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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Your Instructional Style

Hi Bo, Good approach as a new instructor. You are establishing creditability with your students by showing them your portfolio and laying out your expectations for the course. This gives a foundation from which you can conduct the rest of the class. Gary

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Effective Retention Strategies

Hi Richard, Great strategies! Thanks for sharing them with us. I know they are going to be of help to other instructors. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Gwo-Fang, Good point about how we need to offer variety to our students if we are going to maximize their learning opportunities. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Elizabeth, Great to hear about your success with the intelligences. As you know we all internalize information in different ways and by knowing the different categories we can target our instructional delivery more accurately. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Michelle, Great list! Thanks for sharing it with us. This is a list that beginning instructors need to review as they get settled into their courses. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Lora, Great approach. The more you can make it "real" for your students the better prepared they will be when they graduate. Many students make career choices without adequate knowledge of the realities of the career so the more experiences you can provide them the more they will know they have made the right choice. Gary

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Hi Stephen, Participant-centered learning is a great way to enhance student engagement and increase content retention. Instructors should use this method where ever it will work in their instructional planning. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Beth, Thank you for sharing this great example how making a change in delivery can greatly impact the learning process. I know this is going to be of help to other instructors going through this course. Gary

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Instructors as Motivators

Hi Al, I am sure your students really appreciate your knowledge and experience. You may not have seen it all but if you haven't you have come pretty close. This vast background knowledge lets you serve as a consultant to your students as they work through their case studies or projects. Also, by serving as a resource to all students you help other students to become engaged in the learning process even if they aren't your students. This shows all students that they need to use people within their network to assist them in growing in all parts of their… >>>

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Winsome, Good way to start the students out. They are all A students, it is up to them to maintain that grade. It is not a gift but an opportunity to demonstrate their growth in both knowledge and skill development. Gary

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