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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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Andrea, You have put together a number of very good professional development opportunities for your career growth. I wish you much success as you expand your knowledge and expertise. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Lucille, Good list of ways to demonstrate your dedication to your field and your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Lucille, This is what helps to make your course content real to and for your students. Exposures like this help them see the value of the content they are studying as well as the reason for learning it. You are giving them the ROI for their time and financial investment. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Laura, This is such a great idea for getting students exposed to potential employers as well as building good will with these employers as they learn more about your products (students) that are coming out of your program. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Kevin, The first impression is the foundation upon which the course is built so it needs to be a good one. Your comments reflect how you see the first class meeting unfolding in order to make the all important positive first impression. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Wayne, Yes, they do and this is what sets them apart in the problem solution process. The more they think it out and then strategize the possible solutions the greater their success rate is going to be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Laura, This is what instructional planning should be about. You are adapting to both the student population and the course content in order to get them engaged in the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Seth, These two characteristics are essential is students are going to develop into critical thinkers and problem solvers. They need to see the big picture as well as the segments that make up the picture as they make their selection of possible solutions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Santos, Great list of ways to engage students and keep their focus for the duration of each class session. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Santos, Clear goals and objectives are a must as you already know. If the students do not have a clear idea of how the course is going to operate and what the expectations are they become frustrated and this reduces the learning factor significantly. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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