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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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Renee, You make good points about how to select, structure and deliver content. It needs to be engaging, valued and informative if it is going to be retained by students. The key is identify ways that this can be done and then do it. Thanks for your input on this. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Eladia, This is foundational to teaching and learning success. The more the students can feel comfortable and supported in their learning the more engaged they will be. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

LaDansa, This is a great way to approach instruction. You are giving them application opportunities as they learn. They get to see why they are being taught the content and then how to use it. This helps to make their learning real and transferable. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Kiofa, Great to hear that the information is helpful to you. I wish you continued teaching success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Arthur, When you achieve the balance between your technical skills and your instructional abilities you will find that teaching becomes more enjoyable and rewarding. You will see that you are conveying content to your students in a way that enables them to move toward their career goals. This is what teaching is about. I wish you much teaching success in the future. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Ray, You sure do. These are resources that are there so use them as much as possible. This gives you more time to focus on student interaction and the development of rapport with them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Joseph, How do you implement the three M's in your classes? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using Graphic Organizers

Edward, Good example of the benefits of using graphic organizers in student knowledge retention. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Instruction Relevant

Edward, To more you know about your students the more accurately you can target your instruction to them. This way they will be able to experience knowledge growth and continue moving toward their career goals. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Karen, Clear concise communication reduces student frustration and questioning because they know the expectations of the course. This way the students can focus on being successful rather than spending time trying to figure out what the instructor wants. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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