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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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Arlene, You make a very good point about expectations and respect. The students need to see that they are gaining skills that will enable to make progress toward their career goals. By being respected and having rapport with you they know that you care about their success and future. Well done. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Christine, I like your evaluation method with a second chance effort being allowed if the student want to put forth the effort. By explaining how they can be successful and then giving them examples they can work through their assignments with more confidence. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Christine, Clear explanations, realistic expectations, and examples of how to be successful are all important aspects of setting the tone for a class. You are doing an excellent job of doing all of these critical instructional aspects. Keep up the good work. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Vinita, Based upon your forum comments it is clear that you bring a balanced approach to the classroom. Your students get to learn new information, see applications and learn from an instructor that has extensive experience in the field. This is a what our career college classrooms need to be like. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Patricia, Immediate use of newly acquired knowledge is important to students. They need to have examples of how they can apply their new knowledge. Your forum comments show how you are doing this. Thanks for sharing this information. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Joshula, You make a good point about being a life long learner. As instructors we have to be such or we will soon fall behind in our field. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi George, Instructional planning needs to include both variety and creativity. These two items will really help to keep students engaged in the learning process. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Janet, You hit upon all of the key things for making a classroom/lab inviting. Since the physical setting can't do it you are right about how the instructor can. I am sure your students really enjoy being a student in your class since you are using your personality as a key teaching tool. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Steven, You make a good point about how to create a supportive instructional environment. I really like your last sentence in that while doing all of this you still much maintain a business like atmosphere. After all we are training for career success and we need to maintain those standards. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Renee, You make seven excellent points about how to set the tone for instruction. This is what teaching is all about. Gary

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