| | | | | 1. [VIDEO] AV/IT Weekly Update with Justin O’Connor [News from Yamaha, Focusrite, Listen Technologies, and Datapath] | via AV Technology
Every week, the AV Technology team puts the week's proAV news in context. These candid conversation-starter are designed for tech managers and presented by technical advisor, Justin O’Connor. | | Why This Matters: What has Focusrite added to their Dante-based audio offerings? How can assistive listening benefit campus facility managers and higher ed tech managers? What do end users need to understand about the new Datapath Fx4 SDI processor or Yamaha’s new RIVAGE console? In this video, AVT’s Technical Advisor Justin O'Connor wades through industry jargon and puts this week’s AV headlines into context. While applicable across vertical markets, most of this analysis will be highly pertinent for university and college technologists. | | | | 2. Scaling Up Admissions and Recruiting with AR | via Campus Technology
In March 2015, the Savannah College of Art and Design was one of the first colleges to roll out a virtual reality experience with its acceptance packages. The admissions and recruiting strategy has since been reproduced by other colleges as a way to engage potential students. Following that project, SCAD has been introducing immersive experiences like virtual and augmented reality into other admissions areas and signature events — from pockets of its television festival to posters that go into teacher’s classrooms and guidance counselors’ offices. | | Why This Matters: Want to leverage immersive technologies to give prospective students a sense of your institution? SCAD has embraced the power of augmented reality, and, in this article, the school's executive director of interactive services offers solid tips on working with AR in admissions and recruiting. | | | | 3. The automated university: bots and drones amid the dreaming spires | via The Guardian
University teaching is under the microscope as institutions brace themselves for the first Teaching Excellence Framework, which will accord them gold, silver and bronze status. | | Why This Matters: Some schools are using AI to tackle student questions and free up instructor time, and drones have the potential to help universities with tasks from facility management to security. As we embrace more automated, tech-driven processes and devices, cybersecurity becomes critical. |
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| | | | How Is Open Pedagogy Different?
"There are many wonderfully engaging, motivating, and effective pedagogical practices that can be enacted in the context of traditionally copyrighted resources (regardless of whether they are free or expensive). While these practices may powerfully support learning, it is counterproductive to characterize them as open. While some of these practices may powerfully synergize with open, it is counterproductive to characterize them as open." —David Wiley, iterating toward openness |
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