though it seems as very little has changed since last month with our Level 5 lockdowns in Ireland. Hopefully, after Easter we will see children fully return to primary and secondary schools whilst Higher Education is continuing to be taught online.... Read More
What is the future of work-from-home (#WFH)? How will new norms impact our boots on the ground AV teams as we return to the office? Bill O’Donnell, AV Network Design Engineer at William Patterson University and host of AV Nation’s EdTech Podcast, and Sharath Abraham, Engineering Manager at AVI-SPL, join the show to discuss the... Read More
COVID-19 brought about new concerns beyond social distancing and campus cleanliness protocols. Accessibility standards also needed to be updated. Mark Eggert, Audio Visual Technical at Macalester College, returns to the show to discuss their recent accessibility upgrades, including flattening graphics, spoken response, and multiple user modes. Connect with Mark Eggert on Twitter at @mceggert1 and... Read More
You heard the conference tease a few weeks ago, now hear the live recording about the shenanigans from day one. We have a great time discussing important takeaways and let the episode go wherever it may. And it goes. Like, it really goes.
It’s the return guest of return guests! Episode #1 BC Hatchett comes back to cover a whole host of topics from his Tech Manager Spotlight, his monthly “Point-Counterpoint” column, and the HETMA board of directors announcement. We discuss the current state of AV in higher ed, the direction for HETMA, and he does an incredible... Read More