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 Intelligence

Kimberly, Like your definition as it is based upon common sense and application of life experiences. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Kimberly, This is a great activity that you are requiring of your students. They need to really think and then apply in order to successfully complete the assignment. By personalizing it you are helping the students to see how life experiences can be used to facilitate their learning and career growth. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Carmen, The use of visual learning enhances the cognitive processing that needs to occur as the students learn the essentials of their field and prepare to become work ready. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Carmen, This strategy helps the learners to zero in on the concepts that they need to learn and then apply those concepts to their career growth. This creates a realistic picture for the students as they transition to employment. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Implementing Relevant Course Content

Ken, I have had the same experience with my students with certain things they must memorize for success not only in the course but also in their careers. I use loci learning where I will have them break into groups and if we are learning a list of six applications I put them into six groups. I bring a bag full of colorful markers and sticky backed poster paper. I have each group take one of the items and draw a cartoon, stick figures, anything that will help us remember the item. For example, the last one we worked on… >>>

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Jenalee, This is a good balance for all students. They get to see relevance and application both in the lecture and the lab portion of their classes. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

John, This is a good practice to follow as it lets the students immediately apply their newly acquired knowledge. This helps to seal the content in their working memory and they then can have it available for use when needed in the future. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

KENNETH, This is a fun way to start off a class and get everyone settled into the course and looking forward to the upcoming sessions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Jenalee, This is how you present yourself as a learning leader. Also, you are showing your students that you have been where they are and that you understand their needs in relation to being students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Edward, Thank you for sharing your experience with us as it serves to reinforce the growth that occurs in us as educators. It is a learning experience for sure and we need to be ready to learn and be life long learners and this is how we will bring about instructional improvement. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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