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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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Todd, Getting students settled into the class is important and you are providing a way that the students can do this. I like to use food as common bond myself. Chatting a bit over a cup of coffee is an excellent way of developing respect and rapport with students. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Amy, I hope you get the opportunity to observe instructors in these various settings. A real help I have found when doing these types of observations is to have a check sheet where I look for certain things that will help me. Example, I want to see how they call the class to order, take roll and get started. With the check list I have made up I don't get sidetracked if something comes up and I miss the reason why I am observing. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Tasha, Way to go. You are on the right track to develop into an outstanding educator. Using humor and the personal touch is a way to show your students you care about them and their success. Sounds like you are making Radiology an enjoyable field of study in spite of the perceptions of it being hard. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Karen, A great example of a true professional. Self reflection and a professional development plan will help you to progress in your teaching excellence. Keep up the good work. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Earl, What a great story about professional growth. By "reading" your students over the years you have been able to expand your instructional delivery options until you are reaching all of your students with your instructional style. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Wendy, Your dedication to your students is to be commended. I am like you in that I like to get to class early to make sure everything is set up like I want it and to chat with the early arriving students. This way as the students arrive I have a chat to speak to and chat a few seconds with each one. This really helps with creating rapport. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Jayne, The more information you can share with your students the better start there will be to the class. Your method helps your students to exactly what is going to happen in the coming weeks. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Jayne, Way to go! Anytime you can show progress graphically you are helping your students to internalize their newly acquired knowledge and skills. I bet you get some real interesting displays from the students. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Marisa, You are doing a great job of adapting your instruction to meet the needs of your students. You are showing them application and relevancy of a subject that they don't really see as being that important in their lives. By showing them how they can blend science and design in their lives you are making it real for them. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Michael, You are doing all of the right things concerning how to offer variety and inclusion for your students. When you have a difficult time getting students involved you can assign them certain topics to lead the discussion in class or to report out on a case study. This will help to draw out the more shy students because they have some time to prepare their content rather than having to speak off the top of their head. Gary

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