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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Instructor REFOCUS

Hi Kurt, Great way you have of keeping yourself fresh and on top of your content. This is really an important factor of professional development so you can keep your level of excitement about your field. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Seth, An observant instructor is one that can "read" the class and then make adjustments as needed. This is really reflective of a professional educator. Gary

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Hi Michael, You are right about how great a moment like this really is. This is what keeps us coming back to the classroom day after day. Gary

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Student Feedback

Hi Steven, This is an unusual and fun activity for your students. It does sound like a lot of fun for your students as well as your ability to gain information on how to change your instructional delivery if needed. This way everyone benefits. Gary

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi Robert, Good point about dialogue helping to set students at ease in the course. This is also the basis of for developing rapport with your students. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Natalie, Good way to "read" your students and how they are coping with the course. By looking at their needs and making adjustments as needed you demonstrating your abilities as a professional educator. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Joseph, What a challenge to teach until 1:00 am. I thought it was tough teaching from 4 until 10 pm. Great strategies for keeping your students engaged. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi James, Great job of offering instruction that is customized to the needs of your students. By using real world examples and showing relevancy you are helping them to transfer their newly acquired knowledge to their own lives. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Kenneth, Good point on how the steps of decoding and recoding operate in a student's brain. With so much going on it is a wonder that they are able to learn all that they do. I am amazed at the human brain and all that we ask of it, yet they tell us that we are not using more than about 10% of our potential. Some days when I am trying to do all of the things that you mention in your forum comments I know I have to be using over 100 percent of my brain power but… >>>

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Instructor REFOCUS

Hi Chuck, Right you are. Students are quick to turn off their learning switches when they sense their instructor is as bored with the material as they are. This is a tough situation for everyone because no one is going to have fun learning in thi setting. Gary

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