INCHER & Zell Research Colloquium, 28. January 2026: „Beyond automation: Socratic AI, epistemic agency, and the implications of the emergence of orchestrated multi-agent learning architectures" by Dr. Igor Asanov & Benedikt Degen

28. January 2026 16:30 – 18:00 Uhr (hybrid-event)

Lecture by: Dr. Igor Asanov, Universität Kassel, INCHER, & Peer-Benedikt Degen, Universität Kassel, FB 01 Humanwissenschaften, Fachgebiet Erziehungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Empirische Schul- und Unterrichtsforschung

Abstract: Generative AI is rapidly transforming higher education into a general-purpose infrastructure for learning and knowledge creation. This lecture presents findings from an experimental study with pre-service teachers comparing a Socratic AI Tutor with a conventional, non-dialogic AI feedback tool in the context of research question generation. Results indicate that dialogic, theory-informed AI can foster critical and reflective thinking rather than replace it. Building on these insights, the talk introduces the concept of orchestrated multi-agent learning architectures, pedagogically aligned constellations of specialised AI agents curated by educators, to envision scalable, human-AI co-learning ecosystems. The lecture concludes with implications for higher education institutions, focusing on faculty roles, pedagogical design, and necessary system-level transformations.

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The INCHER lectures  2025 are hybrid events.
If you wish to participate via Zoom please register at koch[at]incher.uni-kassel[dot]de

Venue: International House, Mönchebergstrasse 11a, University of Kassel 
34125 Kassel