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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Category Archives: From My Work
Part 1 of 3: I Work In A Matryoshka Doll
(This is the second in a series. If you want to start at the beginning, go here) My role is to support the capacity building of my colleagues in Youth Initiatives towards the strategic use of digital media and learning … Continue reading
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Part 2 of 3: What’s In The Works?
(This is the third in a series. If you want to go to the second, go here, or to start at the beginning, go here) I am not a department. I am a cross-program resource, so to speak. So I … Continue reading
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Part 3 of 3: So, How Did The Transition Feel?
(This is the fourth and last in a series. If you want to go to the third, go here, or to start at the beginning, go here) The Jewish High Holidays took place during the transition period between when I … Continue reading
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Field Trip to the 1st Consumer 3D Printer Store
Today AMNH’s Youth Initiatives and Microscopy departments (how’s that for a pairing) took a field trip to the MakerBot store in SoHo. We met with Liz Arum, MakerBot’s Education Outreach and Curriculum Development Coordinator, and the good people of the … Continue reading
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Geocaching Comes to the AMNH
This past Friday I had the pleasure of supporting AMNH educational staff (namely, Nathan J. Bellomy) to bring geocaching to YouthCaN. YouthCaN is an international, youth-led organization that was once founded with iEARN at the museum and uses technology to … Continue reading
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“What’s it like to work at the AMNH?” The Museum and the Museum
As I approach the end of my second month at the AMNH, I am often asked by friends and family, “So, what’s it like to work at the Museum?” And what I tell them goes something like this: I work … Continue reading
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My 1st 3D Captured, Modeled, and Printed Object
I have played with 3D printing in the past – I helped my son make a dollhouse clock in Sketch-up, which a friend then printed, and at Maker-Faire this year I used an iPad app to doodle the AMNH logo … Continue reading
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New York Times Coverage of our Virtual Worlds Programs
While I can’t take any credit for the work described in this week’s New York Time’s article, “Engaging Children With the Siren Call of the App,” I am pleased as punch to see so much attention go to my colleagues … 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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I Am Joining the AMNH & What’s It To You
As I posted recently, on October 5th I will step into my new position at the American Museum of Natural History. Located within the Education Department, becoming the Associate Director For Digital Learning, Youth Initiatives, will allow me to bring … Continue reading