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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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Jaye, I use them a lot in my classes and they really get students involved. They like to work together to come up with solutions and share why their solutions are the best. Great discussions come out of these case studies. I know you are going to like the results you get from using case studies and/or scenarios. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Jaye, Good point and one that needs to be considered as one approaches a content area like this. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Larry, Discipline is the result of time and effort and many students today do not want to invest in themselves and their future and develop self discipline. You make a very good point and one that needs to be shared repeatedly with students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Rebecca, Many people do not take the all important "moment" to think through the problem. By helping your students to see the value of doing this you are helping them to move forward in their critical thinking skill development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Billy, Involving students in tactile learning helps to create a connection with the cognitive processing they need to do. You are on the right track with this approach. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Tammy, Good way to establish yourself as the learning leader and from there on it is a process of sharing your knowledge and expertise in concert with the content you are teaching them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Billy, Simple and yet highly effective. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Jay, It is the essence of success no matter what we undertake. Students need to see this in their lives. They will not without discipline be able to excel in their careers and discipline takes effort. They need to be willing to invest in themselves and their future. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Jay, This is what a critical thinker should be about. If they follow these steps they will be able to analyze and come up with solutions to diverse problems and situations. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Cynthia, Yes, it does and this is how you bring value to your students. The more applications they can see the more relevance they will associate with the course and your instruction. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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