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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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

William, Body language gives a lot of insight to the climate of the class. We need to read our students so we can continue what we are doing or make the needed adjustments to keep theme engaged. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

John, Your instructional layout has a nice flow to it and helps to keep the students moving forward in the course. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Nisha, Good point and one all of us instructors need to remember. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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The Learning Environment Effect

Carolyn, Good point. We need to see the learning environment through the eyes of the students so we can make any adjustments in the setting if needed. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Carolyn, Not sure of your question. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Scott, I agree. You can pick up many strategies by watching other instructors and then refining them for your own use. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Teresa, Great to hear the good words about ED 101. I wish you much success as you expand your expertise and teaching responsibilities. Teaching is a great career choice and one that I have enjoyed for many years. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Carolyn, I like your approach. This is a good way to keep students engaged while introducing hands on applications. I am sure your students enjoy doing these exercises as well. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Thadeus, Right you are. This is how segmented teaching works the best. This way the segments can be chained to complete the big picture concepts for that area. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Thadeus, Great to hear. I think using these different applications will be not only effective but also make teaching even more fun. I know it does for me. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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