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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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Jesse, Clear goals and objectives make it easier for everyone. You because you know how to plan for the course and the students because they know expectations as a result of the shared goals and objectives. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Catherine, The more integration of physical and cognitive processing you can facilitate the greater the comprehension is going to be. Good point and good strategy. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Jamie, Real life experiences help to reinforce the content you are sharing with the students. They can see the relevance of the content with this approach. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructor REFOCUS

Jamie, This is so important if we are to remain fresh in our delivery and excited about sharing our content. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Rosa, Changing the flow of the class enables the students to reset their minds and get ready for the next phase of the class that session. Also, your checking for understanding helps you to know where they are at in terms of comprehension. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Bola, Knowing more about your students is a good way to develop rapport with them. I like your approach to learning this information. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Darryl, Thanks for giving us the examples of how to use graphic organizers in different settings. They really help the students to grasp concepts and retain content. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Florita, At the learning pace you have in your classes it is essential that your students stay on top of the content each day. You have some good strategies for them to do so and as a result they do well in the class. Good job. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Mary, Good strategy. The students need to see relevance and application to what is being taught. If they don't they will not be engaged. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Darryl, Good point because all of us get put in positions where we are out of our comfort zones. We need to learn how to cope with being out of our comfort zones just as we are doing with the different assignments for our students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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