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Socratic Questioning

Socratic Questioning is named after Socrates; A Greek philosopher who lived from 470-399 BC.

Rather than lecture, Socrates asked questions. By all accounts he was relentless in his quest to learn.

While Socrates dedicated his life to philosophy, Socratic Questioning lends itself well to access technology training. Socratic Questioning encourages critical thinking, analyzes assumptions, and aids learning retention.

Use Socratic Questioning to assess student progress, review skills, guide students toward a solution, fill knowledge gaps, and more.

Example:

  • How do you create a new email in Outlook?
  • Why did you choose the keyboard accelerator over the ribbon?
  • How do you create a new email from the Calendar?

Follow up with more questions as needed. These questions assess a student’s progress and allow review as needed.

Windows is complex and can overwhelm beginners. Socratic questioning ensures a student is meeting training goals and offers valuable review opportunities.

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inquiry-Based Learning

Inquiry-based learning is a group of teaching strategies that emphasize student engagement, application exploration, experimentation, and critical thinking.

Training focuses on student participation and interaction. Inquiry based learning asks questions, resolves problems, and encourages independence.

There are three inquiry-based learning approaches:

  • Socratic Questioning.
  • Problem-Based Learning.
  • Discovery Learning.

These teaching strategies aren’t exclusive of one another. Use these strategies in conjunction with lecture and step-by-step instruction.

The strategies all rely on a solid foundation in Windows and JAWS basics.