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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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Colleen, Good for you and your approach. The more the students can understand and see things in a graphic way the greater their knowledge retention and application is going to be. Gary

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Student Motivation Factors

Stephanie, Critical aspect of teaching. Knowing you care about them and their success is a powerful magnet to keeping them in school. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Jonathan, They do and they appreciate the fact that you see them as individuals that are striving to create a future for themselves. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Deon, Good point and one we need to keep in mind as prepare for each class. Keep them wanting to learn. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Lydia, Go for it! Have fun introducing new material and different learning strategies. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Jonathan, I agree. This is an important part of professional development. Reflection and result in more targeted instruction. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Lydia, Great way to set your students at ease and make them feel welcome. I know by the time class starts the students are settled in and ready to learn. Gary

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Being Successful in College

Deon, Good way to provide options for learning to every sector of your class. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Michael, This is a great way to reduce misunderstandings while illustrating to the students what the standards for the course are. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Dalisay, Students really like examples of how to integrate content and application. Gary

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