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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Instructors as Role Models

Christine, Passion for one's field is so important in setting the tone for the class and getting the students engaged in the learning process. Good points. Thanks. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

George, These types of mental connectors really help the students to acquire the needed content. I have found that the students have fun when they get to develop different types of learning strategies and share them with others. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Lawrence, Having these systems in place is very important for student retention and success. The more you can help students to identify and create them the more engaged the students are going to be. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Ted, There are so many uses as you mention. They really help those students that have been out of school for a while and have forgotten how to take notes and put concepts together. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Emily, They never seem to leave us even after many years. A simple yet highly effective low tech way to learn a lot of technical content. Good point. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Increasing Student Retention

Robert, Good point and one that all instructors need to remember as class preparation is made. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Robert, What a great resource this is for your students. They should be thankful to the college for providing them with this type of support as they progress through their education. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Heinz, Good point. The integration of content and skill development is so important in the learning process. The more opportunities you can provide your students to do such the better. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Emily, This is so important. I teach a gen ed courses that is required for state certification so my students come in with poor attitudes about the value of the content I am sharing so I can appreciate the course you are teaching. Your approach is giving them ROI in terms of developing their communication skills in relation to their field. This is one of the major weaknesses I see with our students. They don't know how to effectively communicate (orally or through writing). If they can be convinced of the career long value of effective communication they will see… >>>

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Emily, You have a very comprehensive approach to including the different learning preferences of your students. You are providing them a balanced approach to learning and I know this results in more engagement. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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