Higher Ed Av Podcast

In this episode, Jonathan Lord, Classroom & Event Technology Manager, from Azusa Pacific University (@AzusaPacific) joins to discuss AV and event management. Hear how they handle a split campus, oh and a lockdown?

Jim Pierret (Carleton College) and Rodney Fillmore (St. Catherine University) join the podcast to talk about upcoming the Midwest College and University AV Summit v6.0 happening at Winona State University on Thur and Fri, March 14–15, 2019, in Winona, MN. We talk of the importance of building and connecting to your community of local higher ed AV professionals, the conference, and what you can expect as an attendee. I will also be presenting the keynote address on "More than Black Boxes."

Jesse House, Assistant Director, Digital Media, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (@NJIT) joins the podcast to discuss AV at NJIT. Oh, and electro-acoustics? Check him out on instagram @instant_photons. 

10-Minute Take: Dante AV. Audinate's (@Audinate) Senior Product Marketing Manager, Brad Price, joins us to discuss the big announcement.

Joe talks to manufacturers and attendees of the largest trade show for the music industry to discuss what's new at NAMM 2019. Hear quick takes from: Allen & Heath, Audinate, Blue Microphones, Bose, DPA Microphones, Nexus Institute of Creative Arts, Nord Keyboards, QSC (with the great Cory Schaeffer), Sennheiser, Shure, Solid State Logic, Soundmarker, Sound Productions, Yamaha, and Zoom Recorders.

Bonus content! As a follow up to our conversation with Jim and Tyler from Utah State, we invite Alexa to show off her skills.

Jim Wellings and Tyler Clair from Utah State University join the podcast to discuss their voice control proof-of-concept room. Hear how they are harnessing the power of Alexa and Amazon to create integrated classroom spaces.

Nathan Paterson CTS from Scotland and recent transplant to Australia joins the show. We talk AV from his former institution and the global state of the AV industry.

I'm not at CES this year, but I know a lot of random end users and tech-philes are. What are your thoughts on consumer grade electronics in higher ed installs? Do you leverage the lower costs? Here's my 10 minute take.

Scott Tiner from Bates College in Maine joins the show. We talk customer service, help desk, AVaaS, service quality gamification, and campus AV at Bates. Scott also writes for rAVe Pubs and presents at conferences, including CCUMC.

Merry Christmas from the Higher Ed AV Podcast. Today we go through my tech manager AV Christmas wish list. What are those things we need answered, fixed, and solutions for going into the new year that we wish Santa would bring us now? Based on the #AVinTheAM from December 16, 2018.

Ian Taylor from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, joins the podcast to discuss AV in the MedIT division. They deliver a unique user-friendly integrated AV experience.

Today's episode coincides with the release of Joe's new book, "Producing Worship." The book contains many parallels to what we do in Higher Ed AV. Joe offers four takeaways we can directly apply to how we approach our daily tasks. The book can be found on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578419181 or http://www.producingworship.com. 

Sara Laird, the Director of Solutions Architecture and Service Delivery at Mount St. Mary's University, joins the podcast to discuss a holistic approach to classroom AV planning and implementation. 

Jimmie Singleton of California Baptist University (@CalBaptist) joins the podcast to talk events, training and certification, and transitioning from live AV to higher education. Jimmie works as the Audio Visual Technician for the Conferences and Events department at CBU, a complementary department to mine, yet is an end user of our classroom technology. We discuss working together, building relationships, and the events production dynamic. P.S., At some point in the future, he will steal my job.

Don Merritt, PhD of the University of Central Florida joins discussing how the guiding principle of scale x excellence = impact is achieved at UCF. We talk AVIXA, InfoComm, CCUMC, EDUCAUSE, and PhDs. What does it look like to prepare for game day in higher ed AV?

David Akin of Marist College in New York joins the podcast. We discuss the college's new Fashion and Arts Building and the ongoing AV transitions at Marist and higher ed. David also serves as the CCUMC social media chair.

Us vs. them? Or us and them? The two corporate directors of CCUMC, Gina Sansivero, VP of Marketing and Corporate Communications at AtlasIED, and Matthew Silverman, Manager, Education Technology at Crestron join Joe on the Higher Ed AV Podcast to discuss cultivating manufacturer and end-user relationships.

Commercial music is one of the hottest new majors in higher ed music departments. Chaz Celaya of Point Loma joins Joe to discuss the development of the program and AV/audio production facilities.

Jackie Woolf from James Madison University joins the podcast. She and Joe discuss the importance of CTS certification from AVIXA and the need for more women and diversity in AV as well as various ways to serve through higher ed councils. Jackie and Joe explore current trends and discuss the AV support structure at JMU.