Listen & Subscribe Welcome to april! This week is a short episode with your host, Tim. He shares a little of what’s coming up in April for The AV Life as well as some of his thoughts on spring and baseball. If you are celebrating any holidays this week, we hope they are happy ones,... Read More
A Day in the Life of BC Hatchett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiU0BnICcY8 1. Thank you for joining me for this month’s edition of the “Tech Manager Spotlight.” Start by telling us a little about what you do and a little about your background. I am the Associate Director for Classroom Technology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. My team... Read More
TeamConnect Ceiling 2, with its patented automatic dynamic beamforming technology, was already a leader in conference room audio technology. Now, with the addition of TruVoicelift and advanced zone control, TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is the best solution for both conferencing and in-room audio for classrooms, lecture halls, boardrooms, and more. TeamConnect Ceiling 2 – now... Read More
The Shiny Problem Solver Steve Gibbs Jr. Technology is just part of life. Now more than ever. I don’t think you will get many people arguing with you about that these days but what is the tech that will emerge in the next few years to help solve another problem? I want to look at... Read More
AV is IT versus AV is AV BC HATCHETT Not since the “Taste Great, Less Filling” wars of the late 1980’s has there been a hotter topic than “AV is IT”. Depending on your point of view, this will hit a nerve and a discussion will ensue, but odds are there will be little movement... Read More
“What is the one current technology trend you are seeing that will redefine av in higher ed in the next decade?” BC Hatchett Vanderbilt University We are in such a period of flux that it is hard to pin down just one tech trend. But if I have to, I will say that hybrid is... Read More
Handling AV Operations as a team Anton Zeiher, MBA SARS-COVID or COVID-19 will be etched into the minds and memories of a generation of people worldwide. Never before has a virus literally been able to shut down the world in such a way as this virus has and left such chaos behind it. The way... Read More
https://youtu.be/-f6ULg9FR84 Branding Strategy: you need it Lex Peters I hope you enjoyed the video, while kind of cringe, it was fun to make! The bottom line is this, you as a professional AND/OR as a business owner, need to have a strategy. How are you going to make your brand, your communications, your graphics ALL... Read More
To Code or not To Code? James King This month’s theme, Emerging Technology, can be taken in many different directions. We have voice control, AI, VR, and AVoIP just as some of the emerging technologies that schools are looking at. I could take this article down one of those rabbit holes but I thought I... Read More
Terms and Conditions Mike Pedersen, CTS-D, CTS-I The Higher Ed AV theme for April is “Emerging Tech,” so I would really like to discuss Terms and Conditions with you. What is the connection there? None, I won’t even try. The topic of Terms and Conditions (T&C, referred to as “Terms” in this article) may be... Read More