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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Characteristics of generational learners

Jennifer, I think this is the best kind of approach; I personally have found a lot of resistance to the reading the book ahead of time, but I personally insist upon it. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Maximizing Retention Through Memory

Dennis, this is a great example of helping the students use the different modalities to understand the concepts & materials. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Growing Yourself as a Learning Facilitator

Walt, these are great ideas & I'm guessing that the visits can then be related to the students & provide some real world examples for them. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Most Common Form of Learning Disability

Theresa, I too have found this & unfortunately I think some of it is related to the technology age we live in. We have to work hard to help our students learn to focus & discipline themselves in this way. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Using Life Experiences in the Classroom

Theresa, and this really helps with the "far transfer" of some of the concepts we are teaching as they see how they really come into play. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Using Memorable Examples

Racheal, this is great & I think the sharing of our mistakes also helps reassure the students that they will survive & recover from their mistakes too. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Reasonable Goals

Cindy, and I've found that many of us set our goals too low, rather than too high. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Most Common Form of Learning Disability

Adam, yes, it can be difficult to help if we don't have specifics, however asking students what has worked well for them in the past is a great way to help them. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Using Life Experiences in the Classroom

Adam, this is exactly the case & a great reason to allow them to share those experiences. These can also help all class members learn from each other which should be one of our goals. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Organizing Students into Groups

Theresa, this is an excellent way to construct the groups & to help balance things out. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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