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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Shantana, Key point that we instructors need to remember as we do our instructional planning. We process information in different ways so the more options we have to acquire the content the more options we will have as we internalize it and store it in our long term memory. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Jeffery, Yes, you will. When you complete the class session and know you have "nailed" the content due to the way the students were engaged and interacting you can stop, take a deep breath and reflect on why you are a teacher. This is what it is all about! Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

David, Like your motivation strategy. It is examples like this that reinforces to the students that they have made the right choice and that they can through effort be successful not only in school but also in their careers. This is the message they need to hear over and over. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Virginia, It seems that with real life issues pressing down on students it is easy for them to forget the reason why they are in school in the first place. So by reminding them on a regular basis you are keeping the "carrot" in front of them as they move through their program. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Bonnie, Good point and it reflects your desire to get to know your students and that you value them as individuals. Knowing their names may seem like a small thing but in reality it is a big part of the student engagement process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Tifany, This is my method as well because the feedback at mid-course enables me to make any needed changes while the current group of students are still in the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Tifany, This is such an important part of instructional improvement. We need to know how we can adapt or modify our instructional delivery to be even more effective. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Joseph, Thank you for this list of ways to benefit from student feedback. They are right on target and I know will be of help to other instructors. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Charles, This feedback helps of to grow and improve as educators and learning leaders. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Virginia, I think you will really like the results you get from the feedback. This will be a valuable learning tool for everyone involved. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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