“Orthogonality” in Learning and Assessment

Bringing It All Together Through Group Learning

“…The tactics can help higher education address public demands for accountability, for moreclearly articulated learning outcomes, and for higher graduation rates. All of these demands equate to ensuring higher return on investment (Leslie, 2014). "Scaling up" effective innovations can help society get more value from its expenditures.…”

“…Educators can use these pedagogies to help students integrate what they learn in various subjects and what they experience thorough many types of activities (Barber, 2014). All of these techniques have been shown to facilitate development of the orthogonal skills described by Leslie (2014). An example of an orthogonal approach in practice occurs for engineering students at DIT, where target skills include: selfdirected learning (SDL), creativity, critical thinking, information literacy, and ethics.…”

“…We can't rely solely on time-tested pedagogies like study abroad. Getting the most value for every dollar is particularly important in today's budgetary climate (Leslie, 2014). With less money available for faculty development programs, it becomes increasingly important to provide fun, enticing, effective, low-cost ways to enrich faculty members' experiences and facilitate continual learning (Zakrajsek, 2014).…”

“…The effect of such programs can be amplified by including requirements for civic engagement (Moore & Mendez, 2014) as the Fulbright program does (Eddy, 2014). A primary benefit of such programs is development of the orthogonal skills (Leslie, 2014).…”