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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Robert, Good comments on how we all can expand our knowledge on how to approach learning situations in different ways to maximize knowledge acquisition. By having this knowledge we can explore all kinds of creative options for delivery of content and this is what makes teaching so much fun. Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Hi James, Good points. I am excited for you and your professional development as an educator. You are going to have much success along with your students as you all work through your course content. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Naima, Right you are. By having this foundation you can create learning scaffolds upon which the students can build a strong knowledge base and skill sets. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi Wendy, Good point. Good planning and organization will take you far in setting the tone for a new class. The students will do just as you say and appreciate the effort you have put forth in getting ready for the new class. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Jennifer, If you can bring people from their career fields in to talk to your class you can generate excitement about your content. By seeing the application of your content to their field they start to have the light come on. You may have so many different fields that you can only have a few speakers in but these examples will apply to all fields so you should still be able to ramp them up to study for their exams. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Jayne, You are so fortunate to have a mentor that has been helping you expand your expertise as an educator. I know your students are benefiting from your dedication. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Christian, It is legal if the students give permission for the photos to be taken. I have done this for years and have had only one student object which I worked around because I knew his name right from the beginning of the class due to the fuss he raised. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Matthew, This approach is so important for student satisfaction and success. I like the way you are accounting for the impact that life events influence the success of students at times. It is important that the students know you care about their success and that you will work to help them be successful if they will put forth the effort. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Hi Christian, Good approach to teaching a subject that causes many students a lot of stress. By giving them the opportunity to enjoy small successes you are building up their confidence levels to the point they start to figure out that they can not only do math problems but that math can be applied to their daily lives. This is when the ah-ha moments start to occur and you get your rewards as an instructor. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Roy, I commend you for your willingness to approach your students with the idea that you are going to offer a variety of instructional deliveries that will appeal to the different intelligences of your students. This is what good instructional planning is all about. Gary

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