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

Shelley , Good advice for all instructors. Thank you for sharing your ideas about how to be a professional for your students. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Eric, Right you are. We are only limited by our visions of limitations. We need to focus on the possibilities. Gary

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Using Teams as Learning Tools

Many instructors put students into groups to work on projects, discuss topics and get to know each other better. All of these outcomes are good but in order for teams to really be effective the structure of these teams need to be thought out carefully. Many of you will recall being put on a team where it seemed that a couple of you did all of the work while the rest of the team got equal credit. As a result many instructors have moved away from using learning teams but with some planning they can be effective learning tools.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Howard, Good point. Application and relevancy both have to be a part of the instructional planning process if students are going to see ROI from their efforts. Gary

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Valuing Student Opinions

Howard, This approach is so important because it helps to earn the respect of students while establishing rapport with them. Gary

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Howard, Thank you for this example of instructor enthusiasm. This should get all of us instructors fired up as we prepare for our classes. Gary

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Increasing Student Retention

Diane, Good way to encourage students so they will remain in the learning process while they are progressing through their programs. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Evelyn, Good points about first impressions. They are much easier to build on rather than trying to dig out of a negative hole throughout the course. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Diane, Do you develop your own syllabus or does your college supply you one? Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Diane, How do you define your instructional style? Gary

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