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 Kevin, Good plan. You hit on a key point about the need for the connection back to the text material so the students can see the tie between all the content that is being shared. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Mary, Simple and yet highly effective. Instructors need to focus on some of these kinds of activities so the first impression that students create of the course and the instructor is of support and caring. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Shui, You are right on with your comments. Through the understanding of student characteristics we can have more target instruction occur plus the students will have a higher level of satisfaction with their instruction. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Susan, Retention has two parts. Retention of students themselves which is important to the success of the students and the college and retention of course content which is important to the success of the students and their future. Needs to always be a part of our thinking. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Russell, This is a good strategy for instructional improvement. It helps you to identify "best practices" as well as those activities that did not work as well. Continuous growth is the result and this will greatly increase student learning. Good job. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Randy, This is a good approach that enables students to fill in any "gaps" that they may have in the training sequence. This is also a good tool for review since they have to think about what has been covered and how well they know it. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Susan, The key is stopping to reflect on what you are teaching and you are doing that. This is what will help you to keep fresh and excited about your work. Great job! Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Julia, These are all great ways of expanding your professional expertise and instructional abilities. Your students will continue to benefit from your growth. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Karen, Teaching in may ways is like being a detective. We instructors need to look for clues that will enable us to meet their learning needs. I find this a very enjoyable part of teaching because I get to be creative in my planning and delivery. I hope you are having the same experiences. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Jon, Having this information really helps instructors to "customize" their instruction based upon the needs of the currently enrolled students. Good comments. Gary

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