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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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Jeffrey, With this approach you ae moving them from being passive learners to being active learners. As a result they will be able to internalize this information and refine their skill sets. The result will be better prepared students that are ready to enter their career field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Linda, This is so important for career development. This is where being a critical thinker is so important. Students need to learn how to take their processing skills to the next level. Your efforts are helping this to happen. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Brandi, Great to hear about how you are going to be able to use this information to customize your instructional delivery to enhance the learning opportunities of your students. I wish you continued teaching success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Zaneena, Good approach to engaging students in a subject that as you say may not be of the most interest to them. You are making it fun as well as entertaining and your students benefit as a result of your efforts. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Zaneena, Great to hear that you have a new idea to use with your students and expand their learning opportunities. This is what professional development is all about. I wish you much success! Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Frantz, I think you will like the reception you get from your students when you try these two new strategies. Your students are going to appreciate how you come across and what you have accomplished in your career. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Nanyamka, Good point because the syllabus can be a part of the selling process in terms of getting students excited about what is going to be covered and how they are going to progress in their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Steven, Good way to hold the students accountable for having received the material and reviewed it. The quiz will get them to thinking about what they know and don't know in terms of the upcoming course and the requirements. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Rolonda, You are a model and learning leader for your students. This needs to be remembered anytime we are interacting with our students. Your point about having a good attitude is a good one because this sets the stage for learning and student growth. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Ninette, Buy in is critical for students. We need to show them that we respect them for who they are and that we are there to support them and their learning efforts. Knowing this helps the students to see that they can make progress in their career development as a result of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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