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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Motivating Learners

Hi Tanya, Good tie in between their professional preparation and their personal gain from their new knowledge. By knowing how nutrition impacts their lives they can see applications of this information in many different settings. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Krista, Thank you for sharing this example of how you were able to analyze your delivery and offer additional ways of acquiring the course content based upon the processing abilities of your students. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Angela, Exactly. By knowing how individuals process information you can develop strategies for giving them the opportunities to acquire the needed new information. Gary

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Hi Mark, This is a really good strategy. The catching students doing something right and letting them know it shows that they are making progress in their development. Since through casual observation you have been able to see doing something right and then letting them know it. This is a great motivator. Gary

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Hi Andrea, Good point about how feedback should be given. Feedback should be a building process so the students can see how improvement can be made and what the steps are to make the improvement. This gives them a plan and helps to keep them engaged in the learning process. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Jim, I am a big user of case studies as well. They give me the way to introduce the key points I want my students to learn about and apply in their career development. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi J Rider, There are a number of ways of getting the information across to the students. If you want a brief syllabus to share with students this is fine. Then as you say you can provide additional handouts to provide the needed information. The key is to make sure the students get and understand the information no matter the format that is used. In teaching there are just general guidelines to follow, each instructor has to find his/her own level of comfort for delivering the information. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi J Rider, This is a great strategy for keeping the interest of the students. Also, think about all of the great words they are going to have throw around when they complete the course. I am sure they have fun learning and working with these new words. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Erie, I like this approach for two reasons. One, it involves the students the material and then presentation of that material. The other is the point you make about the "sage on stage". By having the students present sections of the course there will be a higher level of buy-in. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Katie, This is a good way to seek student understanding. This way you know what they understand but also the students can see the level of importance you attach to the course content. Gary

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