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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Most Common Form of Learning Disability

ivy, this is definitely the situation with many of our students. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Most Common Form of Learning Disability

Liset , flash cards are a great, inexpensive tool that can help all students to ensure success. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Understanding Diverse Learners

Liset , this is a great approach as it provides a safe way for you to discover how best to help them learn. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Helping Students with Reading Challenges

ivy, these are all great suggestions & we definitely want to be enlisting the help of other departments if they are available to us. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Positive Outcomes

ivy, yes, so many career fields require this type of group or team collaboration. By using the groups in our classes we are helping to prepare them for the work environment. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Positive Outcomes

Chad, yes the smaller learning groups can be very beneficial in these type of core courses. Often there is a group member who gets "it" & can explain in a different way which can help with the diversity of learners. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Challenges of Using Students Groups

Liset , this is definitely one of the biggest challenges of students groups. Through delineation of tasks hopefully each group member will pull his/her weight & also receive some positive pressure from the other group members. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Using Memorable Examples

Liset , and hopefully by sharing some of your mistakes the students learn that it's okay & also they can learn something from yours. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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The Effective Presenter

Jonathan, these are all great ideas & I like your addition of walking about. Effective speakers know their material well enough to get away from the security of the podium. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Customizing Your Presentation

Holly , this is a great strategy; find out if there has been a recent big event for them & if you can connect your content to that. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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