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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Hi Michael, I agree. This is what keeps teaching interesting. The constant change of students which gives us an opportunity improve, change and refine the content we offer. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi James, The use of students as assistants is an excellent way of allowing them to demonstrate their skill development plus you have an additional resource in the class by using them. Good job. Gary

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Matching Content to Need

Hi Justin, You are doing a great job of making the connection between knowledge and application with your method. The students can see how through reading they can acquire the knowledge needed to perform the procedures required of the field. Gary

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Hi David, A great piano master was told one day by a young student "I wish I could play like you." The master replied "no you don't and the reason why is that you don't want to work that hard to be this good." I think this is a good point, if the effort is put forth the skill will come. There is natural talent yes and that should be used when and where possible but motivation and drive can contribute greatly if the student keeps practicing and trying. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Elise, I really understand about the broken or missing AV equipment. I teach in a number of different classrooms as I don't have one of my own. So each time I teach I wonder what will or won't work. This is where the backup plan is so critical. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Richard, Great to hear about your excitement. Excitement spreads as you know and I am sure it does from you to your students. This is what keeps the momentum of the class moving forward. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Bryant, Good plan. This way all of you will be up to speed on students and can share information about strategies that will help students be successful. Gary

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Hi Daniel, We have to be excited about our field if we expect our students to be excited about learning the content within the field. What are some ways you go about keeping yourself excited about teaching? Gary

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Matching Content to Need

Hi David, This is why the foundation is so important because the students need to develop an accurate vision of their field and the skills needed to be successful within it. Gary

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Matching Content to Need

Hi Justin, Good point about understanding the relationships between the various components of an technique. The Whys of the different demonstrations will be retained in the minds of the students for a much longer period of time using this format. Gary

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