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 Instructional Professionalism

Hi Brian, You have done a great job of defining professionalism from a number of different perspectives. Preparation and consistency are critical to how we are perceived as professionals as well as how we manage our classes. Being an instructor is a great opportunity to impact lives and we need to do all that we can to make sure with live up to the standards of our profession. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Brian, The key is that you keep looking for different ways of providing instruction and how you can be effective as an instructor. All of us need to do this each time we start a new class. This is how we become more effective and efficient in our delivery and impact on students. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Albert, This is a great way to get that final connection between the classroom and the real world. By using real world equipment they are doing work that is like what they are going to see when they graduate. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Dawn, This is why your students respond to your stories. They like to hear about your experiences and see different ways application can be made of the content they are receiving. It helps to keep them engaged. Gary

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Hi Brenda, You are right about it being a course in and of itself. The networking and social development that occurs in a course is valuable to the students when they are out in the work world. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Dawn, You are right in how respect can be earned. By being excited and prepared you are showing them what a professional in the field should be like. Gary

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Student Motivation Factors

Hi Judith, Identifying this balance is a critical part of being an instructor. You are in fact are offering consulting service to your students by evaluating their work and progress. This is the only time they will have your expertise available to them on a regular basis. Many students miss this point and only focus on the grade they are going to get in the course. Gary

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Cheryl, Glad to hear that the information is of value to you and your instructional development. Keep up th good work. Gary

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Instructors as Motivators

Hi Martha, Right you are. This does make the field become real for the students when they see and hear people from that field telling them how it is. It really increases their motivation and excitement. Gary

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Instructors as Motivators

Hi Ronald, What have been some of the successful ways you have gotten student buy in in your courses? Gary

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