VR at smaller colleges, sandbox spaces for testing and trying new things, and VR at Oregon State.

Chris grabs the mic and expresses his frustrations with participants on video calls, Larry asks if we had the funding to replace almost every AV system on our campuses, how would we do it? Finally, we respond to a listener question about how we onboard new equipment.

Rachel shares some insights into what trade shows might portend for the future, we review the software we all use for an AV project, and gear that just won’t die.

In this episode, we’re joined by Marc Yakubisin from Diversified to talk about partnerships between integrators and higher ed.

Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in March and are joined by Joe Way from USC to talk campus-wide learning spaces upgrades, two years later.

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.

Chris and Marc were at NWMET 2022 in March and spoke with Frank Alaimo and Andy Borts from UNLV about their more measured approach to creating and supporting modern teaching and learning spaces.

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 an EDUCAUSE article, then cover event support in learning spaces, and finally discuss our clever little ways to avoid the dreaded capital asset tags.

Jamie brings an article that describes two very different experiences with warranty and support… of socks. Then, let’s talk supply chain! Marc can’t plan for projects, Larry is wary of replacing anything until everything is here, Chris is using the summer for maintenance and staff training, Justin is tired of spending 50% of his time getting asked for schedule updates, and Jamie thinks 2022 might just be the year of deferred maintenance. We’ll check back in 12… 16… 26 weeks…

Blockchain and educational credentials, campus support structures, and auto-framing and auto-tracking cameras