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

Christina, Good plan to follow because the outcome will be more targeted instruction on your part and increased on the part of students. A win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Reflective Thinking

Beth, Thank you for these good points about how we humans take the paths that we do. There are so many different factors that influence us and how we proceed through life. We need to reflect on our possible choices and then move forward with our life directing decisions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Richard, Good point. We are born with varying levels of intelligence and processing abilities. We need to refine those abilities and expand them so we are able to transfer our thinking to many different settings. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Richard, Good strategy for you to use because students need to develop skill in the ability to communicate their positions clearly and concisely. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Ted, Thank you for sharing your success and application of graphic organizers. This information will be of help to other instructors as well. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Nancy, They need to see what the outcome will be for all their effort. This is why it is important to help them see the ROi for their future. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Daniel, I think your plan will be very effective in getting the students to think through possible options as they deal with patients as a result of being exposed to sequential learning approaches. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Jennifer, Thank you for sharing this exercise with us. It can be applied in any class and the results as you say are informative as well as fun for the students to review. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Rochelle, I use graduates frequently in my classes because they really motivate students. The students see themselves in these successful graduates so they really listen and apply what they say. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Miriam, I like your passion for your field and enthusiasm for teaching it. This is what makes being an instructor fun and well as rewarding. I know your students appreciate the effort you put forth each and every time you meet with them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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