About ThinkTOK

Social media, AI, online communities, influencers, friendships, algorithms, identity, reputation — today's young people are growing up in a world unlike any previous generation.

ThinkTOK provides a space to slow down, think together, and explore some of the questions that emerge from living online.

Rather than lectures or lessons, ThinkTOK uses facilitated discussion to help participants share ideas, challenge assumptions, listen carefully, and develop their own thinking.

When?

School holidays

July 3 - 1:00PM

July 10 - 1:00PM

What else?

Book tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/winter-school-holiday-program-think-tok-teen-philosophy/tickets

Program continues Thursdays, 4:30PM during August

Where?

Bacchus Marsh Library - 215 Main St, Bacchus Marsh

 Topics may include:

• Being yourself online 
• Social media and influence 
• AI and decision-making 
• Popularity, reputation, and respect 
• Friendship and relationships online 
• Truth, misinformation, and trust 
• Digital habits and wellbeing 
• What kind of online world we want to create 

Example questions include:

• Is it possible to be yourself online? 
• What makes someone influential? 
• Is popularity the same as respect? 
• If an AI gives good advice, should you trust it? 
• What responsibilities do we have to one another online? 

 Throughout the program, participants will practise:

• Asking thoughtful questions 
• Giving reasons for their views 
• Listening respectfully to others 
• Evaluating arguments and evidence 
• Identifying assumptions 
• Considering different perspectives 
• Reflecting on their own beliefs 
• Making thoughtful decisions in complex situations 

These are valuable skills not only for life online, but for school, work, relationships, and citizenship more broadly.