Monthly Archives: October 2012

Graduate Students Designing Games to Teach Genetics

I was invited to be a quest critic for a class at the Parsons New School that had challenged the students to work with educational content related to genetics and then design a multimodal game to engage and teach high … Continue reading

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Tabling with Hive NYC at the Grantmakers For Education Event

Tonight I had the wonderful opportunity of running an AMNH table, coordinated by Hive NYC, at the Grantmakers For Education conference in New York City. It was my first opportunity to a) talk publicly about my work, 2) work directly … Continue reading

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Interview with David Wells, NYSCI: Launching a Museum-based Maker Space

I recently wrote here (re: Make Science?) about the emergence of Maker Culture, 3D printers, and my interest in figuring out what they might afford museum-based learning. This led me to David Wells, the new Manager of Creative Making & … Continue reading

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Interview with Dirk vom Lehn: Using Technology in Museums to Support Learning Through Social Interaction

Dirk vom Lehn is a sociologist and lecturer in marketing, interaction and technology in the Department of Management at King’s College London. With his colleagues at the Work, Interaction and Technology Research Centre and the Marketing Group, he undertakes research … Continue reading

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Make Science?

A few weeks ago I went to the New York Maker-Faire. Maker-Faire, a wild outdoor carnival where technology and art meets ingenuity and oddness, has been coming to the city for the past three years. According to Wikipedia, Maker Faire … Continue reading

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Hacking an iPod with Water

I was walking through the office yesterday when Nathan J. Bellomy pulled me over. Amongst other things, Nathan coordinates the YouthCaN group at the museum. (YouthCaN is a youth led organization that uses technology to inspire, connect and educate people worldwide … Continue reading

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Edge Project Report: An Overview

In a recent post (re: Edge Project Report: Bringing Disruptive Innovation Into Museums) I introduced the concept of Edge Projects (“expanding the capacity of civic and cultural institutions to use digital media as innovative educational platforms that engage youth in … Continue reading

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Interview: Evan Matthew Fuchs, 5th Grade Teacher and Digital Innovator

For the past 13 years, Evan Matthew Fuchs has been teaching 5th grade at the Green Vale School on the north shore of Long Island. A geek at heart, Evan is always looking for fun, cutting-edge ways to expand his … Continue reading

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