On Monday, March 16, 2020, the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA.org) hosted a Virtual Flash Conference to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on our universities. We had great SMEs, Raul Burriel from Oregon State University and Gabe Moronta from Zoom Video Communications, along with our steering committee members, Joe Way from the University of... Read More
Our student workers are the core of everything we do. They make the day-to-day happen, and they are why we do what we do. After my first seven months on staff, I sit down with my three USC ITS Senior Lead student workers Atsina Corrington (Junior, Game Design), Salome Yosef (Junior, Aerospace Engineering, and Fernando... Read More
Not many schools can stake claim to having a hospitality building equipped with a pro shop and professional chef’s kitchen, a library with a maker space, podcast and video production studios, and a Dolby Atmos theatre. Of course, most schools aren’t located in the entertainment capital of the world. Frank Alaimo, Senior Audiovisual Systems Specialist,... Read More
Kevin Jahnke is the Manager of Classroom Services at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and has been with UWM for over 20 years in progressively responsible roles in addition to completion of both BA and MLIS degrees through UWM. In his current position he is responsible for technology oversight of 170 General Assignment Classrooms, 7 full... Read More
What happens when you’re the IT person and all of a sudden in charge of the AV department? What is the transition like? What do you need to know and how do you find the right resources? Ben Lewis, AV Manager at the University of Oklahoma, discusses his transition from the IT side to the... Read More
ISE 2020 has come to a close. What were the takeaways? Did it live up to the hype and did Coronavirus or the weather truly impact the feel? I discuss the show with Adam Harvey, Stephen Bell, and James Scutt from the University of Hertfordshire. We cover the products that stood out to us, the... Read More
