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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Instructors as Role Models

Angela, This is such an important part of being a learning leader. I commend you for your standing by the dress code of the school. Modeling dress as you are gives you leverage when it comes to seeking the cooperation of your students in other areas of career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Lorrie, Great list for professional development. Each of these strategies will enhance your expertise as well as knowledge in how to become an instructor of merit. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Karina, Right you are. The are essential if you are to be effective with your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Karina, This is an important bit of information to have. Knowing why they have chosen the program they are in will give you insight from which you can select the type of support that you can provide to keep the moving forward in the course and their program. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Kim, Relevancy and application are two elements that we need to share with our students so they can see the value of what we are teaching them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Kim, A good impression is the foundation upon which the rest of the course is built. We need to do everything we can to make the first class session one the students will enjoy and gain insight on how the course will meet their needs. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Kim, I think this is so important because their transition will be much easier to the workplace if they have already encountered what it is like while students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Kim, By using both you are able to keep your course on target and moving toward a successful completion. This is very reassuring to students and helps them to stay focused for the duration of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Larry, Passion for one's field and enthusiasm for teaching about it are two essential elements needed for student engagement. You are right if the instructor is not excited about being in class it is for sure the students won't be either. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Jacqueline, I give my students a handout like this as well. This reduces their reading down to one page in terms of details and expectations. I go over the syllabus which contains the school and general course polices and goals and then I give them the handout and that is what I refer to throughout the course in terms of timelines and details. In addition, I always print the handout on colored paper so it stands out among the other papers in the students' folders. This way I can say "Get out your green handout." and they go right to… >>>

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