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

Hi Kathryn, Good ideas for professional development. What are some of the professional development topics you are planning on studying? Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Shawna, You will find that taking and using these notes will greatly benefit your instructional planning and development. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Bruce, Good strategy. This is a value added opportunity you are going to offer your students and I know they will appreciate your efforts. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Barbara, Application and relevancy are two critical parts of instructional planning. You are offering variety to your students so you can keep them engaged throughout the class sessions. Good strategies. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi All, Good points about how to identify and expand your instructional style. It is a growth process that never really ends, just as learning is a life long effort. What are some things that have helped you to define your style over your years of teaching. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Amy, Good balance to your approach. Your students are being exposed to variety on a continued basis leading up to application. Good way to show them relevancy. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi Shawna, Good points about how to structure your lesson plans. The key is to be flexible as you say due to natural disasters like tornadoes or just in building things like fire drills. The true professional educator can bring things back to the focus of the discussion and move the class forward. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Paul, Good ideas for how you are going to offer variety in your class. Keep soliciting student feedback. It is so valuable as you know in helping you to target your instructional delivery. Gary

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Hi Leslie, Good way to flow a class. You are offering variety for the different learning preferences while also giving the students different ways of sharing what they have learned. You are making the class interesting as well as informative. Gary

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Hi Kassy, Simple and easy to use format for getting feedback and questions from students. This lets everyone participate through the folders. Thanks for sharing this idea with us. Gary

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