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 Cynthia, Thank you for these excellent remarks on how you can be successful as an older or non-traditional student. As you know many students think they are the only ones going through these stressful situations as they are trying to complete school. By knowing their instructors have gone through it and that their peers are going through it they can see that by determination and effort they can do it as well. Good example of a simple strategy for completing part of an assignment with their child "helping" by coloring their paper while you are working on your own.… >>>

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Hi Kore, Right you are. If you aren't excited it is for sure the students won't be. Being excited and enthusiastic about the content and sharing it you are showing that you are a professional that wants to help prepare others to enjoy working in the field as well. This is important for students to know. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi Renetta, I agree with you about the need for a clear syllabus. With the information from the syllabus the students know what the expectations are so they can focus their energy on satisfying those requirements. A well prepared syllabus also reduces many student questions because they are covered within the syllabus. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Jason, By connecting the dots between the classroom and the real world the students start to appreciate the information they are receiving and how it can be applied to their lives. This is what education is all about. You are right on with your comments about how this can be done. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Hi Betty, Your comments are so true. What are some strategies you use to help keep you excited about your content and teaching? Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Rosemarie, How do you go about getting information about your students when starting a new class? Thanks in advance for your input. Gary

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi Chasidy, This is so true. Students need to feel valued for what they bring to the class and the contributions they can make. When they don't feel such they start to withdraw within in the class and soon they withdraw period. Gary

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Comprehensive Planning for Instructional Success

Hi Joseph, Dead on! Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Joseph, You can't put the message out there too much for students. Your method of reinforcement is a good way to keep them on schedule and knowledgeable about all that is going to occur. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Joseph, The Socratic method is a great strategy to use to pull the thinking out of students. This method causes them to think which is one of the reasons they are in school, though many of them don't think so. Gary

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