One technique I have always try to incorporate into my teaching style is using questions as a way to lead students to my point. Instead of using queries solely as a review, use them to illustrate reasons why we need to do things in certain ways, or to have them get their heads into a new topic.
So I would be curious on how other instructors use the Socratic Method in their teaching, when is it appropriate and when is it not, and student responses to it.
Also I found this article to be a very interesting test of the Method on younger students. Let me know what you think.
http://www.garlikov.com/Soc_Meth.html
Jeff