Speaking In Code: World Language Appathon | AI Insights with Andy

Discover how a month-long World Language Appathon brought together computer science and language students to create innovative VR solutions for language learning. From technical breakthroughs to cross-cultural collaboration, this event showcased the power of interdisciplinary teamwork and real-world problem solving. Read More

Articles, Content

December 15, 2025

315: Boundaries, Burnout, and the Busy AV Season | The AV Life Podcast

315: Boundaries, Burnout, and the Busy AV Season | The AV Life Podcast Recorded on December 9, 2025: In this episode of The AV Life, host Tim Van Woert is joined by Renee Benson, Nancy Blanchard, and Murphy Daley for a candid, year-end conversation about the hectic fourth quarter in AV and higher education. The... Read More

Content, Media

December 14, 2025

Close the Tabs | Business of AV

The year doesn’t end when the calendar flips, it ends when you finally stop carrying it in your head. Close the tabs, set clean boundaries for your time off, and unplug on purpose so you can actually recover. Unplugging isn’t a luxury… it’s leadership. Read More

Articles, Content

December 11, 2025

Chair to Chair: John Pfeffer, FlexSpace Chair | HETMA Presents…

In this December episode of HETMA Presents… Chair to Chair, Erin Maher-Moran sits down with John Pfeffer from the University at Buffalo, chair of HETMA’s FlexSpace committee, to explore how a long-running learning space repository can evolve to meet the needs of a growing higher ed AV community. John traces his path from a small... Read More

Content, Media

December 10, 2025

It is OK to not be OK | Empowered by Design

You’re not alone. Stress and uncertainty affect us all. Taking care of yourself matters—and so does creating a workplace where support is the norm. It’s OK to not be OK, and it’s OK to ask for help. Read More

Articles, Content

December 10, 2025

#Roadto10K: December 2025: Productive Rest | HETMA Presents…

HETMA Presents… Roadto10K: December 2025: Productive Rest Subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Amazon Music For December’s theme of productive rest, HETMA brings a special crossover: a Big Think Thursday live stream from the HETMA Community feed, captured on Joe Way’s dock in sunny Southern California. Joe and AVNation’s Tim... Read More

Content, Media

December 9, 2025

Sharpen the Saw | Community Connections with Ryan

I’ve been thinking a lot about how tired everyone looks in December. Not the “I stayed up too late binging a show” tired. The kind of tired that sits in your shoulders, that makes you stare at your inbox for a full minute before you remember what you were about to do. The kind of... Read More

Articles, Content

December 8, 2025

Yield Today, Thrive Tomorrow: Rewriting the Rules of Productivity | Somehow I Manage

As HETMA embarks on the #Roadto10K, this journey is about more than just growing our numbers—it’s about supporting the personal and professional growth of each member. Every month, we’ll explore a new theme centered on reflection, growth, mental health, and confidence. If the themes ever feel overwhelming, this column will offer them in small, approachable... Read More

Articles, Content

Sound Perspective Designing Audio for How Faculty Actually Teach Teddy Murphy

December 8, 2025

Designing Audio for How Faculty Actually Teach | Sound Perspective

One-size-fits-all doesn’t work in real classrooms. Audio should be designed around how instructors actually teach... with their input. Teddy explains why uniform templates fail, using classroom examples, and highlights behaviors to watch when designing with instructors in mind. Read More

Articles, Content

The AV Life 314 Productive Rest Mashed Potatoes

December 8, 2025

314: Productive Rest, Big Potato Energy, and the Power of Collaboration | The AV Life Podcast

Recorded December 2, 2025: In this post-Thanksgiving installment, Tim Van Woeart welcomes back co-host Murphy Daley for a warm, funny, and wide-ranging conversation. The pair catch up on holiday adventures (mashed potatoes, cranberries, Instant pots, olives, pickles, and more), reflect on the December HETMA theme—Productive Rest, and dive deep into collaboration, planning, and communication in... Read More

Content, Media

HETMA Prism Scholarship Now Open - Breaking News

December 6, 2025

Shift Your Career into Gear with the Prism Scholarship! Applications Now Open!

Shift your career into gear with the Prism Scholarship! Applications are open from December 1, 2025, until April 10, 2026, for the 2026-2027 cohort! Read More

Content, News

#PrismScholarship #AVIXA #HETMA #Roadto10K

Business of AV Hustle to Healthy Redefining Culture

December 5, 2025

Redefining Work Culture: From Hustle to Healthy | Business of AV

When we constantly say yes without protecting rest, we quietly destroy our presence, decision-making, and culture, even as the work still gets done. Redefining hustle culture as a healthy, human-centric culture is how we protect our teams, our families, and our long-term impact. Read More

Articles, Content