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To complement the changes in curriculum that underscored the importance of critical thinking beyond the classroom, it was necessary to revamp teaching practices. In order to teach critical thinking, employees in the department needed to be thinking critically. With so many past changes and curriculum adaptations, this practice often suffered due to employees trying to keep up with what was changing in the course and in their roles.

Questioning, engagement, and lifelong learning are vital to the success in the classroom, boardroom, and workplace. To become lifelong learners, adults need to question and be engaged. In order to get adult learners to engage in high-order thinking, employees had to ensure they were regularly doing this themselves, and then demonstrate this in their reciprocal engagement with students. Therefore, employees needed to reflect on their current teaching habits and beliefs to align with the university’s prerequisites for teaching excellence. The manager needed to find a solution that would encompass the need to engage employees, enhance their questioning and engagement in their own classrooms, and impress upon them the value of modeling these practices.