Question: If you could give one piece of advice to a new professor at WU, what would it be and why?
Answer: Dare to innovate! Try different strategies, approaches. Don’t play by the book and discover by yourself what’s the best for your students.

Question: If I walked into your classroom / VCS on a typical session, what would I see going on?
Answer: Lots of discussions dealing with real life scenarios. For me, learning has to be applicable, connected to the reality my students deal with everyday.

Question: How do you connect your lessons to the “real world”?
Answer: I keep up to date, I read a lot and I keep myself active in the education field so as to see what’s on the table at that moment. I ask my students who work in different contexts about their current situations.

Question: What do you think educators need to do to be part of the future of this profession?
Answer: Keep on studying (teaching is ongoing learning!) and be able to share their expertise with other educators. They need to create a community where teachers help other teachers grow professionally. They also need to disseminate their classroom research in order for local knowledge to be widely spread.