Dr. Ryan Meers

About me

I have a passion for education and especially for ensuring that all of us continue to apply what we have learned. I am excited about the opportunity that the Lounge provides for all of us to discuss how we are applying what we have learned & to share those great ideas.

I have had a varied background from secondary education to corporate training & now working in the career college sector. But while I have moved in different circles it has always been surrounding my passion of education. I look forward to our conversations.

Website

http://www.maxknowledge.com/faculty.php?id=11172

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Dr. Ryan Meers

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Improving Your Communication Skills

phillip, Definitely a common problem for many of us. One thing I like to do is ask the students to repeat back to me what they heard me say & then I can listen to see if I was clear or not. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Identifying Important Communication Skills

William, Definitely verbal communication is vitally important. Tied into this is the need to be very clear in our verbal communication, without clarity our students will not understand what we are teaching. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Identifying Important Communication Skills

Erik, It really is amazing how our nonverbals communicate so much about our availability & approachability for our students. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Reasonable Goals

joseph, What I hear you describing (at least partially) is the difference between a self-developed goal & one that is developed for me. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Creating a Multi-sensory Learning Environment

Michael, I think this demonstrates some great creativity in teaching an area that has definite prescribed material (diagrams, etc) yet you've found a way to keep the students engaged. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Growing Yourself as a Learning Facilitator

amina, It really is amazing how much new information is available if we will just take the time to search for it. Also, I love it when my students bring me some new information they've discovered. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Working with Students with Learning Disabilities

Destiny, Yes, anytime we can put ourselves in their shoes, as much as possible, I think we are in a better position to help them. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Understanding Diverse Learners

Emily, This is a great idea. It is very possible that some of our students have never really thought about this before & this might help them determine their best way to learn. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Positive Outcomes

Destiny, This is very true. research has demonstrated the value of peer to peer learning & groups are a great way to foster this. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Keeping Student Groups on Course

Roy, I honestly think one of the greatest skills we can help our students learn is how to listen to the ideas & opinions of others. If they can learn to do this in a respectful way, they will be miles ahead. Dr. Ryan Meers

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