Monthly Archives: September 2014

Instagramming Dinosaurs: Clive Thompson on Public Thinking (2 of 4)

This is the second of my four part interview with Clive Thompson, as we sat between our T-Rex and Apatosaurus. This segment focuses on public thinking. As we are sitting here on a Thursday morning, the initial school groups that … Continue reading

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Instagramming Dinosaurs: Clive Thompson on Digital Memory (1 of 4)

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Clive Thompson, seated between our T-Rex and Apatosaurus. Clive is a longtime contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Wired. As we watched visitors take photos and … Continue reading

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Tooting Our Own Horn: Nice Words About This Blog

The Future of Museums recently posted an update to their blog roll (the blogs they follow) and I am honored they chose to add this one. Since they are one of my fantastic resources for cutting-edge thinking about museums – … Continue reading

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The Augmented Activity Guide Program Culminating Event

The second week of the Augmented Activity Guide Program flew by in a blur as the GK Leaders worked hard to develop and design their activity pages. Early in the week they had the opportunity to meet, via Skype, Nadine … Continue reading

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My interview on EduTalk Radio – “Digital Learning For Your Students and the American Museum of Natural History”

This was a blast! My good buddy Elizabeth Merritt from AAM passed my name onto Larry Jacobs, who runs EduTalk Radio. It was fun to speak with Larry about the latest in greatest in digital learning at AMNH. Check it … Continue reading

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The MicroRangers Final Presentation

In June, the MicroMuseum program ended with a successful culminating event, with over 70 people in attendance! Once the audience arrived and got settled, the MicroRanger MCs started their presentation, they introduced the other MicroRangers, some of the topics covered … Continue reading

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