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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- Unpacking Sondheim: Me and my book in Games Magazine November 22, 2024
- Learning as You Play: An interview with me for the Cozy Companion November 8, 2024
- A Day on AI in Museums & the UN Sustainable Development Goals November 5, 2024
- Launch of new web site for the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum November 4, 2024
- Presenting Video Games: The Great Connector at the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums October 18, 2024
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- Interview with Jeffrey Yohalem, Game Writer for Assassin's Creed & Far Cry 3: Re-thinking Museums From the Outside
- 360 Videos in Museums: Shot 4 - Student Tour-making at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Category Archives: Theory
Where We Stand: A Decade of Digital Media and Learning
My post this month on DMLcentral asked readers to reflect on the first ten years of the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative, and reviewed in brief why it will be their last: This October will mark nine years … Continue reading
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Using an Iterative Design Process to Re-vision Cultural Halls Through Digital Media
Last year we had an idea — one of those late-night-shouldn’t-you-be-sleeping kind of crazy ideas — for helping visitors form deeper connections with our the Hall of Northwest Coast Indians. To my delight it was included within a slate of … Continue reading
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On Beyond Gaming: Minecraft and The Future of Transmedia Learning
At this year’s annual Games for Change Festival, “transmedia” was a topic right out of the gate, first with the talk by Nick Fortugno, and then, following soon after, in one by Martin Elricsson. Later that first day I brought … Continue reading
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What’s on your lanyard? What Disney World Can Teach Us About Museum-based Learning, Part 2
“Barry has crushes,” my supervisor explained to one of my colleagues. “You just have to let him talk them out.” Truer words have never been spoken, at least not about me. My crush of the week – that is, my … Continue reading
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Augmented Wearables and the Future of Museums
[NOTE: Below is a re-blog of my column on DMLcentral where I first introduced the idea of here/there and me/us. I later revisited and revised the concept – to the more obvious me/we – after the New York Times sent … Continue reading
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Badges For Learning Series, Part 3: A Case Against Standardized Badges
Below is my latest monthly post for the DMLcentral blog. Please feel free to read below but I’d love to know your thoughts and read your comments here. In my first two posts in this series (“My Beef With Badges” … Continue reading
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Moving Beyond Aspirations on Mozilla Open Badges Call
Last week I was delighted to to be invited by the Mozilla Foundation’s Open Badges Call – a weekly call that has been going on for years open to anyone interested in badges for learning – to raise issues I … Continue reading
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My Beef With Badges: A Call for Conversation
Below is my latest column on DMLcentral. It addresses concerns I have had for some time and, writing it, helped me to crystallize how to address them. I hope this is seen not as a statement but as the start … Continue reading
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How Much Tech Is Too Much?
How much is too much technology in a science center or museum, or is the sky the limit? Does it engage or distract? These were the questions posed to me and my colleagues at museums and science centers around the … Continue reading
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Makers and DML – Separated At Birth?
For my column on DMLcentral I decided to take inspiration from our booth at the World Maker Faire NYC this past September. I enjoyed writing and thinking about the history of both the Maker Movement and the DML Initiative, and … Continue reading