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

Jane, This will be a very good combination for both you and your students. I know you are going really enjoy seeing how they progress in their learning from these efforts. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

John, Good strategy. I think you are going to appreciate how your students will be able to grasp the key concepts and apply them more using this method. I wish you much success with this approach. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Theodore, This helps to make "real" what they are learning. Gary

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Student Motivation Factors

Jim, Right you are about reinforcing student attitude and bringing a positive attitude to the classroom as the instructor. We need to always keep this in mind as we step through the classroom/lab door. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Natasha, Good points that we all can use to set the stage for a successful class. Thanks for sharing them with us. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Mindy, I like this method a lot. It sounds like it was fun and really engaged the students. Thanks for sharing it with us. I am sure it will be of help to other instructors. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Selma, Good point because REFOCUSING benefits both students and the instructor due to the enthusiasm that is brought to the class. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Karina, Great to hear the help the course was to you. I wish you continued teaching success. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Karen, What is the "try it" strategy? Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Natasha, This is a good method to use to get feedback from students leading to course improvement. Thanks for sharing it with us. Gary

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