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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Making Your Expectations Clear

Anand, What strategies do you use to do this? Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Valerie, So true and so important in establishing the foundation for the course. A good first impression sets the tone for the rest of the class sessions as we all know. I think it also shows the professionalism that the instructor is bringing to the class. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Merrick, How do you do that? Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Susana, This is a great way to expand your knowledge of different instructional deliveries and approaches, plus it helps build connections with colleagues. Gary

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Using Graphic Organizers

Kerry, You might want to look at them and how they can be used to assist students in organization and note taking. They are simple to use with a high return rate of retention for students. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Kerry, We need to always be seeking feedback for improvement. The more we listen the more accurately we can improve in all areas of our teaching. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Kerry, Good strategy to follow. This is good teaching because you are offering varied learning opportunities in the different learning preference areas. Gary

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Student Motivation Factors

John, Your last sentence really sets the stage for students. They need to see the value of what they are learning in relation to their future. The more they can see it the better they will appreciate the perfect fit you are helping them to achieve. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Jeremy, Great list of how to bring motivation into the classroom. This is what it is all about. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Howard, Right you are. Instructors should not ever get to the point that they are adrift in their instructional planning and delivery. To get to that point is to sell the teaching profession short. Gary

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