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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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Hi Vinita, Good strategies to keep your students engaged. Students really like guest speakers and field trips. They help to make what they are learning more real to them. Gary

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Comprehensive Planning for Instructional Success

Hi Masami, The early planning part can come at anytime depending on when you learn what course(s) you will be teaching. I have started a year before teaching a course as well as 24 hours when I got assigned a course over the weekend prior to the class starting. Ideally have a month to six weeks to plan out what you are going to do would be great. As for time that will depend on you and how your structure your course. Create a comprehensive outline and then start putting in activities under the objectives and you will start to… >>>

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Rizalina, You are on the right instructional path with the variety of deliveries that you have planned. Keep up the good work and your students will be engaged in the course throughout the duration. Gary

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Hi Rebekah, Good example of why concrete goals are so important. You can achieve a goal if you don't know what the goal is. Helping them define their goals is a part of being an educator, plus it is great to see when they are able to verbalize their goals. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi All, Thank you all for the different ways of making your expectations clear to and for the students. By making the expectations clear you can reduce the frustrations and fears of students so they can focus on what they are going to be learning throughout the course. Gary

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Barbara, I like your approach because you set out clearly what the course polices, expectations and requirements are. This way the students know from the first day what they will be doing throughout the course and that they have your support to help them achieve success. Gary

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Hi Rebekah, This is very important to do because it helps the students to "connect the dots" between what they are studying and how it is going to apply to their future careers. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Robert, This is very true. The good first impression sets the tone for upcoming course and serves as a reference point for the students. Gary

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi All, Many of you have shared great strategies for encouraging and supporting your students. Thanks for these methods because I know they will benefit instructors looking for strategies they can use with their students. Gary

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Hi Krista, This is so important. The students need to know that their instructor is there to help them be successful if they will put forth the effort. Success is catching so they need to be around those individuals that are striving to be successful instead as you mentioned hanging around those that would take them down. Gary

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