Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Richard, A powerful message to your students and one that if internalized will greatly change their lives. Keep sharing the message it is needed by your students. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Heather, Thank you for sharing these strategies with us. This enables you to reach your students with a higher level of learning opportunities. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Dana, I wish you much success in your teaching career. With your great attitude you are going to learn much and deliver high quality instruction. Keep it up. Gary

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Instructors as Motivators

Hi Preston, Good way to approach the classroom. This method should keep the students engaged and ready to learn while enjoying the time spent in class. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Robert, You make a key point about being an instructor. You keep trying to reach each student each time you teach this is what being a professional educator is all about. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Hi Ramona, This is a good model of how to use the "verbalize" then "visualize" strategy in teaching. This reinforces content and skill retention for your students leading to higher levels of motivation and success. Good job. Gary

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Setting Expectations

Hi Andrea, You make a number of good points about how to approach the instructional process. By providing your students with a clear picture of the course's policies, expectations and requirements you are laying out what is going to happen and how the students can be successful. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Hi Carol, The human factor in teaching is so important to students and you are right to focus your attention on this critical element. This will help with all aspects of the instructional and learning process. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Carol, All good ideas to capture the attention of your students and keep them engaged. You will be able to expand your options as you gain more experience working with the different intelligences. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Richard, I love hearing these kinds of stories. I hope many of us have instructors like the one you had in our backgrounds. These individuals inspire us to be the best we can be as instructors. We know how much we enjoyed learning from them so we will work hard to have the same impact on our own students. Gary

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