The Dialogic Learning Model: Using AI to Restore Critical Thinking.

AI processes fast. Humans know things AI doesn't. Dialogue brings them together.

AI & The Ancient Fix: The Inversion Crisis Explained

The Inversion Crisis: Why Dialogue is the Only Solution

The Pain: Research shows students are increasingly using AI to outsource Creation and Analysis, the very critical thinking skills we are meant to teach. This is the Inversion Crisis. students are trying to build a roof with no foundation. The solution isn't to ban the tool; it's to change the task.

Our Philosophy: Authentic student agency strategies are only possible when students see the human necessity within the required content. The Dialogic Learning Model is the framework for designing lessons that surface what students uniquely know—their lived expertise, personal context, and unique perspective—which AI cannot access.

Illustration of "The Inversion Crisis" in AI education: A house roof floating without a foundation, symbolizing students outsourcing critical thinking and analysis to AI, leading to shallow learning without core understanding

Your Toolkit for Ethical AI in the Classroom

Think Tank Workshop

View and use the full workshop presented to 140+ educators. Learn the Dialogic Learning Model logic and implement the See, Think, Wonder protocol immediately.

Downloadable Resources

These free to use resources support the workshop and your classroom:

  1. The Socratic AI Workbook: Your guide to implementing the Dialogic Learning Model (including the Inversion Crisis data and the Dialogic Learning Model breakdown).

  2. Critical Analysis Prompt Library: Ready-to-use prompts for interrogating AI output and forcing students to surface their unique expertise.

Cover image for the "How Creative AI Dialogue Can Restore Critical Thinking" Think Tank Workbook, illustrating two stylized human head silhouettes engaged in a digital dialogue
"Dialogic Learning Prompt Library with Rationales," listing five Socratic prompts for engaging with AI, such as "Critique this AI-generated essay outline," with corresponding rationales for developing higher-order thinking skills.

Join the movement to protect human-centered learning. This is an open-source project built for educators. Download these resources and let's keep the dialogue going.