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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Dorothy, Like your style because the students have chosen to be in college and they are preparing for their future. They need to treat their classes like their jobs and be there and be prepared. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Claudia, More common than we think. This is a good lesson for us instructors to learn so we do not approach our instructional delivery and students this way. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Wendy, You are using a comfortable and supportive method of getting input from students. This approach will help the students see the value of the content being shared and the reason why they need to contribute to the discussions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Kelly, Great way to start off a new course and get everyone settled into the operation of the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Susan, This is the reason we need to offer instructional variety so we can connect with the different learning preferences of our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Kelly, This is a good point because the students come into courses with diverse backgrounds and experiences. They need to have the goals and objectives shared with them so their backgrounds and understandings fit the course goals and objectives. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Susan, This is such an important foundation to create with students. Then you can build on the foundation because everyone understands what the course expectations are. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Kelly, It gets everyone on the same level of understanding in terms of where the course is going to go and what the expectations are. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Kelly, They sure do. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Camille, It is simple and quick and I know you are going to like the results you get. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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