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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The Learning Environment Effect

David, Thank you for this good point. With all of the factors that influence students success we instructors need to identify and use those over which we have control such as the learning environment. This then becomes one less distraction for the students as they strive to be successful in a course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Heather, Sounds like you have a comprehensive picture of how you can use the technical resources available to you and your students. Also, you have a professional development plan that enables you to grow and expand your skill set as an educator. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Jean, I have a no cellphone policy in my classes. They can put them on vibrate if they have a situation where they need to be contacted during class. By being consistent with my policy I don't have a major problem with them becoming an issue. I do reinforce that their using their cellphones during class is a form of disrespect and that I will not allow in my class. My younger students grumble but do comply and at the end of the course many of them tell me they appreciate the fact that I had such a policy as… >>>

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

David, Good list for instructors to consider as they prepare for and interact with students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Sarah, A much more interesting way to teach and it puts students in the role of being active rather than passive learners. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Sarah, Like your definition as it lets individuals use multiple resources, like life experiences to come up with solutions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasoning as a Resource

Sarah, Yes it does. The key is to be able to draw or a least see how these disparate ideas are connected or can be connected. The more skill developed in this area the better students are going to be as problem solvers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Charlotte, Great list of characteristics for developing critical thinkers. Each item on the list is an essential part of the process needed to develop skill sets in students as they strive to become problem solvers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Shaun, You are helping to make learning fun for your students with this approach and I am sure your students appreciate your instructional style. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Juno, Yes it does and this is why it is so important to be prepared and ready to start the new course off in a positive way. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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