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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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Eric, Well said. Both talk the walk and then walk the talk. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Roxanne, Good definition for instructors to follow. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Diane, Graphic organizers are a valuable resource for student use. We, instructors need to use them to keep our students engaged and moving forward toward their career goals. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Isleen, You make a number of very good points in terms of how to approach the instructional process. You have to keep the students engaged and focused and variety plus application helps that to occur. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Motivation Factors

Guerda, Excellent point and one that all instructors need to keep in mind each time they step into a classroom. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Motivation Techniques

DARRON, Real life experience help to engage students in the learning process. They really perk up when their instructors share stories of their own work experiences. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Kareneen, Humans crave variety and you are providing that with your approach to your students. This keeps them engaged and focused. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Valuing Student Opinions

Kareneen, Interaction and questioning is an important learning tool. So the more you can "encourage" (via requirement or candy) the more information will be shared. Keep up the good work. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructor REFOCUS

Misty, Being fresh and excited about the course content even if you have taught the course many times before is important. We are much like actors playing the same role over and over again but for that group of students it is the first and only time they will hear it. We need to make it special for them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Application of New Knowledge

DARRON, Immediate use of newly acquired knowledge is critical for increased content retention. You make a good point about how this impacts the learning process. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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