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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Organizing Students into Groups

This sounds like some great ideas. I also like to take the different personalities into account so that students learn what it's like to work in a real-world work team. They will be working with a variety of people in their jobs & I like them to be aware of this. Ryan

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Maintaining Eye Contact

Eye contact is a powerful tool to show respect as well as authority/control in the classroom. And you are right that it can help in maintaining the attention of those students whose minds might wander. Ryan

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Using Life Experiences in the Classroom

This is a great strategy. What a great way to engage both sides of the "generation gap." As you said your adult learners have a chance to share what they've learned in their experiences & the younger students have a chance to learn from them & their experiences. Ryan

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The Capable Coach

Definitely true. We are coaching our students & encouraging them to push themselves & achieve more. We are also managing processes & progress in the courses. Ryan

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The Most Important Supervisory Skills

Yes, trust, credibility, integrity are powerful characteristics in a leader. And I think you make a good point regarding being careful what you promise. Some also promise everything with good intentions & then kill themselves trying to deliver. We need to be realistic in our expectations of ourselves & others. Ryan

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Which Goal-Setting Process Would You Use?

I agree with you Steven. I have worked for a large national organization before & generally most of the desired outcomes came from above. However, our regional areas had a great deal of freedom to design methods, tactics, strategies, etc. Ryan

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Instructional Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Yes, getting to know each student personally allows us to know how best to help them, especially if they have a learning disability of some kind. Ryan

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Challenges of Using Students Groups

Yes, for me personally I like the 3-4 group number. I think that gives good interaction & a quality project. Ryan

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Maintaining Eye Contact

This is great & poor eye contact is often a mistake by new instructors. The better the eye contact, the more engaged our students will be with us & the content. Ryan

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Evaluating Individual Effort While Working with a Group

I too use a group grading sheet for group project. Part of the grade is based on the peer feedback they give one another. I have found this to be an effective way to gather input & for most to feel the grading is then fair. Ryan

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