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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http://www.maxknowledge.com/faculty.php?id=11172

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Dr. Ryan Meers

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Growing Yourself as a Learning Facilitator

Prairie, this is a great example of being in tune with our own areas for improvement. It is especially important in these type of classes given that we have to be the example in communication & writing. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Providing Support to Students with Learning Disabilities

Sue , I totally agree that when we can tap into the past success strategies for these students, we stand a much better chance of helping them be successful again. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Strategies for Working with Students with Learning Needs

Karen, the real life examples & illustrations are a tremendous way for our students to connect abstract concepts with concrete practice. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Identifying Important Communication Skills

Lanny, yes, yes for all of the reasons you stated here. I would also add that when we demonstrate these skills to our students, they will also learn the importance of understanding the best ways to connect and communicate with a variety of people. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Reasonable Goals

Andrew, yes, it really is up to the manager/leader of a team to ensure that realistic goals are set & that they are met. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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It’s All About Relationship!

Joshua, this is so true. We need to be aware of our emotions, but not let them dominate & control. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Overcoming Resistance

Rosa, I think accurately identifying their concerns & clarifying exactly what those concerns are & where they come from is a great way to help the process move forward. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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The Capable Coach

Joshua, yes, I would agree that managing is much more task focused whereas coaching is more relationship or person focused. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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The Effective Presenter

Laura, these are great questions to use in guiding your development of your content & your presentation itself. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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Experiential Learning for Gen Yers

Heather, this is very true & one of the keys is to have good reviews, after action review & debriefs to really help them make sense of what they just did. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

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