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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Making Instruction Relevant

Hi Germain, Good strategy. You are showing students the relevancy and application of what they are learning. This really helps with motivation. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Lawrence, Good point. I to have taught for many years and I really enjoy sitting in on other classes and watching presenters. I always take away something of benefit after one of these sessions. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi William, This is always a good strategy. Seeing others present gives one some many different ideas about how to expand and improve their own presentation skills. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Kevin, As a result of paying attention to what others are doing how have you expanded your teaching expertise? Thanks for you input on this. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Lennox, Good plan. Seeing other instructors and presenters sharing their content gives an instructor a lot of new ideas and strategies that can be incorporated into one's teaching delivery. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Barbara, A simple thing yet with great returns. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Holly, These are all good growth points. The more input we have the better we can grasp how to expand and improve our instructional delivery. This is a win win for everyone. Gary

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Hi Angela, Good point about thinking back to our own days as students. This should refresh for us what we enjoyed about our classes and what we didn't. This creates a format for selecting our own instructional components and deliveries. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi RK, Good professional development plan. You have some very sound learning theories within which you are operating. I know your students are benefiting from this practical and effective approach. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi William, So true. It is a daily effort to keep engagement at the highest level. So we need to always bring our A game to the class. Gary

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