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

Lisa, Great to hear because that is what being a professional should be about. It is a constantly changing and evolving process as we develop our expertise. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Gary, I agree. Students really value and respect instructors that have "done it" and can share their experiences with them. These shared experiences help to reinforce the content being taught and keep the students engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Anthony, I am a big advocate of mentoring programs for the reasons you state. It is so important to have someone to help you get started in your career and with whom you can talk and seek advice from as you climb the career ladder. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Tonya, This is one of the fun parts of teaching. Teaching is in many situations discovery learning for you as you try new things and find out what strategies will work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Tonya, True. This is why it is important to customize your instruction to meet their needs in this way. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Tonya, Right you are. They can see the outcome of what they are working on through the use of devices like this. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Sandra, The more variety you offer the more engagement you are going to get from your students. Learners like variety and change of pace and this needs to be a part of our instructional planning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Sandra, By doing so your students know what the policies, expectations and requirements are for your course. This reduces student frustration and questioning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Elizabeth, This is true. You have to read each class and determine the student dynamics that are present. Then you can customize your instruction to meet the learning needs of that class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Chloe, I agree with you comment in relation to the importance of the knowledge you are imparting to students. You are helping them to create a future for themselves through your instruction. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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