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

Amy, Students really like instructors to share their work experiences with them. They help to make the content come alive and have application to what they are learning. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Carla, Right you are. If you don't stay current you shouldn't be teaching because you are being unfair to your students just as you have mentioned. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

James, This is a great way to expand your knowledge of different instructional strategies. Then you can pick and chose those that you want to make a part of your instructional delivery. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Miriam, You have shared with us a very comprehensive and clear definition of instructional professionalism. By following this definition you will be serving as an excellent role model for your students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Shannon, Good to hear. The more life connections you can make for the students the greater the cognitive retention. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Retention Strategies

Torria, Good point. What are some of the most effective retention strategies you have learned about? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Angelia, Good point about how to keep students engaged. Students like to have change of pace and variety in their instruction so the more you can offer both the more engaged they will be. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Daniel, You are offering a comprehensive approach with your instruction. You have the expertise to share, knowledge to impart and support to render. This is what being an effective instructor is all about. I wish you much continued success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Elena, Right you are about having to be concise and clear with your course expectations. This sets the framework for the learning is going to come. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Scott, This is so important. By being comfortable and getting settled into the course early the students will be ready to learn quickly and excited about the next course session. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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