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.

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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What I Do These Days: A Brief Tour of my Photo Album

I know it’s been awhile since I actually spoke about my work, what I am doing day to day. I’m sorry for that but there’s a good reason – my responsibilities have changed, dramatically, excitingly, but I am not yet … Continue reading

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Prototyping and Evaluation Volunteer Opportunities at the AMNH

We’re trying something new, and just announced openings at the American Museum of Natural History for prototyping and evaluation volunteers! The Museum is expanding how we prototype and evaluate innovative visitor engagement activities (some digital, some analog). The Education Department is looking for … Continue reading

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Snigglings (tooting my own horn)

Here’s a post listing some recent mentions of the work I’ve been privileged to be involved with. Last week I was in Pittsburgh at the Museums and Computer Network conference, now one of my favorite. I offered a session called … Continue reading

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Prototyping Interactive Data Viz: Lessons Learned in FY17

It’s been awhile since I last posted, in part because we’ve been making sense of all we learned last year prototyping interactive data visualizations and developing new projects this year to build on all we learned. At last I am … Continue reading

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Prototyping Interactive Data Viz: 10. TREE OF LIFE

The following is a deeper dive into one of the projects developed at the American Museum of Natural History in FY17 to help us better understand how to bring the digital work of Museum scientists to visitors through emerging media. … Continue reading

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