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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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Hi James, Exactly! Schools is hard enough without having to guess what the requirements are. It gets the class off to a good start when everyone knows what the expectations are. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Bruce, Well said and a good point made. You need to do everything you can to get your students settled into the course and feeling comfortable with you as an instructor. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Terrie, Thank you for the kind words. If we can be of any help to you in the future please let us know. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Matthew, Talk about being current and relevant. Your students get the latest and greatest information since you have working in the field just before coming to their classroom. They are very fortunate to have you as their instructor. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Matthew, By having students demonstrating procedures and skills to other students it reinforces their own learning while helping others. This is a great strategy for other instructors to use. Thanks for sharing it. Gary

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Instructors as Motivators

Hi Jim, This really helps to motivate students as well helps them to connect the dots between their classroom and going out into the work world. Gary

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Hi Alicia, Thank you for sharing this great example of creating a personal support system that pays big dividends. By being effective listeners and recorders of what they are seeing and hearing then students are going to be able to retain more content and make greater application of concepts being shared. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Laurel, Thank you for sharing how learning groups can support each other and mutually help the learning of everyone involved. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Carter, Good way to provide content and skill development. You are in a good field to be able to bring such a practical approach to your class. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Steven, You give a good example of when it is time to pull the plug on students that just don't care enough about their field or future to put forth the effort to be successful. If you know you have put forth the maximum effort in trying to be supportive and encouraging to students and they don't respond then they are responsible for their failure. Students do not have an entitlement to grades but they do have a responsibility to work hard and create a future for themselves. Gary

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