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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Your Instructional Style

Tammy, You have a good strategy that you are following. The students need to be able to see how the course content reflects on and connects to their career development. When they are able to do and see this their motivation levels increase significantly. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Bill, I think it does as well. The problem needs to be stated in a way that can be understood in relation to possible solutions. Not to do so will leave the potential problem solver also the examples and/or scenarios really help with understanding the true problem rather than a secondary one that may be perceived. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasoning as a Resource

Bill, Thank you for these comments and the analysis of how reasoning contributes to the proposal and solution of problems. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Susan, I like them for this reason as well. They help students to see both the components as well as the big picture of what is being studied. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Susan, Yes, you do. Relevancy and application are the two elements of course valuing. If the students can see the relevancy and application of the content in relation to their career goals they will be engaged and focused on what is being taught. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Susan, Thanks you for sharing your outcomes from using different approaches to target the different intelligences of your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Veneece, Your method holds them accountable for the course requirements. You share with them, explain to them and then review with them what you covered. They should leave the class knowing your expectations, requirements and policies. From there on throughout the course they are going to use these guidelines to be successful in the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Faith, You were not too long at all. I enjoyed reading your comments and the way you expressed the steps educators need to follow to be role models. This is a major part of what and who we are as educators so we need to make sure we are modeling an accurate reflection of our expectations for our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Veneece, Good point and one we instructors need to remember each and every time we step into the classroom. We are the learning leaders so we need to model our expectations. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Motivation Factors

Kristopher, I agree and strive to develop rapport with each of my students. I am not always successful but I do know that I have tried hard to do so and for those with whom I have developed it we have a strong and respective relationship. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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