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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Using Graphic Organizers

Sheila, Thanks for sharing how well your approach is working with your students. The key is for them to be able to select content and apply it. This method enables them to do such. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Stephen, This is what connected teaching is about. You draw a connection between their life experiences and what they are learning. This way they remember more and are able to make more applications of the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Art, You have listed a win win approach for everyone. Your students are learning and you are enjoying teaching as a result of how engaged they are. This is what teaching should be about. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Rhonda, I like the way you lay out how you approach instruction and student learning. I know this approach really engages your students in the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Michelle, What are some successful ways you do this? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

James, Right you are about enthusiasm and passion. By bringing it to the class each time it meets you show the students how much you value the content that is being shared and the skills be developed. As I teach nigh classes I appreciate your comments about wearing down toward the end of the week. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Michelle, How do you use the information you acquire by listening to help the students? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Jamilya, Sounds like you have some great students. Yes, students do like to get involved in discussions and questioning sessions. Gives everyone an opportunity to contribute to the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Patrick, I use role playing in my classes as well. I find the students really get involved in the assigned roles and apply their newly acquired knowledge. Has this been your experience as well? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Anthony, What do they do with the results of what they find out in the researching of these different diseases? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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