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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Your Instructional Style

Sean, Right you are about needing to set boundaries and parameters for the course and the students. Then you can build your rapport with the students from there. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Ryan, What are some ways that you have found to be effective using these three points? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Earl, I am sure that they also like hearing from their instructor prior to the course starting. Good way to start the communication process. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Paulette, I use learning groups for some of the reasons that you have listed. A good way to observe student interaction, cooperation and growth. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Earl, You make a number of very good points for instructors to follow as they display their instructional professionalism. They are key points that must be addressed if the students are going to see a model of their field and of a professional learning leader. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Calvin, Well said and a good model to follow when doing your instructional planning. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Chuck, The more visual cues you can give them the greater the retention will be. You are using a very good strategy with this method. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Frank, Yes, they are more successful because you are involving other senses and effort. They use their cognitive processing, tactile writing and visual intake. All contribute to greater retention. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Tom, What are some ways that you have done this that have been successful for you? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Motivation Factors

Daniel, Connecting the dots between content and application is important. Your approach is doing just that. You are making your content real for them in a number of different ways. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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