Humans After All | AI Insights with Andy

AI can build a playlist in seconds, but that doesn’t mean it understands the room. Using Apple Music’s new AI playlist feature as a starting point, this piece looks at what gets lost when curation is automated: context, taste, and the human instinct that DJs, mixtape makers, and music fans have always relied on. Read More

Articles, Content

deskilling, lamps, lasers, neverskilling, upskilling

May 11, 2026

HETMA Joins Media & Learning Association as Networking Member

New membership expands opportunities for global collaboration around audiovisual technology, learning spaces, and emerging educational media Read More

Content, Features, News

May 11, 2026

Spotlight on Marshall University Huntington, WV | Campus Spotlight

In this Campus Spotlight, we take a candid look at how classroom technology is supported at Marshall University. We sit down with Ryan Adkins to discuss classroom design and AV standards, as well as staffing constraints, budget realities, and long‑term sustainability, offering an honest view into the decisions shaping teaching and learning spaces across campus. Read More

Content, Features

May 11, 2026

332: The Canvas Outage and the InfoComm Countdown | The AV Life Podcast

Recorded on May 8, 2026: This week on The AV Life, Tim Van Woeart is joined by Brandy Johnson, Nancy Blanchard, Renee Benson, Steve Borho, and a surprise drop-in from Joe Way for a classic crew conversation that starts with a serious higher ed technology disruption and somehow still finds its way to dogs, border crossings, World Cup logistics, InfoComm plans, and youth sports... Read More

Content, Media

May 8, 2026

Instructure and Cloud Services | IT in AV

I believe I would be doing the readers of AV in IT a disservice if I did not address the recent Canvas outage. Before anyone comes at me, no I am not a security expert and no I do not do anything with Canvas. With that said I am someone who has talked about security in AV since day one. As well as someone who is always looking at risk factors. Read More

Articles, Content

May 8, 2026

Leave It Better Than You Found It | Business of AV with Joe Way

Legacy is not about titles, recognition, or being remembered as the person at the center; it is about building something strong enough to grow beyond you. True leadership means leaving the organization, community, team, or industry better than you found it, with others empowered to keep the fire burning. Read More

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