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

BRUCE, You have a good model that you are following. The results will be some very good experiences for your students to go through as well as the knowledge they will gain on how to be problem solvers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Rose, These are fun activities to participate in because of what you mentioned in relation to the different perspectives and experiences students bring to these types of exercises. There seems to be a surprise every time I complete one. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Reflective Thinking

Robert, You hit upon a key point when you mention time consumption. So many students just want to jump to some solution whether viable or not so they can complete the assignment rather than doing the required reflective thinking. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasoning as a Resource

Annette, Great comments on how to work through a strategy for problem solving. As you mention it takes discipline to get to this point. So many students just want to jump to a solution without going through the effort of really understanding the problem and reflecting on how to solve it. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Robert, Well said. Personal discipline is the key and that seems to be lacking with so many individuals today. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Edward, Yes, it does. It is not the easiest way to go either. This is why it takes self discipline to get to this level of expertise in problem solving. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Robert, So true. It seems that many individuals lack is what is commonly called "common sense" when it comes to thinking through the entire situation and problem. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Cynthia, Learning aides like this help the students to internalize the information that has been shared. Through the use of graphic organizers they can get their sequence of thought put in order and then decode the material. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Paul, Good way to bring the human factor into play as a role model and educator. By doing so you are making a greater impact on the students even with the limitation of time with the students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Kristen, The more real life examples and applications you can make the better. Doing so increases the value of the course to the students and helps them make an even greater investment in the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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