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AV/IT Amplifier

AV/IT Amplifier

De: Ryan Gray
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Higher education institutions rely on audio-visual (AV) and information technology (IT) solutions as a key backbone for modern teaching and learning. The AV/IT industry plays a critical role in providing these solutions, and it is important to highlight the latest trends, innovations, and perspectives in this sector. The podcast “The AV/IT Amplifier” aims to fill this gap by featuring interviews with people from Higher Education Institutions and the AV/IT Industry who have an idea, concept, perspective, event or product that would be helpful or interesting to the target audience of higher education technology managers. The host of the podcast is Ryan Gray, Assistant Director of IT at Yavapai College.

“The AV/IT Amplifier” podcast will have a bi-monthly schedule with two recordings per month, each being split in half to provide for weekly episodes. Each episode will be targeted for 30 minutes to be about the length of an average commute. The first half of each recording will focus on the primary topic for that guest, while the second half will be a profile of the person.

The podcast will not only focus on technical topics but also on non-technical ones such as effective people management, pedagogy, community building, building a personal brand, career planning, professional development and other similar topics for our audience. The split episode format allows for a dive into the topic and the opportunity to get to know the person and perhaps draw the connections between why that topic is so important to that guest.

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Episodios
  • 125: RTM Higher Education Fall 2025

    125: RTM Higher Education Fall 2025
    Nov 12 2025
    Recorded on-site in Austin, this cross-conversation episode (in partnership with RTM Business Group’s Inside Innovation) brings together fast takes from the Fall Higher Education CIO Congress. We open with RTM’s Mica Spanos on how listening to practitioners—and getting them into the same room—drives a program that’s useful in a world that never quite calms down. Cole McFarren (University of Arizona Global Campus) shares the online-only perspective: the surprising value of “out-of-scope” sessions and the energy that comes from meeting peers face-to-face.
    Then Scott Smith (Director of Digital & Instructional Innovation) talks about blending IT with pedagogy, why “ready for prime time” matters, and the power of making technologists sit in classes (and instructional folks shadow techs). Dr. Angela Camaille (Delgado Community College) dives into professional development, authenticity, and the leadership strength of saying “I don’t know.” We close with Jess Awtrey (SVP, Boodleox) on AI infrastructure built for higher ed, governance in the “wild-west” phase, and Coach Mode as scaffolding for AI literacy.

    Topics Discussed
    • Why smaller, selective convenings (like RTM) produce higher-signal conversations
    • Programming by listening: building agendas around real campus problems
    • Online-only realities: what transfers (and what doesn’t) from brick-and-mortar
    • “Ready for prime time”: how one failed demo collapses adoption
    • Cross-shadowing: tech staff in classrooms, instructional staff with technicians
    • Professional development as table stakes, not a nice-to-have
    • Authentic leadership: psychological safety and the value of “I don’t know”
    • Community college lens: pedagogy for everyone, not just the already-prepared
    • AI infrastructure vs. a single tool: governance, privacy, equitable access
    • Coach Mode and AI literacy: meeting users where they are and leveling them up

    • Mica Spanos — LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-spanos-b980a81b0/
    • Cole McFarrin — LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-mcfarren-7913b074/
    • Scott Smith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottssmith/
    • Dr. Angela Camaille— LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-camaille-6823969a/
    • Jess Awtrey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-awtrey-4ba9a95/

    Connect with Ryan
    @Ryan_A_Gray
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagray
    ryan@higheredav.com

    Voiceover by Chris Dechter

    Have feedback or guest ideas? Let us know!

    This show is a production of Higher Ed AV Media. Visit www.HigherEdAV.com for fresh content every day!
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    38 m
  • 124: Gray Matter Moment: Leadership Odyssey

    124: Gray Matter Moment: Leadership Odyssey
    Oct 15 2025
    Sometimes leadership doesn’t begin with a grand vision—it begins with a text. In this introspective Gray Matter Moment, Ryan Gray records from the shores of Puerto Peñasco during his family’s annual October trip and reflects on a recent experience that brought personal vulnerability into the spotlight. He had been invited to co-lead a session at Yavapai College’s “Students of Leadership” retreat, an intensive three-day mountaintop experience for emerging student leaders. The theme? The phoenix.

    What unfolded was a powerful exploration of the relationships that shape a leader’s story—those closest to you in your venture, and the larger network that comprises your odyssey. Feeling the weight of proving the concept, Ryan sent a late-night video request to his own leadership network, asking if they would say, simply, “I’m part of Ryan’s Leadership Odyssey.” The overwhelming response became a video that turned a presentation into a shared affirmation—and a retreat highlight.
    This episode walks listeners through that experience, offering a reminder: the people you surround yourself with define your trajectory. Leadership isn’t solitary—it’s a journey guided by others.

    Topics Discussed
    • Recording from the Sea of Cortez during a family trip
    • Broken wrist update and life-work balance
    • Introduction to the Yavapai College “Students of Leadership” program
    • Preparing (and co-presenting) a leadership session with Dean Stacey Hilton
    • The symbolism of the phoenix, and collective nouns: venture and odyssey
    • How venture reflects your close-knit leadership circle
    • How odyssey represents the broader network that shapes your journey
    • The last-minute decision to text Ryan’s own leadership network
    • Dozens of affirming video replies and their emotional impact
    • Showing students the power of curating your leadership odyssey
    Connect with Ryan
    @Ryan_A_Gray
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagray/
    ryan@higheredav.com

    Voiceover by Chris Dechter

    Have feedback or guest ideas? Let us know!

    This show is a production of Higher Ed AV Media. Visit www.HigherEdAV.com for fresh content every day!
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    23 m
  • 123: The Dude with BC Hatchett

    123: The Dude with BC Hatchett
    Oct 8 2025
    BC Hatchett returns for week two with a laid-back, life-and-leadership conversation that ranges from higher-ed purpose to… blacksmithing. We kick off with Halloween costumes (the Dude abides), detour through first jobs and Louisville summers on a greenskeeping cart, and land on why twenty years at Vanderbilt still feels mission-right. BC talks candidly about what keeps him in higher ed: watching students arrive, grow, and cross the stage — and the joy of playing even a small role in that arc.

    From alternate careers (blacksmith or welder) to travel dreams (three months of go-where-the-dart-lands), BC keeps it human and funny. We geek out on Fallout 4 as a brain-cooler, swap Lebowski quotes, and close on BC’s signature sign-off. If you needed a reminder that community, craft, and curiosity still matter in our work — this one’s it.

    Topics Discussed
    • Dream “money-no-object” Halloween costume (movie-accurate Big Lebowski Dude)
    • Why Lebowski hits at a “slice-of-life” level; favorite quotes for any situation
    • First job: golf-course greenskeeping; Louisville roots; $2.15/hour and all the golf you can play
    • Twenty years at Vanderbilt: why higher ed’s mission still wins
    • Alternate-universe careers: blacksmith or welder; satisfaction of tangible builds
    • Travel snafus and rituals en route to ISE; the “watch-the-plane-turn-around” story
    • Pride without boasting: how HETMA grew up — and why it matters
    • “Heaven question” à la Inside the Actors Studio: BC’s perfect greeting at the gates
    • Small mindset flips: deciding eggs aren’t gross; the omelet-perfection quest
    • Winding down with video games: Fallout 4, branching choices, and settlement building

    Connect with BC
    BC.Hatchett@hetma.org
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bc-hatchett-88746312/
    https://x.com/bchatchett

    Connect with Ryan
    @Ryan_A_Gray
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagray/
    ryan@higheredav.com

    Show Links
    HETMA Community: https://community.hetma.org
    HETMA Roadshow – Vanderbilt (Oct 27): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nashville-roadshow-at-vanderbilt-university-tickets-1467308913459
    EDUCAUSE Annual Conference: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference

    Voiceover by Chris Dechter

    Have feedback or guest ideas? Let us know!

    This show is a production of Higher Ed AV Media. Visit www.HigherEdAV.com for fresh content every day!
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    28 m
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