AV Superfriends: On Topic On this month’s inaugural episode of AV SuperFriends: On Topic, we’re discussing the relaxing, low-key summer of 2020… that didn’t happen. COVID-19, and our responses to it, forced a lot of decisions to be made quickly in order to be ready for this fall. How did we each approach it? What... Read More
In the rush for classroom tech and training, don’t leave your soft skills behind. In March, when most students left college campuses and almost all instruction went online, all of us in education were all left wondering what the Fall semester would look like. Would students be in class? Would instructors teach from home or... Read More
How FLEXspace Helps Campuses Share Their Stories and Strategies for Socially Distanced Spaces By Rebecca V. Frazee of FLEXspace.org, featuring an interview with Todd McMahon of the University of Central Florida On behalf of the entire Flexible Learning Environments eXchange community, we are excited to partner with HEAV/HETMA to support those involved in the planning,... Read More
Check out our latest episode Play Play Play Play The AV Life is a weekly podcast where we talk about AV, technology, food, weird things, and whatever else comes into our lives! We have fan favorite segments like the PM (Project Manager) minute and The Firing Range. The Firing Range is where we take hot... Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM9V2vD-UC0 Welcome to the first of many episodes of It’s Joe’s Joe Coffee Talk! A show where we take a step back from our busy lives in higher ed to participate in our very own virtual water cooler talk. In the first episode of It’s Joe’s Joe Coffee Talk we speak with Craig Shibley, Director... Read More
Digital signage can play a key role in both university communications as well as important emergency and COVID-19 messaging. Steve “Chewie” Stavar, Digital Signage Specialist, at West Virginia University, joins the show to discuss his 2-person department role in managing 200+ endpoints across three campuses. We also discuss how his background in live production is... Read More
Some of the most underserved areas of the commercial integration industry are the community colleges. Today, I invite Thomas Love, Support Analyst – Media Support, at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO, my first guest on the show from a community college system. We discuss the similarities and differences as well as where community... Read More
It’s great to see higher ed tech managers make the AV lists. Today, I welcome Chris Bensch, Audiovisual Support Specialist at Princeton University, and member of the 2020 Class of Commercial Integrator Magazine’s 40-Under-40. Hear how he utilizes skills acquired from both his U.S. Navy and commercial integration background in order to improve the service... Read More
The COVID response meant many universities were forced to pull off entire campuswide integrations of microphones and cameras into their existing classroom systems. Hear how Jonathan Lord, Classroom and Event Technology Manager at Azusa Pacific University incorporated the Stem Audio Ecosystem and Huddly cameras to create over 200 hybrid/distance learning spaces. He shares a great... Read More
It’s a milestone day… our first 5-time guest. Jimmie Singleton, CTS, Senior Learning Environments Support Analyst at the University of Southern California joins the show to discuss him being named to Commercial Integrator Magazine’s 40-Under-40 Class of 2020. We also discuss the development of his role at USC over the past 10 months, being a... Read More
One of the advantages of being at a smaller university is the ability to easily collaborate with other campus partners for AV needs. Stephen Gibbs Jr., Senior Educational Technology Engineer at Eastern Mennonite University joins the show to discuss his role at EMU, and the large scope of the department from classroom support and design... Read More
One of our great #WomenOfAV, Julie Johnston, Senior Director of Learning Technologies, at Indiana University, Bloomington joins the show! We discuss her recent increased role, including lessons learned with her new perspective and how to build interdepartmental relationships. We also cover Indiana University’s return to campus plans, her rockstar staff, CCUMC, and the two recent... Read More
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