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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Your Instructional Style

Doinysius, This is how you will earn their respect and establish rapport with them throughout the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Jessica, This is a great activity for students to do. Thanks for sharing it with us because I know other instructors will be able to use this strategy. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Tanya, Right you are and this is why relevancy and application needs to be a part of our content delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Jason, When you do this is it fun to see how the different intelligences respond to the same problem. They reach solution but in a number of different ways. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Jason, Great to hear about the value of the discussion to your instructional development. By having this information you can be creative in your selection of activities that will reinforce their memory stages and thus increase their retention of the needed content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Alice, Humor is a key part of the instructional process. Does not hurt to laugh once in a while. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Jessica, You raise a good point in relation to getting student input in terms of their expectations. Having this information will assist in selecting content that will meet those expectations and move them forward in their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Denisse, Without either of these two the students will not connect to the content. They need to see value to what is being offered if they are to become engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Denisse, What are some of the strategies you use to do this? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Miriam, Having this information gives you insight on how to select and construct your instructional delivery. This makes the connection between the content and your students much easier as well as engaging. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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