In Socratic seminars, the instructor organizes and orientates an authentic discussion within the classroom about a chosen resource that participants have engaged with before the discussion. This resource should not come from the textbook but could be any piece of meaningful media (text, video, art, etc.).

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By using systematic questioning, instructors can enhance critical-thinking abilities and generate engagement and participation. The method relies strongly on students reacting to the proposed media.

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Sikkink (2019) provides a well-detailed implementation strategy for Socratic seminars in an economics course. It provides step-by-step guidance from resource selection to learning assessments. Costs and benefits of implementing Socratic seminars are clearly stated in the paper. Starting Point also offers interesting insights about Socratic questioning.

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