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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Instructors as Role Models

Hi Christina, This is so important and you helping students to develop skill in this area. As we all know from our work world experience we have to be able to get along with others in order to reach our goals. The more knowledge the students have about how to resolve issues and create team building the more successful they are going to be. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Michelle, Good point about the personal touch. Knowing that the instructor is supportive and knowledgeable of their career goals really helps the students to become engaged in the course. Gary

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Hi Margaret, Well said. This is the kind of support many students need to keep their focus and drive to complete their training. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi James, Great way to get input from a variety of sources so you can get the different perspectives on how to improve your instructional delivery. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Amy, Good strategy for your students to use. Thanks for sharing this with us. I know many other instructors can suggest this to their students as well. Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Hi Heidi, I think you are right. You have so much going for you as a result of your life and professional experiences. Bringing them to the classroom helps to make what you are sharing with them real. By breaking these experiences down into segments and then putting them with lesson content you will be showing your students application and relevancy to your field. You will quickly get into the flow of instruction and you will really enjoy sharing your knowledge with your students. Welcome to teaching and I wish you much success. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Hi Quiana, Good point and something instructors need to do to keep themselves fresh and excited about teaching their content. Their excitement will spread to the students if they are sharing content and skills that the students can see the value of acquiring and using in their career development. Gary

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Being Successful in College

Hi Brian, The more experience a student has the more expertise they will develop in the area of problem solving which is going to be a major part of their career success. By you showing them how to overcome mistakes you are giving them valuable career preparation. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Shawn, I'm not exactly sure of your situation but in my setting I would talk with each student individually about the behavior I expect in the class and ask for their compliance with the expected behavior. By doing that I have set the stage for the next step which is if they continue I stop the class and address the behavior in front of the entire class. I tell them to stop the disruption and to put their cell phones away. I expect immediate compliance. If they don't comply I dismiss them from the class. The other students have… >>>

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Motivating Learners

Hi Amy, Using this approach really helps the students to see the relevancy and application of what they are learning since they get to connect it with their prior life experiences. Gary

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