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AV SuperFriends

AV SuperFriends

The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and

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All Episodes

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AV SuperFriends: Perspectives - EWU's Dave Stewart...

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2022/06/06

Recorded March 31, 2022 Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in March and set up a table in the middle of the hallway to talk with as many people as possible about AV in higher education. In this episode, we grab Dave Stewart from Eastern Washington University (and Chris’s former colleague!) and Kevin Gelman of Alfatron Electronics to talk about EWU’s testing and implementation of advanced camera systems in their classrooms. Dave Stewart:

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01:08:08

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Secret Sandbox

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2022/06/05

Recorded May 20, 2022 We start with a new story about Morehouse College wanting VR for everyone. It certainly seems more viable at smaller schools, but we’re skeptical. Then, Chris wants help creating a truly useful sandbox space. Marc suggests lots of infrastructure, Justin recommends an area for bench testing and a nicer version for outside users, Larry talks about the concept of “a safe space to fail,” and Jamie is building sandboxes all over campus on someone else’s dime. Finally, Marc has a

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58:41

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Eight Years, No Touchy

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2022/05/17

Recorded May 6, 2022 Before the show even begins, Chris grabs the mic and expresses his frustrations with participants on video calls. It’s 2022 and there’s simply no excuse. Then, Larry poses an interesting question: If we all had the funding and time to update or replace almost every AV system on our campuses, how would we do it? Would we stay the course and get a few years ahead on refresh cycles? Would we dramatically shift directions, capabilities, and platforms? Or, would we

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01:08:46

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - A Flowchart Had...

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2022/05/13

Recorded April 29, 2022 Hey, Rachel is back! Well, for the news segment, anyway. NAB was this past week and Rachel shares some insights into what trade shows might portend for the future. Then it’s time to dive deep into the software we all use throughout all aspects of an AV project. Notes, task management, shared network folders, CAD, Sketchup, and everything in between. Also, if you’re taking notes on your phone, yes, we all think you’re texting. Stop it. Finally, we all have gear that just won’t

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16:08

AV SuperFriends: Perspectives - Diversified's Marc...

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2022/05/10

Recorded March 31, 2022 Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in March and set up a table in the middle of the hallway to talk with as many people as possible about AV in higher education. In this episode, we’re joined by Marc Yakubisin from Diversified and talk through how integrators can be better partners with colleges and universities AND how those colleges and universities can be better partners with their integrators. Marc on LinkedIn:

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16:46

AV SuperFriends: Perspectives - USC's Joe Way

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2022/05/09

Recorded March 31, 2022 Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in March and set up a table in the middle of the hallway to talk with as many people as possible about AV in higher education. In this episode, we’re joined by new kid on the block, Joe Way from USC. We talk faculty feedback, incremental software upgrades to existing systems, faculty feedback, a deliberate design process, and faculty feedback. We also try to stump Joe by asking what he would do differently

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AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Some Money is Better Than...

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2022/05/08

Recorded April 8, 2022 Working with integrators and consultants is a necessary part of the job for any higher ed AV manager, and the AV SuperFriends have plenty of suggestions to make that process easier. Step 1, don’t give away engineering and design. Step 2, don’t give away consulting and end user interaction. Step 3, don’t give away programming. Step 4, don’t give away integration. In fact, just do it all in house. Marc has recommendations about working on capital projects, Larry is happy to work

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AV SuperFriends: Perspectives - UNLV RebelFlex

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2022/05/03

Recorded March 31, 2022 Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in March and set up a table in the middle of the hallway to talk with as many people as possible about AV in higher education. In this episode, we’re joined by Frank Alaimo and Andy Borts from UNLV to talk about their more measured approach to creating and supporting modern teaching and learning spaces. Frank shares his big, bold plan for the hardware and AV systems and Andy discusses his unique and highly

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01:06:04

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - All Kinds of Trash...

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2022/05/02

Recorded April 22, 2022 After over a month away, we’re back and have all sorts of things to talk about… but not on this episode. We start with more data from EDUCAUSE that suggests leadership should talk with their local IT staff who support the learning spaces on campus. It’s a good article from a trusted source to forward on to your managers and directors. Then, what’s all this event support we keep getting roped into? Can we build our learning spaces to support events or will users just want

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37:31

AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Letting Our POs Hang Out...

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2022/04/08

Recorded March 11, 2022 Jamie brings an article that describes two very different experiences with warranty and support… of socks. It’s relevant in a weird way. And in a year when we’re having to be extra flexible with our choices of equipment due to the supply chain madness, it does raise the question of just how much that manufacturer support weighs in our decisions of what to specify. Speaking of supply chain, let’s talk supply chain! Marc can’t plan for projects, Larry is wary of replacing

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01:05:01

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Mash Those Two...

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2022/03/29

Recorded March 18, 2022 We immediately derail the show with an in-depth discussion of blockchain and educational credentials. Larry and Marc have been looking into this and it seems to be the future of education… sort of. Then, we cover campus support structures. That is, how is your support team staffed? Is your install team your support team? Do you have your own support desk or do all the calls go to the university help desk— and can they actually help? Take notes! Finally, Chris wants to know

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58:16

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - 232 and 192

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2022/03/15

Recorded March 4, 2022 Marc brings an article about the commoditization of IT skills as organizations mature. It spurs some good discussion for our next topic about hiring staff. So, is it better to hire an IT person who then learns AV or hire an AV person who then learns IT? Larry put a similar question out on Twitter related to hiring or growing programmers. Finally, Marc wants to know what out standard cabling infrastructure looks like. Are we following all the TIA standards and best practices or

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32:14

AV SuperFriends: On Topic - In Your Experience Wallet

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2022/03/08

Recorded February 18, 2022 If we’re discussing emerging technologies in learning spaces, we’re obviously going to talk about the metaverse… but not the one you’re thinking of. Marc brings an article and associated study from Forbes and JP Morgan that reveals the plans that that the financial world has for the future. And no, it’s not goggles. Larry also references an article from 2012 that raises many of the same issues. Links are all below. So, will the metaverse take over classrooms? Not in the

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01:13:59

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - New to the Q

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2022/02/22

Recorded February 11, 2022 QSC divides into two divisions, focusing on their pro audio products and burgeoning control and AV transport lines respectively. Is this a good move? Time will tell, but they certainly have the metrics to show what website visitors are looking for. Oddly enough, after this announcement, QSC held an event where they announced products in both lines. It was… weird. Then we dive into AV replacement cycles, refresh cycles, life expectancy— whatever you prefer to call it. Do we

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01:02:26

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Glitch in the Switch

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2022/02/16

Recorded February 4, 2022 In the AV news, we review Kramer purchasing UC Workspace, best known for their Quicklaunch software. I find this intriguing because as PCs become the center of conferencing systems, Quicklaunch provides a customizable unifying interface regardless of platform. Then Chris demands the rest of the AV SuperFriends help him determine the “best” method for integrating multiple (that is, more than one) PTZ cameras into a classroom system. Should we transport baseband video and

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35:26

AV SuperFriends: On Topic - Smalltalk and All That BS

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2022/02/08

Recorded January 14, 2022 This month’s topic was supposed to be about the return of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) and the upcoming HETMA Spring conference, but in light of ISE cancelling their show (again!) and “rescheduling” to May, we figured it was time to satirize the constant cancelling and rescheduling of large tradeshows and conferences by writing them an obituary. So, in loving memory… and such. HOWEVER… online conferences are emerging everywhere and the AV SuperFriends will be presenting

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01:13:46

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Hot Snakes

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2022/02/02

Recorded January 21, 2022 It’s a lecture capture spectacular! The AV SuperFriends are joined by two guests, Michael Quinones and Raul Burriel, and with our powers combined… we are still unable to identify the perfect lecture capture system. Heck, we can’t even really define lecture capture. But that doesn’t stop us from walking through the earliest days of ITV systems, camcorders, VHS & DVD recording, and even famously abandoned systems like iTunes University (remember that?). We also review

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01:01:11

AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Looking for Champions

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2022/01/19

Recorded January 7, 2022 With enrollment decreasing, some schools are looking to specialized learning spaces to match their specialized academic programs. Is this a harbinger of university learning spaces to come in the future? (Yes) Then, we cover a topic that has been rattling around in all our heads in different ways: the gap between pedagogical development and physical operation of a hybrid learning spaces. Our schools put lots of effort into assisting faculty in developing their curriculum for

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40:51

AV SuperFriends: On Topic - The Year of I Told You So

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2022/01/08

Recorded December 10, 2021 It’s a prediction show! Educause suggests 10 IT-related trends we should all be aware of and we decide they’re not in order, so we’re starting with number 6. As with anything from Educause, it’s highly-researched and detailed, but often just a little too milquetoast for our tastes. Then the SuperFriends each has a prediction for 2022. Some of us are suggesting general technologies (blockchain, AVoIP), others are focused more on the adoption of various technologies, and

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48:30

Off the Rails Episode 32: SR - Somebody Else’s Reality

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2021/12/31

Recorded December 17, 2021 Have y’all heard of this Metaverse thingy? It’s exactly like Second Life from 2003, but… uh… new? And people want to live in it for some reason? I don’t get it. No one does, but we’re all playing along. So, we have a news story about a recent poll that says people want to work in the Metaverse because it’ll… uh… increase… productivity… somehow? Then we introduce a new segment we call Technology on Trial where we select a new or emerging technology that is getting a lot of

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