The Collaboratory is designed to promote student-centered interaction in the classroom. Its designer, Curt Madison, is shown assisting one of the students. Professor Joe Bonito is seated at the far right student station, just working away.
Instructors move along the periphery, giving help wherever needed.
Bonito and a student try to solve a problem together. Often, it is two or more students working together. For rare occasions when something must be kept on display, it is necesary to bring in a portable whiteboard. Professor Sally Jackson is shown standing next to this contraption. The real work is done at the student stations, and this is reflected in every design detail.