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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Making Your Expectations Clear

Michael, This is a great strategy to follow. Other eyes and experiences help to make your syllabus better. This way you know you have a solid and informative syllabus ready for your students. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Lisa, A smile and a greeting "sells" big time. We all appreciate being welcomed this way and I know your students appreciate this effort from you. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Michael, Good points about keeping a consistent message going from you to them. They see it, hear it and have it in their hands. There will continue to be questions but they are easier to answer because of the syllabus they have. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

August, I agree with your analysis of how we need to approach the classroom/lab with today's students. Targeting their learning needs and providing instructional support is essential. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Mark, You are making English relevant for them with this approach. They must be effective communicators so they more expertise they can develop in this area the greater their chances of success. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Mark, Good comments about how to demonstrate your professionalism. This is so important for the students to see because their instructor may be the first person they have spent time with that has experience in their career field. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Dalisay, What are some ways you can do this? Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

August, Well said. This is what demonstrates to the students that you are there to help them move toward their career goals as a dedicated professional educator. Gary

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Using Graphic Organizers

Theodore, I agree. I use them a lot in my instruction and they really help the students to see how all of the parts of the concepts fit together to create the total picture. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Caryn, Students like stories because they help them to see the value of the content that has been shared. They can make application of content as a result of the concrete examples that are shared through the stories. Keep up the story telling. Gary

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