1. A Unified Model of Learning Styles Damian Gordon Gordon Bull

2. Introduction Recap on Learning Styles Learning Styles and the 6-Hats Teaching by Analogy Gordon-Bull Model Curry Model Non-4 Quadrant Models

3. Judgement Perception FeelingThinking Perception Sensing Intuiting Learning Styles Carry out different teaching for different students - Ancient Chinese Proverb

4. "Here you are in Slytherin, Where you'll make your real friends, Those cunning folk use any means To achieve their ends." "You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, There daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart” "Here in wise old Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, Those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind." "You belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffs are true And unafraid to toil"

6. Gordon-Bull Model Evolutionary Learning Style Models

11. Inclusive Learning though Technology (ILT) St Gabriel’s School in Limerick The McMahan Foundation Edward de Bono School of Computing Digital Media Centre

12. Edward de Bono Edward de Bono has written 56 books with translations in 34 languages. He has been invited to work in 52 countries.He was born in Malta and graduated from the University of Malta. He proceeded as a Rhodes Scholar to Oxford and has held appointments at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. Dr de Bono is the originator of the term 'lateral thinking' which now has an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. He is regarded as the leading international authority in conceptual and creative thinking, and also the direct teaching of thinking as a skill.

13. Six-Hats Technique

14. Many major international organisations use this technique for problem solving Each ‘hat’ represents a perspective or way of thinking They are metaphorical hats that a thinker can put on or take off to indicate the type of thinking they are using In a group we can ask members to ‘put on’ different hats in a sequence to aide the problem solving process This can help overcome the problem of each group member adopting random positions at random times It also permits us to control people who insist of sticking to one perspective (ie. negative) - we can ask them to assume a different hat

21. Teaching by Analogy

22. Approaches (Lauillard??) SSADM=Build a house Recursion=Escher Info Sys=Fables OSI=James Bond Problem Solving=Sherlock Dining Philosophers Byzantine Generals Bully Election Exogesis Project Mgt=Shackleton Linked lists=pointing Variables=containers Neural Nets=Excel Arrays=shoes at bowling Sorting=deck of cards Stacks=plates Queues=bus queues Algorithms=cup of tea

26. Gordon-Bull Model

28. Twin Peaks

29. Teaching by Analogy Looks promising… How closely does it match concept ? where does it break down ? why bother ?

31. Literary Criticism

33. My PhD

34. Journal Publication Head of Faculty 2.5 Papers in good state 6.5 in medium stage 14 in elementary stages

35. Functional Specification

36. Technical Specification

37. SCORM

38. Learning Styles Models

39. Gordon-Bull Model Evolutionary Learning Style Models

40. Models of Learning Styles Curry (1987) Personality Models Information Processing Models Social Interaction Models Instructional & Environmental Models

41. Models of Learning Styles Gordon (2003) Personality Models Information Processing Models Social Interaction Models Instructional & Environmental Models ICT Skills or ‘knack’

43. Convergence of Models Dual Coding VAK Multiple Intelligences Riding Soloman Felder Lumpers Splitters VARK

44. x “What is wrong with people nowadays? Why do they all seem to think they are qualified to do things far above their capabilities?" - His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Great Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Australia, Member of the Queen's Service Order, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty

45. Conclusions Learning styles is vital, but one of many factors, motivation, demographics, etc. Does encourage multi-modal teaching Lots of Learning Styles and Computer Science research possible –Procedural/O.O. –White Box/Black Box Testing –Recursion Teaching by analogy bears investigation