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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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

GEORGE, Good way to make your students active rather than passive learners. There is a saying I like that goes with having students provide demonstrations or presentations and it goes "To teach is to learn twice, once as a student and again as the teacher.". I think this applies in this situation to the benefit of you and your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

GEORGE, This is a similar format to what I use in starting off a new class. The information gleaned from the introductions and student interactions give me a very clear idea of how to customize my instruction for the upcoming class. I am sure this is the way you approach your instructional planning as well based upon the information you gain from your introduction strategy. Great work in getting to know your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

GEORGE, So true in terms of presenting a comprehensive learning platform for your students. With the outline you have shared you have all the components needed for student engagement and success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

James, Good for you. By knowing their learning styles you can create instructional delivery opportunities that will appeal to their preferences and thus get them more engaged in the course content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

James, This is one of my favorite times as well. Learning this about the students helps me to strategize on how I will provide the course content and in what forms. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

James, Right you are because you are the learning leader and as so you need to provide your students with examples, experiences and content that will enable them to move forward in their educational growth. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

James, Good plan because the end is the reason they are there in the first place. They need to be reminded frequently about their career goals and how they are making progress toward them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

GEORGE, This is a great way to create a connection with each student as well as know how you can provide support when needed as each student progresses through the course. Thank you for sharing this strategy with us in this forum. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Bradley, This is such a good approach because it helps students to see both application and relevancy in what is being taught. The more comparisons that can be made between the goad and failed parts the better because this gives them more experience is analysis and trouble shooting. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Norma, Well said and I am so glad you made this point. Sometimes I think administrators in colleges forget the value of their faculty as it relates to the connection to students. YES, the human factor is important because we are the reason our students keep coming to class and making progress in their learning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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