Colin Charlton, PhD

As a teacher, I consciously try to do three things. I try to listen, really listen, to people in class. That means I'm always asking questions to see how I'm doing. I also try to create an environment for every class meeting where learning can happen—the classroom as event. And I immerse myself in what students are making. As long those three goals drive my work, people in class are engaging each other. We're collaborating, we're learning and discovering what it means to learn, and we're even getting comfortable with the discomfort of change while connecting ideas in unexpected ways.