Category Archives: From My Work

These are posts that have to do with my day to day job at the American Museum of Natural History.

RiFF interview with me: Blending Digital Media, Badging, and Museum-Based Learning

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Barry

I am excited to be the feature interview this month on the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub’s RiFF Expert Interview Series. It is a great interview and captures what I am thinking about eight months into the job. Check … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections On What It Was Like to Intern With Me

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Barry

I was sad to say goodbye to Rosio this week, a fantastic intern who came to us from NYU’s Digital Media Design for Learning (by way of Mexico City) this past Spring. As my first intern to work with at … Continue reading →

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When Good Digital Fabrications Go Bad – My Tiny Teddys on the Move

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Barry

Anyone who has visited me in the past month or so is unlikely to leave without a Tiny Teddy, a small bust I fabricated from our new Teddy Roosevelt status unveiled this past Fall. I have so many of them … Continue reading →

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Museum Youth Advisory Mission 2613: Write a Want Ad

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Barry

The Museum’s Youth Initiatives group has been developing a new Youth Advisory, a group to help us think about how to expand digital programs that teach science here at the Museum. To develop the advisory and focus our activities, we … Continue reading →

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Speaking on Games in Museums at #nycmer13 on 05.13

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Barry

I am really excited to present tomorrow with my colleagues at the Museum of the Moving Image on the panel “Video Games, Museums, and Learning” at the New York City Museum Educator Roundtable’s annual conference. Below is the catalog description: … Continue reading →

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AMNH Youth Advisory Mission 869: Collect Intel

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Barry

The AMNH is developing a new Youth Advisory, a place to help us think about how to expand digital programs that teach science at the AMNH – video games, video production, 3D printing, social media, mobile apps and more. It … Continue reading →

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AMNH’s Morpolution Video: Youth and Authentic Science Practices

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Barry

What happens when you put the tools of science into the hands of youth and ask them to participate in authentic science activities? Find out in this new video from our Morpholution program (created by the fine folks in our … Continue reading →

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Capturing a Dinosaur: Using Digital Tools to Reproduce a Physical Model

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Barry

When I first visited the library at the AMNH, I was amazed by all of the physical items in the collection. As a public library, I expected to find books and publications on file, with the special Natural History and … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: “Morpholution”: An Authentic Youth Science Program

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Barry

During January’s Digital Learning Week, the Museum explored a variety of new ways we could explore different participatory digital tools, different museum halls, and bring them together with museum educators and scientists, curators, and/or department heads. This is the first … Continue reading →

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New Online Space for Digital Media and Museum-Based Learning Professionals

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barry

Today at the Chicago Digital Media and Learning Conference we held a Museum Meet-Up. We had such a good time sharing strategies, struggles, challenges and successes, we decided to keep the conversation going. I will say more about the Meet-Up … Continue reading →

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