Show Notes
On Topic Episode 35: Questionable Undefined Modalities
Recorded July 21, 2023
We’re joined by Marina Walton from Trinity University to talk Faculty Support covering everything from identifying champions, supporting innovative learning spaces (that everyone hates), engaging department chairs, hosting an IT Open House to put faces to names, adding a personal touch to IT support, and much more. We also discuss an article (and related study) about giving faculty more time to learn and adopt new technologies before deploying them campus wide.
Connect with Marina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-walton-m-a-ed-cts-884782173/
Article discussed: https://edscoop.com/faculty-edtech-review-time-survey/
Alternate show titles: We just figured out how to use the other one It’s the same thing, just a different name Biting off that hard bite first Find the complainers This has never worked Of course it works– watch! Does it turn on, show a picture; don’t worry about it Just because it works, doesn’t mean it’s a success
More from AV SuperFriends: On Topic
Recorded June 26, 2026 Freshly returned from the show floor at InfoComm 2026, the AV SuperFriends gather for a full-length roundtable on trade show regrets: the booths they missed, the sessions they skipped, the demos they should have recorded, and the party they may never emotionally recover from missing. This episode wanders through the aftermath of a massive conference week, including arguments over who should really be explaining AI to the AV industry, what happens when AVIXA TV is more networked than expected, why show-floor “hidden gems” are still somehow hidden behind the wrong booth wall, and how even seasoned attendees can come home realizing they saw only a tiny slice of the show. Along the way, the crew revisits booth tour challenges, suspicious conference sandwiches, tote bag logistics, USB-C mysteries, browser-based control, over-caffeinated presentations, and the now-legendary Panasonic dinner brownies. It’s part InfoComm recap, part confessional, and part warning label for anyone who thinks they can actually see everything at a trade show.
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