Socratic AI: How Creative AI Dialogue Can Restore Critical Thinking
This interactive discussion explores how creative AI dialogue can restore critical thinking and original thought in an era where students increasingly delegate higher-order thinking to AI tools. Based on insights from Anthropic’s education report and the Dialogic Learning Model, participants will learn practical strategies to transform AI from an answer generator to a Socratic partner in learning.
The Think Tank will do the following:
1. Look at Anthropics recent research on 1 million university students showing how they are using AI as a replacement for higher order thinking skills
2. Introduce the Dialogic Learning Model and use AI as Provocateur both via chatbot and from general LLMs
3. Prototype solutions by designing anti-inversion prompts
Facilitated By
Timothy Cook
Elementary Teacher, American Community School of Amman
Timothy Cook, M.Ed., is an Educational AI Developer and FounQder of ConnectedClassroom.org who investigates the impact of AI on learning processes and cognitive development in educational settings. With over a decade of international teaching experience across four countries, Timothy brings a unique perspective on how algorithmic systems reshape student thinking patterns, reasoning abilities, and learning outcomes. His AI development work includes creating tools that enhance rather than replace critical thinking, allowing students to engage with technology as thoughtful creators rather than passive consumers. Timothy offers educators practical pathways to integrate AI meaningfully while preserving the essential human elements of learning. His research and practical approach help educators navigate a new educational reality where algorithmic systems increasingly influence how students learn, think, and develop their academic identities.
