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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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Randall, Well said. Simple and straight forward. We must know our students in order to be able to support and encourage them for success. The more effort the greater return. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Bill, What a great plan you have for starting a new class. You cover all of the bases in your approach so the students are clear on expectations and requirements. Your use of introductions helps to get the students comfortable and settled in to the class. Good work! Gary

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Matching Content to Need

Hi Gilbert, You are right on about needing to remind the students of the course requirements and expectations. They seem to forget at times and these reminders can keep them focused on what the course outcomes are going to be. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Amy, You are right about adult learners. They want to bring their life experiences to the learning setting. As instructors we need to allow them to build their confidence through participation and contributions to the course. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Lacey, You are on to something that is very important to the learning success of online students and that is the social presence. If the students can feel and see through your interaction with them on line that you care about their success they will have a much higher motivation level. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Wendell, You are correct about needing to have a comfortable learning situation for your students. The classrooms and labs need to painted and organized in such a way that the students feel that they want to learn in such a setting. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Robert, You are correct in your statement about knowing student characteristics making teaching easier. This information helps to give you insight to what they students need in terms of instruction support and how to target their learning needs. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Bill, You are doing a great job of balancing the different approaches to instruction. By involving students in the discussion of content and helping them to make applications to what they are learning you are making your content relevant. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Bill, Thank you for the excellent strategies you outlined for educators. All of the items you listed help contribute to learner success. We have to remind ourselves the reason why we are educators and that is to share our knowledge in a way that is meaningful and beneficial to the learners. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Michael, That is why we must remained focused on why we are there in the first place. Our mission is to educate to the maximum extent possible. Thanks for the reminder. Gary

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