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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

EDWARD, It is fun to start a new class because you get to meet new students, learn about their backgrounds and then share with them the course expectations. As teachers we continually get new students and get the opportunity to help them move forward with their career goals. These first class meetings are exciting for both instructors and students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

TANYA, Yes it does in a number of different ways just as you have indicated. The first impression is not only how you are perceived by your students also as they will be perceived when they first interact with a patient. They need to make an effort to develop an approach that will help set at ease all those with whom they come in contact. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Joseph, Students really perk up when stories from the field are shared. They start to see how both relevancy and application can be made from the content that is being covered via the stories. So keep up the sharing. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Joseph, Right you are. Resetting of the brain can help students to get back on task and be ready for the next phase of the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Mitra, Students need to have examples given to them so they can get the thought process going in relation to becoming problem solvers. They need to show alternatives and then select one choice to solve the problem and move forward with their work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Mitra, True. By looking at the situation from different angles then different solutions can be proposed and a choice made in relation to solving the presented problem. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Brian, Thank you for sharing your use of these devices. I know these are good ides for other instructors to use in their classes. The words, THUS and THEREFORE both require thinking on the part of students to answer and this is critical to the learning process. We need to encourage our students to become problem solvers as this is what employers are looking for. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Brian, Well said, especially about the use of common sense. As veteran instructors we have found that common sense and a practical approach goes a long way in providing effective learning opportunities. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Brian, This is how you help students to get the content storied in their working memories and make available for use when needed. The more connection between content and the real world the more value students associate with their program. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Students as Class Members

Robert, Great to hear about how this new approach is impacting your instructional delivery. I am excited for you and your students as you use this method to get them engaged and applying what they are being taught. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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