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
3rd Remote Girl Scout Troop Session
(read all the posts on the remote Girl Scout Troop series here) Yesterday we had our 14th session of our Junior Troop, our 3rd since we’ve been “paused” here in NYC held completely online, with all participants and leaders at … Continue reading
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Running a Girl Scout Troop during a Period of Social Distancing
There are so many ways to run a Girl Scout Troop during a period of social isolation. I know a suburban Troop Leader who arranged for her girls to do a craft together using a local company that makes individual … Continue reading
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Girls Scouts of the USA, Here I Come!
I am thrilled to announce that next month I will start work in an exciting new position at the Girls Scouts of the USA (which most of us know as just the Girl Scouts). Founded in Savannah, Georgia on March … Continue reading
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This is not my chair (and the 20 year story of the one that is)
This is not my chair (see photo on right). I AM sitting in a chair (about to roll down a hill – a story I will explain below) but it’s a different chair. My chair, which I bought in 1998, … Continue reading
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Video and Images from Visualizing Science Course Presentation
Last month concluded with the final session of our Visualizing Science course. This was a deep dive into the role science visualization is playing in research labs across the Museum, and across the disciplines, with a special focus on tools … Continue reading
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Double The Pleasure! Please Visit My New Web Site
In the summer of 1995, I launched my first web site. It was designed to be my calling card, a resume of sorts, displaying what I could do with HTML code so I could be hired to do the same. … Continue reading
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I am Leaving AMNH to Pursue Innovation Opportunities in Informal Learning Spaces
At the end of June I will be leaving my current role as the Associate Director of Digital Learning in the Education department at the American Museum of Natural History. I have learned and grown so much in the past … Continue reading
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How I Helped Turn Dreams Into Reality at AMNH
In my almost six years at the Museum, from fall of 2012 until now, I have held the same title, but sat at five desks in four offices and reported to three supervisors in three different departments. As you might … Continue reading
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What It’s Like to Intern at the AMNH
One of my highlights at the Museum is working with talented young people from around the world in graduate programs in NYC (most often NYU’s Digital Media Design for Learning program and Teachers College’s Instructional Technology and Media program). Below … Continue reading
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Finding Flamingos: Teaching Sci Viz through Conservation Biology and G.I.S.
We’re been running a number of different new courses this calendar year to explore various ways to engage youth with science visualization – both the science practices used by Museum scientists across the disciplines and and products produced by those … Continue reading
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