Digital Portfolios with Adobe Express: AI Optional, Creativity Required | AI Insights with Andy

This past semester, I had the opportunity to teach transfer students in the OSU Bookends section. It was an exciting chance to explore career-transferable skills through their general education coursework by showcasing items in a digital portfolio. Recently, Adobe Express released training on user-friendly templates for portfolio design. It’s not an art class, but a... Read More

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October 20, 2025

ScreenBeam 1100 Plus Earns Tech & Learning “Back to School 2025” Honor | ScreenBeam

We’re excited to share that ScreenBeam’s flagship wireless display and conferencing solution, ScreenBeam 1100 Plus, has been recognized with a 2025 Tech & Learning “Back to School” Award in the Higher Education category. This accolade acknowledges solutions that raise the bar in educational technology, and the 1100 Plus stood out for enabling seamless BYOM (Bring... Read More

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October 20, 2025

308: HETMA Hits the Road to Nashville! | The AV Life Podcast

308: HETMA Hits the Road to Nashville! | The AV Life Podcast Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music Recorded October 14, 2025 The AV Life crew welcomes guest Jon Youse, Regional Board Chair for HETMA and Director of Educational Technology Support at Ivy Tech Community College. Together, they... Read More

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October 17, 2025

Handling Failure: The Career Masterclass | Business of AV

Handling Failure: The Career Masterclass By Joe Way, PhD, CTS This month’s HETMA Community professional growth theme is about handling failure. Finally, a topic I’m a master of. And man, can I fail with the best of them. But it’s the failures I’ve had that became the steppingstones for my success. Every wrong decision, every... Read More

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October 16, 2025

PoE vs AC Power | Troy Story

Troy Story is relaunching with a special 6 week series: Power in AV Check back each Thursday for the next installment! by Troy Powers In the last article we talked about load calculations and how to make sure your rack and outlets stay within a safe power envelope. This time, we are talking about... Read More

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October 15, 2025

Gain Structure: The Unsung Hero of Classroom Audio | Sound Perspective

When it comes to classroom audio, faders and DSP presets get all the attention—but the real foundation of clear sound is gain structure. Set it wrong, and you’ll spend the semester fighting mumbling lectures, distorted recordings, and speakers that sound like they’re possessed. Proper gain staging isn’t glamorous, but it’s essential. It keeps your signal strong without clipping, protects your hardware from stress, and ensures every mic and amp in the chain can do its job. Because great audio doesn’t start at the fader—it starts at the input trim. #avtweeps Read More

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