NAB 2025 was last week, and AV has had a growing presence an otherwise broadcast-heavy show. The takeaways we can get for the higher education side of things. AI talk will never stop! When will slop turn into top of the pops? Maybe through translation services. Looking at how AI is being used for communication efforts in the classroom. There's another new standard for media interfacing. GPMI has been showing up in China for 8K displays. Will it have the power to dethrone HDMI?

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Host: Erin Maher-Moran

Guests:

• Ernie Bailey – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Rob Rasberry – Drexel University
• Scott Tiner – Bates College
• Lisle Waldron – The University of Trinidad and Tobago

Links to sources

• AV Network – NAB 2025
• rAVe Pubs – AI's Role in Translation
• AV Magazine – New Media Standard, GPMI

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Shure is working to crack down on counterfeit devices. What can we do to stop these things from making it into classrooms and offices? Looking at solutions like Google's adaptive audio and how to solve the technology equity gap between in-person and remote students. Looking back at ISE 2025 and what the higher education space can take from the show. And unfortunately, we can't get away from talking about tariffs. How global situations affect how we maintain our classrooms and what technology managers can do.

Every month we find the most important news for the higher education space and discuss what technology managers need to know. We discuss these stories with a panel of experts in the higher ed space. Joining us this week is Ernie Bailey from the University of Arkansas, Scott Tiner from Bates College and Jennifer Unitis at Wake Technical Community College.

Host: Erin Maher-Moran

Guests:

• Ernie Bailey – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Scott Tiner – Bates College
• Jennifer Unitis – Wake Technical Community College

Links to sources:

• AV Network – Shure Working Against Counterfeit AV
• rAVe Pubs – Google's Adaptive Audio
• AVNation – ISE 2025 & Higher Ed
• Commercial Integrator – Tariff Effects on AV Industry

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Trade shows are a brilliant way to see the innovations within the AV industry. What an organization like HETMA has realized is the potential for the higher education space to see and utilize this technology within their campus spaces. They've been taking a more active role at trade shows in the past few years, so we join some of those representatives to talk about the show and what it means for higher education. Joining us this month is Patrick Angielczyk and Teddy Murphy about what they've seen

Host: Erin Maher-Moran

Guests:

• Patrick Angielczyk – Mohawk College
• Teddy Murphy – University of Pikeville

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