Diversity matters. Today we welcome Charmaine Torruella (@CharmaineTorru2), Chairperson of the AVIXA Diversity Council (@AVIXA) and Global Services Manager at Verrex (@Verrex) to discuss the mission of the council, its initiatives, and upcoming InfoComm 2019 (@InfoComm) events in Orlando. We talk about the importance of education, opportunity, and showing empathy and what both individuals and corporations... Read More
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041: Craig Shibley, Audio Visual Services Manager at California Baptist University and CheckMyAV.com
Craig Shibley, Audio Visual Services Manager, at California Baptist University joins to discuss his new tool, CheckMyAV.com, for pro-AV integrators and technicians, his events support role at CBU, and his first-timer InfoComm 2019 expectations. Oh, and beard oil? You can connect with Craig Shibley on Twitter at @CraigShibley and on his LinkedIn profile. California Baptist... Read More
Joshua Curlett, CEO of Sound Productions, a professional commercial AV supplier, in Irving, TX, joins the show to talk about the importance of the distributor/reseller and end user relationship. We talk about building partnerships to assist in getting competitive pricing, design assistance, and training for your team. In higher ed, we can’t thrive without our... Read More
In this episode, Joe presents the Keynote Address titled “Because of My Podcast: Seven Lessons Learned and Three Predictions” that was delivered to the 2019 Northwest Managers of Educational Technology (@NWMET) Conference in Las Vegas, NV, hosted by UNLV. Special thanks to the Frank Alaimo, Scott Menter, and the team at UNLV, as well as... Read More
While our daily routine is focused around technology, it’s the relationships with our industry partners that are most important. In February, I had the honor of sitting on the PSNI Global Alliance (@PSNI_AV) Supersummit End User panel, hosted by Tim Albright (@TDAlbright) from AV Nation (@AVNationTV), that included a number of incredible colleagues including Nick Miller (@NickMil),... Read More
Tim Van Woeart (@TVanWoeart), Senior Project Supervisor, at Rutgers University (@RutgersU) and crew member on The AV Life (@The_AVLife) joins the show. Hear how Rutgers leverages technology to answer real-world problems through immersive classrooms with life-sized video lecture halls. . . . This episode is proudly sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro). Sound Productions is... Read More
Randal Murphey, Manager of Multimedia Services at California Baptist University (@calbaptist), joins the podcast to discuss his recent experiences at the Northwest Managers of Educational Technology conference (@NWMET) at UNLV (@UNLV) in Las Vegas, NV, and Almo E4 Experience in Costa Mesa, CA. We talk about the end user attendee perspective and lessons learned. Oh,... Read More
Lance Beaumont (@LanceBeaumont), Associate Professor of Music and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Program Development, at California Baptist University School of Music (@CBUMusic) joins the show to discuss the creation of two new AV-heavy programs. Joe and Lance talk about how course design and AV are integral in the success of the new studio-based... Read More
034: Keynote Address: “More Than Black Boxes” from the Midwest College and University AV Summit v6.0
In March 2019 I had the honor of presenting the Keynote Address to the Midwest College and University AV Summit v6.0 held at Winona State University (@WinonaStateU) in Winona, MN, with a pre-summit tour at Saint Mary’s University (@SMUMN). It was a fantastic event that everyone in the area should attend. In this keynote I... Read More
Rob Hyde (@Bob_Sideshow), AV Manager, at the University of Bath UK (@UniofBath) joins the show discussing classroom and event operations, deploying spaces, including a great method for getting faculty trained (hint: ask for their time at a place they’ll all be present), the LITEbox, and most importantly our common allegiance to Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial). P.s., if... Read More
Alin Vrancila (@AlinVrancila), Director of Educational Initiatives at Moody Bible Institute (@Moody_Bible), joins the podcast. We discuss his new course design tool, Ready for Online (@ReadyForOnline_), as well as give a shout out to Grain for Pain (@GrainForPain) and ProducingU (@Producing_U). We even try to find out who his all time favorite student is. . . . This episode... Read More
Raul Burriel (@rburriel), Streaming Media Coordinator from Oregon State University (@OregonState) and the Northwest Managers of Educational Technology Conference (@NWMET) joins the podcast. We discuss the recent classroom innovations at OSU including the LINC “classroom in the round” as well as the upcoming NW/MET conference on April 16-19, 2019, in Las Vegas. . . This... Read More
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