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

Gina, Good strategy. This way through comparison you are able to expand and strengthen your own instructional delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Terry, This is a critical part of effective teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Michelle, What are some examples of workshops you would like to attend to expand your instructional knowledge and expertise? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Lisa, You are also helping the students to develop their own problem solving and cooperation skills. In the real world we have to work together to resolve or solve problems and this is great training for them to learn how to do this. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Travis, Good plan. Internal motivation is the longest lasting and most driving. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Melissa, Good point about learning leadership. Also presenting yourself in the best professional way is critical. This way students will see someone in the field that represents what they are working toward. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Pauline, This is such a great way to connect the dots for students between the content they are learning and the world they are preparing to enter. The more examples and stories they hear the more they become engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Lairlyn, This is a great way to enhance the value of the course content. Hearing from graduates motivates the students because they start to see themselves as graduates and being successful in the field. I use graduates as guest speakers a lot in my classes for the reasons you state. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Cameron, Students love hearing real world stories. These stories increase the value of the content you are sharing with them as well as enhances the internalization of the knowledge they are acquiring. The more connections you can make between the content and the real world the better. Keep sharing these examples. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Brian, Great way to stay current as well as gives you a global perspective you can share with your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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