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.

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Dr. Ryan Meers

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Maintaining Eye Contact

Roy, This is a great technique to see who is ready to answer & often to see who has a question that they may not be asking. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Improving Your Communication Skills

Donna, Definitely a challenge. You might want to ask more specific or guided questions regarding the topics you are covering. Instead of asking if there are questions, ask open-ended discussion questions on a particular topic you have covered. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Identifying Important Communication Skills

Destiny, These are definitely great skills to demonstrate. When we can even "open our posture" to our students they generally are more engaged. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Creating a Multi-sensory Learning Environment

John, Yes, it is definitely a challenge in a situation like this. I think the key is to look for ways where you can mix it up a little. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Instructional Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Tehea, Formal assessments or access to verified information is the best way to help these students,although this is not always available to us. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Using Life Experiences in the Classroom

Tehea, Yes, this is one of the main reasons I love to use real life examples, both mine & have students contribute. It engages them & makes them participants in the learning process. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Using Life Experiences in the Classroom

shavene, I like the way you put this. Those real life experiences really do help us speak the same language & help the students understand what we're talking about. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Organizing Students into Groups

William, Yes, I'm not a huge fan of instructor selected groups, but sometimes they're a must in order to avoid cliques or other problematic groups. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Keeping Student Groups on Course

Roy, Yes, this does help our students learn to work with & tolerate a variety of work paces, which will help them in the work world. Dr. Ryan Meers

Dr. Ryan Meers

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Maintaining Eye Contact

Jacqulin, Yes, you definitely want to take the culture of a student into account regarding eye contact. Some cultures discourage eye contact, especially with someone older or an instructor as that would be a sign of disrespect. Dr. Ryan Meers

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