Higher Ed Av Podcast

Kevin Hartman, Multimedia Technician for the University at Buffalo School of Management joins the show to discuss the Digital Access Working Group (DAWG). Buffalo's lecture capture and studio recording allows student flexibility in scheduling and attendance. We discuss the process and ultimate decisions behind the development of the program's AV. Kevin comes form a broadcast background; hear how that can apply to being a higher ed tech manager. Most importantly we discuss why my L.A. Clippers will win the 2020 NBA Championship.

Donovan Monday, Network Engineer for Health Sciences at West Virginia University, joins to discuss the challenges of being an isolated campus, and need to bring installation and service in-house. Learn how they utilize video and lecture capture in order to serve users from across the region. We also recap #InfoComm19 and the AVIXA Tech Managers Council and Forum.

What is the proper protocol for booth scanning? After some outrageous practices seen at #InfoComm19 (@InfoComm / @AVIXA), Gina Sansivero (@GinaSans) from Atlas IED (@Atlas_IED) and Corey Moss (@cbmoss) from Convergent AV (@Convergent_AV / @The_AVLife) join to discuss the practice of trade show "booth babes" and #WomenInAV. Gina and I joined the AV Road House (@road_av) hosted by Corey, where he started the discussion. We continue the conversation here. Listen to the original episode here: https://convergentav.net/2019/06/21/av-road-house-resurrection-episode-1-welcome-back-my-friends-to-the-show-that-never-ends-part-1/.

What is Universal Design and how can it assist us in better classroom planning and integration? What can we do for better Accessibility for students and faculty? Josh Kaufman (@avforaccess), Multimedia Specialist, at Tufts University (@TuftsUniversity) joins to discuss this important topic. He gives us three takeaways we can institute right now to improve the learning experience for those requiring added assistance. This is a personal one for me. Take a listen to find out why. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

Live from the Starin booth at #InfoComm19, Joe is joined by BC Hatchett as guest co-host. We discuss the official launch of HETMA, while being joined by victims of the Beach Ball Conch and winning the InfoComm swag game. Hear from Steve Standers of NC State, Josh Kaufman from Tufts, Gabe Moronta of Zoom, Nyere Hollingsworth from MITRE, Collin Nixon of Vanderbilt, Jimmie Singleton from CBU, Chris Neto from Starin, and Craig Shibley from CBU and CheckMyAV.com. We all discuss topics across the board from unique aspects for using video walls, the integrator relationship, accessibility, an InfoComm first-timers view, AVaaS, and what happens when you throw a beach ball at a zombie.

Diversity matters. Today we welcome Charmaine Torruella (@CharmaineTorru2), Chairperson of the AVIXA Diversity Council (@AVIXA) and Global Services Manager at Verrex (@Verrex) to discuss the mission of the council, its initiatives, and upcoming InfoComm 2019 (@InfoComm) events in Orlando. We talk about the importance of education, opportunity, and showing empathy. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

Craig Shibley (@CraigShibley), Audio Visual Services Manager, at California Baptist University (@CalBaptist) joins to discuss CheckMyAV.com (@checkmyAV), his events support role at CBU, and InfoComm (@InfoComm) expectations. Oh, and beard oil (@EsauGrooming)? This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

Joshua Curlett (@JoshuaCurlett), CEO of Sound Productions (@SoundPro) in Irving, TX, joins the show to talk about the importance of the distributor/reseller and end user relationship. We talk about building partnerships to assist in getting competitive pricing, design assistance, and training for your team. In higher ed, we can't thrive without our relationships. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com.

In this episode, Joe presents the Keynote Address titled "Because of My Podcast: Seven Lessons Learned and Three Predictions" that was delivered to the 2019 Northwest Managers of Educational Technology (@NWMET) Conference in Las Vegas, NV, hosted by UNLV. Special thanks to the Frank Alaimo, Scott Menter, and the team at UNLV, as well as NW/MET president, Raul Burriel for the invitation! Be sure to check out 2020 conference at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

While our daily routine is focused around technology, it's the relationships with our industry partners that are most important. In February, I had the honor of sitting on the PSNI Global Alliance (@PSNI_AV) Supersummit End User panel, hosted by Tim Albright (@TDAlbright) from AV Nation (@AVNationTV), that included a number of incredible colleagues including Nick Miller (@NickMil), Bradford Benn (@BradfordBenn), Dawn Meade (@AVDawn), Nyere Hollingsworth (@NyereH), and myself (@josiahway) to talk about end user and integrator relationships. Here is the audio from that panel originally streamed as a Facebook Live broadcast. Thanks to Hailey Klein (@PSNI_Hailey) for allowing us to use the recording, Tim Albright for being a gracious host, all the PSNI integrators for having us, and Craig MacCormack (@CraigMacCormack) for his Commercial Integrator (@CommIntegrator) article. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

Tim Van Woeart, Senior Project Supervisor, at Rutgers University and crew member on The AV Life joins the show. Hear how Rutgers leverages technology to answer real-world problems through immersive classrooms with life-sized video lecture halls. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com.

Randal Murphey, Manager of Multimedia Services at California Baptist University, joins the podcast to discuss his recent experiences at the Northwest Managers of Educational Technology conference at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV, and Almo E4 Experience in Costa Mesa, CA. We talk about the end user attendee perspective and lessons learned. Oh, and the incredible keynote speaker at NWMET. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com.

Lance Beaumont (@LanceBeaumont), Associate Professor of Music and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Program Development, at California Baptist University School of Music (@CBUMusic) joins the show to discuss the creation of two new AV-heavy programs. Joe and Lance talk about how course design and AV are integral in the success of the new studio-based Commercial Music degree and virtual-hybrid Worship Arts M.A. degree. As AV becomes central to the discipline, as tech managers we need to be able to see how technology can be either a hinderance or asset to teaching outcomes. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

In March 2019 I had the honor of presenting the Keynote Address to the Midwest College and University AV Summit v6.0 held at Winona State University (@WinonaStateU) in Winona, MN, with a pre-summit tour at Saint Mary's University (@SMUMN). It was a fantastic event that everyone in the area should attend. In this keynote I discuss how we are "More Than Black Boxes" through the procedure I went through to build my department from scratch in 3 years that included an entire campus-wide AV upgrade. This episode is brought to you by Sound Productions, SoundPro.com (@SoundPro).

Rob Hyde, AV Manager, at the University of Bath UK joins the show discussing classroom and event operations, deploying spaces, including a great method for getting faculty trained (hint: ask for their time at a place they'll all be present), the LITEbox, and most importantly our common allegiance to Aston Villa. P.s., if you ever wanted to get yourself on the podcast, just follow Rob's method. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions at SoundPro.com.

Alin Vrancila, Director of Educational Initiatives at Moody Bible Institute, joins the podcast. We discuss his new course design tool, Ready for Online, as well as give a shout out to Grain for Pain and ProducingU. We even try to find out who his all time favorite student is. This episode is sponsored by Sound Productions.

Raul Burriel, Streaming Media Coordinator from Oregon State University and the Northwest Managers of Educational Technology Conference joins the podcast. We discuss the recent classroom innovations at OSU including the LINC "classroom in the round" as well as the upcoming NW/MET conference on April 16-19, 2019, in Las Vegas.

Chris Neto and Mark Coxon takeover the podcast to help Joe Way and BC Hatchett break the news about HETMA, the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance, a forum for the advocacy of higher education in the AV industry that they have founded. Learn more about it here.

Daniel Meakin, Live Sound Lecturer and Events Management Module Leader at the Nexus Institute of Creative Arts in Coventry, UK, joins the podcast. Hear about servicing AV needs from both the end user and tech manager sides, the challenges of BYOD and their solution, and their unique rental method for ensuring top of the line equipment for the student body. 

Jason Railton from Notre Dame joins the podcast to discuss ND Studios and the AV oversight from classrooms to football games. Here how they categorize their classrooms into "Core" groupings.