Hi. I am Barry Joseph.
I am formerly the VP of Digital Experience at the Girl Scouts of the USA and Associate Director For Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History.
When I began at the Museum I used this blog to talk about my adventures, exploring issues related to digital media and museum-based learning. I featured original interviews, thought pieces, and highlights from my work and those of my colleagues at the AMNH.
Starting in 2020, with the launch of Barry Joseph Consultancy, LLC, I turned this blog into a place to explore digital engagement writ large.
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- The 2024 National Egg Cream Invitational March 19, 2024
- NY1 Coverage of Our New Video Gaming Exhibition February 5, 2024
- Video Games – The Great Connector: behind the scenes on (one of) my proudest achievements February 4, 2024
- Virtual Visits to the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum Now Live January 25, 2024
- Back in the Classroom (NYU) January 25, 2024
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- How Digital Media & Learning Has Matured: The Spotlight on DML Interview With Me
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- Research on Using AI, AR, and Narrative to Customize Visitor Experience: An interview with Maria Roussou about the CHESS Project
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Category Archives: Interviews
2023: A Year At Work and Play
Mark Twain once said: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” Twain, clearly, never worked with me! My favorite part of running my own consultancy is … Continue reading
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Preaching the Gospel of Games For Change
For twenty years, as one of its co-founders, I have been preaching the gospel of Games For Change. But what, exactly, is that gospel? At the recent 20th Anniversary of Games For Change, I was given the opportunity to clarify. … Continue reading
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Innovations in Jewish Education: An Interview for the Adapting Podcast
What has the last decade looked like for digital learning in the Jewish education space? How has it been impacted by the pandemic? What are the possibilities for innovation in education or will radical affordances get co-opted by the existing … Continue reading
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What happened when a museum asked itself What data is driving our decision making?
Madlyn Larson has worked at the Natural History Museum of Utah leading Research Quest for over a decade. Research Quest leverages the Museum’s collections and their research for science learning in middle school classrooms. I began working with Madlyn last … Continue reading
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A new interview with me on Museum 2.0 about games and museums
I was thrilled recently when Seema Rao, who took over management of the incomparable blog Museum 2.0 last year from Nina Simon, invited me to chat with her about museums and games. As you’ll see below in this re-post, it … Continue reading
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How to Cope With Covid-19 Grief, According to Therapists
Everything went topsy-turvey in 2020, including this blog. By the end of the year it expanded to cover whatever I needed in my personal and professional life. This is the third in a series of personal posts I am making … Continue reading
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360 Videos in Museums: Shot 5 – Camera as Clock at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
At the November Museums and Computer Network conference, I marveled at the different ways museums around the country are using 360 videos with their visitors or in their education programs. To highlights these different applications, I started this limited series … Continue reading
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360 Videos in Museums: Shot 4 – Student Tour-making at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
At the November Museums and Computer Network conference, I marveled at the different ways museums around the country are using 360 videos with their visitors or in their education programs. To highlights these different applications, I started this limited series … Continue reading
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360 Videos in Museums: Shot 3 – Dancing at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan
At the November Museums and Computer Network conference, I marveled at the different ways museums around the country are using 360 videos with their visitors or in their education programs. To highlights these different applications, I started this limited series … Continue reading
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360 Videos in Museums: Shot 2 – In the Field with the Field Museum
At the November Museums and Computer Network conference, I marveled at the different ways museums around the country are using 360 videos with their visitors or in their education programs. To highlights these different applications, I started this limited series … Continue reading
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