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

Brandy, The more opportunity they have to use their newly acquired knowledge the more engaged they are going to be as you have seen with your students. They are seeing relevancy and application as a part of their educational development. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Deborah, You make a number of good points about how to reach students. This is the foundation of rapport which leads to respect and as a result enhance learning. A win win for everyone. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructors as Role Models

Daniel, The key is to be a model for the students. So finding that balance between personal preference for dress and the commonly accepted dress for the field is a challenge. Sounds like you have comfort between the two. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Lisa, They really help to keep the students organized and focused in relation to the sequence of the course. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Patricia, They really do because they can see the whole and how the parts contribute to the whole in terms of application and understanding. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Paul, Yes, it is. It is often overlooked by instructors in relation to the value it has in graphically illustrating a concept. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Lisa, Good to hear about your experiences with pretest. I use pretesting with all of my courses to establish a baseline so I can customize my instructional processes for them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Craig, Good strategy to follow. I know this will benefit all of your students as a result of your efforts to reach specific students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Lisa, One of the challenges and joys of being an instructor is meeting the different learning needs that exist. It is such a great feeling when we are able to zero in on a student and really target the needed learning pathway and see success. This is a "ah-ha" moment. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Motivation Factors

Gwendolyn, Sure does. If we bring it they will absorb it. So each class we need to bring passion to our students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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