Acknowledging changes that the Covid-19 crisis has wrought on the learning and the education system around the world requires building on what we know works, as well as looking ahead to what students will need in the future. It emphasizes that the worldwide pandemic drove educators and learners to accelerate and adopt new models of learning and innovate beyond the walls of a classroom. Lockdowns pushed students around the globe to learn from home, resulting in a dramatic increase in the use of virtual collaboration tools. HyFlex learning empowers a virtual, interactive, and immersive teaching experience in the classroom, and at the same time, ensures the same learning experience for the students attending remotely. HyFlex approach right now offers – a massive opportunity to revolutionize the future of education and utilize technology to improve further learning.

Medical colleges and hospitals around the country have started to realize the benefits of implementing a surgery recording system. Mainly designed for medical students, trainee surgeons, CME programs and medico-legal purposes, these systems record surgery videos directly from the surgical scope. Recorders also combine surgeon’s audio and the patient’s vitals – presenting a holistic view of the surgery to the viewers. Surgeons can also interact with experts around the world during the surgery or live stream special surgeries.

Confused about networking protocols used in AV? In this session, we will examine the basic structure and features of common AV protocols and how they function in communication applications. Walk away better prepared to understand protocols and apply them to your advantage in your designs.

Acoustical problems in conference rooms, media rooms, studios, and home theaters. We’ll look at basic principles of acoustics relevant for such spaces, glance over typical issues, explore typical solutions, and some atypical ones(!), and check out some case studies, leaving some time for Q and A. Get an overview of basic acoustical principles for small rooms, typical problems in these spaces and how to avoid them, understand what it takes to do retrofit mitigation.

Modern communication tools are indispensable for collaborative working methods. What is needed is an authentic and inclusive conversation culture that conveys as many aspects of direct face-to-face encounters as possible, even in hybrid settings which combine physical and virtual presence. As a developer of innovative audio technologies, Sennheiser can contribute to breaking down communicative barriers and to facilitating access to education. Considering all the challenges that 2020 brought that is a great perspective for the future.

Urmil Vaidhya, CTS is a seasoned Audio Visual (AV) professional with a career spanning over two decades in AV consulting, design, and implementation. He specializes in both professional audio and lighting design as per industry standards. Post a long stint in various integration companies in India and the Middle East, Vaidya currently offers services as an independent consultant in Audio visual and Acoustics Design.

He is actively involved in academics where he believes in training and mentoring students in AV and sound engineering institutes across the country.

Vaidhya has been associated with AVIXA since 2017 as a volunteer and closely works with the association in terms of creating awareness for AV standards, CTS certifications and emerging AV technologies.