Dr. Ryan Meers

Good point. We do know certain learning preferences & personality types are present in the audience & by preparing our presentations to hit a variety of listeners, we're in a better spot. Ryan

Audience analysis & audience adaptation really are some of the key concepts in presentation preparation. Ryan

Su, Great question & to me the answer ties back to your statements about preparation. The better prepared I am, the more adaptable & flexible I am. I should know my presentation so well that if I need to cut several minutes off my time, I can easily & fluidly do this. Ryan

Great strategy & you're right that real world examples are very powerful with our students. Ryan

How will you use the memory research to increase the students' learning retention in a class you are currently teaching? What will you do differently?

Consider the following exercise: Students are each given one step of a five step stress management process: 1. Recognize stress 2. 10 Deep Breaths 3. Think of the urgency 4. Think of the importance 5. Work on the right thing for right now. The students are asked to find the other four people who complete their list of five, then arrange themselves in the proper order. The winning team wins a prize. While the exercise is going on, the instructor plays music that is fun, fast and frantic. How would this exercise map to all seven of the Multiple Intelligences?

How could you try using color, visuals, seating, creative supplies and music to improve the learning environment for your students?

How do you balance the need to learn more about the topics you teach with your need to develop new ways of teaching and your classroom time?

How do you balance the need to learn more about the topics you teach with your need to develop new ways of teaching and your classroom time?

What would you say is the greatest challenge to working with students with learning disabilities?