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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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Hi Terrie, Good approach. I am sure you have some great stories come out when the students talk about being on both side of customer services. Great way to create a team in the classroom. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Regina, You are correct. By not appearing professional you are just increasing the problems you are going to have with class management. The students don't respect an instructor that isn't professional. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Ty, Exactly. This building of connections is so very important. The more episodic memory we can build the greater the content retention is going to be. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Lawrence, This is a great way of conditioning your upcoming students to who you are and what the class is going to be about. This makes the transition much easier. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Lawrence, This is so important. The students need to be given exposure to what the real world is going to be like for them. This way they will know how they can be successful once they leave school. Gary

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Hi Marcelene, What a great way to start a class. It gets everyone involved, there are lots of laughs and the students get a chance to get settled into the course. Sounds like a lot of fun for everyone. Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Hi Daronell, That is correct. The students need to learn how a professional in their field of study conducts him or herself. Many students have not had this kind of experience so they are in need of training as they develop their persona in relation to the career. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Luke, Good point. We have to keep our excitement up so our students will keep engaged. Though at times it is hard it needs to be done for our field and our students. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Chanel, This is critical is the students are going to see the application between the classroom and the real world. The more examples that can be given the more understanding there will be. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Patricia, You have a great attitude about professional development. You want to add to your expertise as an instructional delivery expert. Keep up the good work. Gary

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