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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- Matching Minds Published and Exhibit Launched October 10, 2025
- A 25-year career retrospective interview with me (by youth in India) October 10, 2025
- Sondheim Week at the New York Public Library for The Performing Arts September 16, 2025
- Matching Minds: Book in Hand September 11, 2025
- Prototyping the Future: A 10-Day Dive into AI, Games, and Learning July 3, 2025
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Augmented Wearables and the Future of Museums
[NOTE: Below is a re-blog of my column on DMLcentral where I first introduced the idea of here/there and me/us. I later revisited and revised the concept – to the more obvious me/we – after the New York Times sent … Continue reading
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MicroRangers Behind-The-Scenes: Katie in the Recording Booth
Last summer, when we completed the prototype for the Museum-based game, MicroRangers, production was put on indefinite hold. Since then, the Museum has given this exciting new game the green-light and a funder has stepped up to turn our dreams … Continue reading
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Funding Explosive Exhibits Through Kickstarter: Interview with MoFAD’s Peter Kim
Last Fall I was at our local MakerFaire when I saw the craziest contraption. It was like a giant dunking booth – clear on the outside. But it wasn’t full of water. Instead, if was full of something that turned … Continue reading
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New Learning Times Interview with… Me
I don’t always repost interviews others have done with me, but since this one is behind a user account, and they called me a “changemaker,” I wanted to share it here. The original was done by Kate Meersschaer and can … Continue reading
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Designing Mobile Museum Experiences: Thoughts on the “Well-Played” App
You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you just might find You get what you need — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards This weekend my 5-year old daughter taught me some important lessons about … Continue reading
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The Year in Digital Media and Learning
For my final DML Central post of the year, I thought I would turn the mic around and ask my ever faithful DML Central readers what they thought about the past year in digital media and learning. To get their … Continue reading
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The Sound of Project-Based Informal Science Learning
I was just at our 22nd session within our Neanderthal Next Door program – in which the high school seniors are developing an augmented activity guide about Neanderthals for use in our Halls – and I began to listen to … Continue reading
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New Science Gaming Programs: Killer Snails, MicroRangers, & Playing with Dinos (oh my!)
In 2015, within the Museum’s Youth Initiative Winter offerings, there will be three (count them – three!) different science programs that explore science-based games in completely different ways. Each draws from science topics of interest to the Museum, explores how … Continue reading
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Digital Instruction in MicroWorlds Investigate Lab
This is my final of three posts based on my trip last month, at the annual ASTC conference in Raleigh, to the North Carolina’s Museum of Natural Sciences. In this post we go to their MicroWorlds Investigate Lab. Christie Flint was … Continue reading
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Digital Engagement on Data Viz at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Magic Table
This is my second of three posts based on my trip last month, at the annual ASTC conference in Raleigh, to the North Carolina’s Museum of Natural Sciences’ Visual World Investigate Lab. Matthew Faerber, the room’s Coordinator, was kind enough … Continue reading
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