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

Mary, You have such a great background as an educator that I bring to the classroom. Building on your expertise is going to expand the knowledge base you have acquired so it is going to be a win win for your students. Keep up the good work and thank you for the past 32 years of helping educate the next generation. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

David, Right you are. This helps you to customize you instruction to and for that specific class of students and that results in more engaged students. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Malcolm, Presentation is a critical part of career success so the more exposure students get to what is appropriate the better their preparation is going to be for the work world. Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Lindsey , Well said. You have covered the critical elements of what being a professional educator is all about.G Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Sandy, This is a very good strategy. This way you can manage behavior as well as continue the learning process. A win win for everyone. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Alexander, I do to. A good discussion really helps the students to understand the information that is being shared. They can start to internalize the content more by talking it through with peers and sharing via discussion. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Bryan, Good way to connect what they are learning to their future through the dollar explanation. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Natalie, Way to go in outlining what a professional should be as he/she approaches the classroom. Gary

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Nicole, This is always a fun game to play and it gets the students involved with others quickly. It really sets the stage for an enjoyable course to come. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Sam, Right you are about being on time and focused on what you are delivering to your students. Gary

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