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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Hi Matthew, Great ideas for professional development. You are blending your knowledge of instructional delivery with current knowledge of the field. Your students are getting the latest and best from your instruction. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Hanna, Good comments on the need to refocus. What are some things you do to keep yourself fresh and motivated? Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Frank, By letting them know how they can access you you really help to reduce their concerns about how they will fit into the upcoming course. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Glenn, This way you can use your creativity to meet the learning needs of your students. This helps to keep your interest high as you plan your instruction. Gary

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Hi Russell, Thanks for sharing these different examples of how to develop your professional abilities. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Hi Paula, Constant reflection helps to bring about positive development. You have revealed a good for making this happen in your teaching. Gary

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Hi Joseph, Work on some little ways of making the course content more interesting and bring some additional humor into the lectures. Through these little steps you will have revamped your delivery before you know it. Gary

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Hi Jorge, Good way of making connections between current life and what the students are studying. Gary

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Hi Terry, Good method of bringing the outside into the class. The shadowing helps keep it real for everyone. Good job. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Jaclyn, The challenge of reaching all students is always there each and every day we teach. The fun part of teaching is being able to plan for and achieve success in meeting the learning needs of the students. This is why we teach. Gary

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