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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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Dalisay, Not sure what you mean by this. Can you reformat and restate your comment and I will be glad to exchange information with you. Gary

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Using Graphic Organizers

David, It is amazing how little things like color make such a big difference in student focus. Gary

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Using Graphic Organizers

Pietro, Great to hear about your success with these methods. The more we can illustrate content and application to our students the greater the retention of it is going to be. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Wania, You have good flow to your instructional delivery. The changes of pace and activities serve to keep the students engaged. Good job! Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Alvin, All good ways to expand your knowledge base on effective teaching methods. Growth is a constant with instructors that want to impact the lives of their students. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Willis, Sounds like an exciting course to take. You are able to help the students to see the psychology behind food appeal as well as how to target their efforts to enhance their careers. A very valuable course for them. Gary

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Willis, You are following a very sound strategy with your changing of the pace of the class and using different delivery techniques. This way you are appealing to the different learning preferences of your students. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Thomas, I like this approach because you helping them to see application and relevancy to what you are teaching them via working on problems that affect them personally. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Michael, Your last sentence says it all. The message has to be consistent and supportive. This builds rapport with students which leads to more engagement on their part. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Anthony, Good way to offer variety and change of pace for your students. This lets them reset their minds and keep their focus. Gary

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