NW/MET 2025 Conference – Over 30 Sessions!

The NW/MET 2025 Conference will be held April 29th – May 2nd in Boise, ID

The Northwest Managers of Educational Technology are excited to give you a sneak peek of some of the sessions coming to the NW/MET 2025 Conference this fall!

This year you’ll have sessions from professionals at Boise State University, UNLV, Pepperdine University, Iowa State University, and more! We’ll also have sessions from Biamp, Atlona, SMART Technologies, Zoom, and more!

Here’s a preview of some sessions:

Using AI Tools for Student Research

Presenters: Bethany Schultz, Christa Sandidge, Northwest Nazarene University

Description: This session will explore the evolving role of AI in student research, focusing on ethical considerations and practical applications across various stages of the research process. Participants will gain insights into how researchers are using AI, learn ethical guidelines for its use, and tools for refining topics, analyzing data, and enhancing their research workflow.

Leveraging Data to Impact Classroom Issues Beyond Our Control

Presenter: Cass Hall, University of Idaho

Description: It takes a village to solve the many inherent problems with classroom scheduling and usage: faculty placed in locations that don’t have the right technology to meet their needs, faculty insisting on a room near their office, too many courses being taught during the same time slot, no backup locations for classes to be moved in case of outages/flooding, lack of flexible learning spaces – the list goes on and on. After years of tolerating the issues we couldn’t control though they were deeply impacting our classroom technology support team, we found a way to tackle the problem by inviting the village to a data party. Join me to learn about the data utilized and the workarounds and compromises that solved the problems.

Be Heard and Sound Better – How to Setup Audio DSP Like an Audio Engineer

Presenter: Jeremy Krug, Biamp Systems

Description: We have incredibly powerful tools in our technological toolbox today that can work wonders to improve audio clarity, intelligibility, and overall sound quality. But if your background is more on the IT, Video, Facilities, or other technologies, knowing just how to turn the dials to get the best sound may be a bit foreign. Let a veteran recording studio engineer, teacher, and author explain a handful of tools and concepts that will help you get the most out of your sound system.

Setting Expectations with Your Integration Partner as an In-House Integrator in Higher Education

Presenters: Jimmie Singleton, AVI-SPL, Christopher Dechter, University of Wyoming

Description: Already have an in-house integration team or looking to move toward in-house integration at your institution? When should you engage a commercial integration partner and how do you set proper expectations to ensure that you are still involved as a stakeholder? Join this session with the team from AVI-SPL and the in-house AV team from the University of Wyoming to learn how they truly work together as partners on projects and set proper expectations with each other throughout the process. This session will dive into how to manage a joint project and overcome issues that arise throughout the process, ensuring that the institution is getting exactly what they need to serve their students and that the integration partner is setup for continued success and work with the institution.

A full list of our *more than 30* sessions will be published 30 days prior to the conference.

Find out more about the NW/MET 2025 Conference – and register – here!