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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The Learning Environment Effect

Arrington, Good strategy to help make your content come alive and show your students that they are receiving the latest content in their field. This approach increases the value of the course to the students and shows them the importance of staying up to date when they are out in the field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Tammy, Can you expand on this in terms of the effect it has on learning? Thanks Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

William, The more real world experiences that you share the better. I know you have experienced how your students light up when you share one of these stories. You make the course content come alive when you share these stories and show your students the relevance of the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Nichelle, Like your strategy for getting student feedback that will help you to continually improve your instructional delivery. This method is easy to follow and engaging for the students. Thanks for sharing it with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Michael, Like your approach and idea about how learning can be fun. Yes, it is hard work but it also a time to grow and acquire new knowledge and skills and it doesn't hurt to have fun while doing it. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Nieva, Good strategy to follow as you will be able to target your instruction to meet their needs in a more direct way as their learning progresses. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Nieva, This is an important skill to help them acquire and your effort in this area will be increased self directed research. This skill set will transfer to the work place as well. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Arrington, These are fun for the students and help to get their mind set on the upcoming content. I am sure your students have fun viewing them and can see applications of the video content to their subject area. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Tammy, Good way to keep students moving forward while benefiting from their mistakes. This is how growth occurs. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Tammy, We are the learning leaders of our students so we must model the dress, language, conduct and professional demeanor of our field. To do less is to set a bad example for our students. Your point is a good one and something we need to always consider as we work with students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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