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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Using Graphic Organizers

Kelly, Yes, it does. They can be really valuable study aides for the students as they help them see the parts as well as the whole of what they are studying. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Kelly, The more you can connect the content being taught to the work world the greater value student associate with the course. You are doing such with your examples and stories about how you used the content in your own work experience. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Kelly, By thinking about them you can use some of your creativity to identify and use different delivery strategies that will appeal to the different intelligences. This sets up an environment that benefits everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Kelly, There is so much to be learned by viewing the learning environment and content through student eyes. This effort pays off in more targeted instructional delivery and a higher level of student engagement. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Belinda, Respect and rapport are two elements of student engagement and success. Setting the stage for both to develop throughout the course encourages the students and illustrates to them the value you seem them as being in your class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Dodi, They need reinforcement on a regular basis because they have taken a big risk in coming back to school. Often they are not sure they can be successful so the more early success they have in a course the more they will respond to greater challenges as the course progresses. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Dodi, These introduction sessions are so valuable in helping you to get a read on your students while they get to know you. In addition they help to get everyone settled into the course and feeling comfortable with how the course is going to be conducted. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Dodi, I agree because it doesn't take them long to see when an instructor is only there as a "space heater" rather than a dedicated professional educator. Passion for the field and enthusiasm about teaching the content are two elements that help with both teaching and learning success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Dodi, This is good information to have because then you can customize your approach to tap into their enrollment reasons. This will enable them to see how they are making progress toward their career goals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Karen, This is a great way to get feedback and help you to expand your instructional delivery skills. The more information you have the better you can select the best practices to follow. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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