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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- Social Media Bans Versus Digital Literacy: The New Battle Over Cell-phone-free Schools and Youth Agency April 9, 2025
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- Article on my NYU course: Cool Course: Digital Design for Museum-based Learning March 19, 2025
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Category Archives: Conferences
Presenting Digital Learning Across The Country
The Spring conference season is upon us! Over the next four weeks, Barry and I are gearing up for at least 7 talks and presentations about games and learning in museums, blended learning, augmented reality and more, all based on … Continue reading
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“Digital Learning” in Museums: New or Passing Trend?
I am currently out in the Midwest, attending the MCN conference in Minneapolis. It’s my first time at MCN and I look forward to discovering in person all the great things I’ve heard. I’ll be presenting this afternoon (details here) … Continue reading
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Creating the GLS Museum of Natural History
At this year’s Games, Learning and Society Conference (GLS), I worked with Nick Fortugno, Debra Everett-Lane, and Hannah Jaris to create a unique conference experience to explore what it means for contemporary museums to bring games to the public (Nick … Continue reading
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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin
The pop-up GLS Museum of Natural History will be opening next week, on July 8th, at 2:30 – 3:30. Everyone is invited to help build the museum and explore the relationship between museum design and game play. Donations are still … Continue reading
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G4C15: Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design
I just found the video of the panel I was thrilled to moderate at Games For Change last April, on “Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design”. Please check out the fascinating conversation below: Meg Jayanth, writer of 80 Days (Time magazine’s … Continue reading
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Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design: Sneak Peak at Our Games For Change Panel
As an original co-founder of the Games For Change Festival, I am always excited to both attend the annual event and also bring new voices to this important forum. In past years that has often looked like bringing teenagers to … Continue reading
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Slides and Twitterfall from the Elevator Pitch(fork) Death Battle at #MW2015
This afternoon I had the pleasure of participating in this rocking panel to close out the Museums and the Web conference: A Creative Confluence: When Educational Products & Youth Programming Collide. I wrote earlier about the fun plans we had … Continue reading
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A Hyperlapse Tour of Chicago’s Museums
One of the great things about going to a conference like Museums and the Web, as I did in Chicago this week, are all the opportunities I get to LEAVE the conference to visit other museums – sometimes with the … Continue reading
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Support #TeamAMNH at the @museweb Elevator Pitch(fork) Death Battle
I can’t WAIT to go next week to the Museums and the Web Conference in Chicago. After years of being asked, “Are you going?” I can now finally say “Yes!” And if you are going to, I need your support. … Continue reading
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Youth-led “Shark Tank” at ASTC Conference
They started referring to it as the “Teen Shark Tank.” As in, “Did you survive the Teen Shark Tank?” or “I heard the Shark Tank went great.” I have NO IDEA where this came from. Certainly not the panel – … Continue reading