Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

158: Ron Epstein and Lex Peters – AVNation Awards Celebration Takeover Episode | Higher Ed AV Podcast Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 158 Ron Epstein Senior Director of PR and Comms Epiphan Video LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-epstein-29828b60/ Lex Peters CX/UX Designer University of Southern California LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lex-peters/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Nice...

We all know HETMA was "Virtual Before It Was Cool," and it's time again for our 4th annual virtual conference, February 15-17, 2022! This year's theme is "K.I.S.S.... Keep It..." In this episode, Joe Way talks with conference chair Troy Powers and HETMA Board members Tim Van Woeart and James King about what to expect and why you should attend.

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 156 Brett Vester Associate Director of Technology Valparaiso University LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-vester-128a1183/ .

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 155 The ever-amazing Kayden Kassof, Instructional Technologist and Learning Space Designer at American University knocks it out of the park with our special guest host, Mike Pedersen. In this episode, they cover every reason why the AV industry has a duty to serve the people of the industry through DEI initiatives, and the what-and-how we can make a real difference. Oh...

154: Special Episode – Erin Maher-Moran (JHU) and Lex Peters (USC) – AV Professional of the Year Finalists | Higher Ed AV Podcast Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 154 This year, two incredible higher ed AV women are finalists in the AV Nation “Best of 2021” AV Professional of the Year category: Erin Maher-Moran from Johns Hopkins University and Lex Peters of the University of Southern California. Take...

153: Robb Mann, Manager of Integrated Educational Technologies, University of North Carolina, Wilmington | Higher Ed AV Podcast Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 153 Robb Mann Manager of Integrated Educational Technologies University of North Carolina, Wilmington LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robb-mann-67bb776/

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 152 James King Audio Visual Speciality Stockton University Twitter: @AV_JamesKing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-king-nj/

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 151 Mike Pedersen, CTS-D, CTS-I Audiovisual Experience Manager Iowa State University Twitter: @ped1971 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-pedersen-cts-d-cts-i-7477191/

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 150 Josh Foster Manager, Learning Space Design Indiana University LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-foster-iu/

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 149 John Cheatham, CTS Manager, AV Engineering and Operations University of North Georgia Twitter: @jcheatham LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncheatham/

Higher Ed AV Podcast Episode 148 Troy Powers, CTS, DMCE-4k, ECS Lead Technician George Mason University Twitter: @centxrz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-powers-b5761393/

Joe Way does a solo episode sharing key takeaways from InfoComm including our people gathering and the announcement of the HETMA-AVIXA Prism Scholarship. Hear about what's happening personally with Joe and the future of Higher Ed AV. Connect with Joe Way on Twitter at @josiahway, and on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josiahway .

What does it mean to have the title of "Instructional Media Engineer" as a one-man-band on your college campus? Tom Callan joins the show to discuss how he leverages wearing multiple hats in order to provide a high level of service to his campus in all areas from design, installation, and support. Likewise, with having been back on campus for a whole year, what can the rest of us learn as we retur...

This week, we take a walk down memory lane with a sage of the AV industry. E.J. Hudock, Manager of AV Infrastructure at Lafayette College joins to discuss supporting campus with a smaller staff and how he has adapted various technologies to pedagogies over the past forty years of his career. Connect with E.J. Hudock on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejhudock/ .

No matter how big your school is or where you are geographically located, we all face similar challenges in supporting our staff and designing our spaces. In this episode, Cody Bennett, Manager of User Services at the University of Alaska Southeast discusses the unique challenges in being located where vendors won’t regularly come, and how they are a true home grown department. He drops golden lin...

What value does earning both a CTS-I and CTS-D bring to your institution? Jim Spencer, Educational Support Technician at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, joins the show to talk about his AV journey, the impact of COVID on Notre Dame and higher ed, and his vision for the CCUMC Professional Development Committee. Connect with Jim Spencer on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin....

Should AVIXA hold InfoComm or shouldn't it? The safety risks behind attending are for each person to decide, so Joe and Dave Labuskes, CEO of AVIXA, leave that conversation alone to discuss the business behind the show, how a trade organization like AVIXA benefits our higher ed vertical, and the value that tech managers bring to the AV industry. We talk about what attendees can expect this year's...

It's a bitter-sweet episode for Joe as he bids farewell to Jimmie Singleton, his Manager of Learning Environments for Support Services. Take a listen as Jimmie discusses his higher ed journey, what's next for him, and things that tech managers need to know.

In higher ed, we talk a lot about design, installation, team leadership, and relationship building around campus, but the glue that holds it all together is the programmer who blends the UX with the desired technical outcome. Today, James King from Stockton University and Steve Greenblatt from Control Concepts join the show in a special "Ask the Programmer" edition of the Higher Ed AV podcast.

This week we spotlight on UNLV's "RebelFlex" classrooms, featuring Sennheiser, installed to support hybrid learning. Frank Alaimo, Scott Sanders, and Andrew Kornstein join the show to discuss the process and outcomes.

Connecting with our customers and truly understanding their needs is one of the most difficult tasks we have. Maneesh Kumar, Collaborative Space Architect, Cal State University, San Luis Obispo, joins the show to talk about how he approaches classroom design. Listen how he educates his customers in order to get buy-in.

Imagine running support, design, and installation for your college as a one-person full-time staff team. Annie Foster, Audiovisual Technician at Elizabethtown College does just that. Listen to her discuss her career path and how she and her student workers support the needs of the college. Connect with Annie Foster by email at fostera@etown.edu and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-...

What "value" do you bring to your faculty and students? Atkins Fleming, Assistant Director of Learning Spaces at Texas State University, joins the show to discuss how evaluating our services from the user's point of view can and should inform the AV decisions we make. Connect with Atkins Fleming at atkins@txstate.edu .

Online bullying is not acceptable. Unfortunately, one of our Women of AV was subject to unprovoked abuse. I welcome Michelle Loret to discuss this incident, and how we can and should build one another up in this industry. What steps can we all take to make to support the people of our industry. Michelle also shares great advice for our higher ed vertical regarding communication and supply chain is...