The “Socratic Dialogue” technique is a very effective way to interact with students that are not particularly interested in the subject matter. The instructor’s objective is through dialogue to lead the students to their own discoveries. In the process the learners realize that abstract concepts do not seem so abstract any more, they feel a sense of accomplishment and gain a deeper understanding that stays with them. Guiding the students, through dialogue, to think for themselves is an art and skill that can be mastered. In this method the active participants are stimulated and inspired and so are the observers. The technique is also known as “midwifery” because the learners are helped and guided towards the birth of ideas and solutions by their instructor.

The teacher should be resourceful to gauge the mood of the students and also should be able to quickly understand whether the students are following the subject that he is teaching. For this, appropriate and creative evaluation tools should be employed. He must immediately change into another method or technique, the moment he comes to know that the students are not with him. For this to happen he must be resourceful and knowledgeable about all the creative tools.

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