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

Ruth, I support your position as to the proper dress and professionalism. Often students do not see the value of looking and dressing professionally as they prepare to go to work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Amie, This is what makes the instruction so valuable. The instructors have or are making their living in the field they are teaching. This is a relevant as it gets for the students that are taking their courses. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Richard, Variety in instructional delivery is important for students to have. You have a number of different approaches you are using so you are going to appeal to a wide variety of learning preferences within your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Valaire, I like knowing this about my students as I start a new class. Knowing what they know or at least think they know gives me a baseline upon which I can build my instructional delivery. The more I know about them the more I can customize what I am going to share with them in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Kevin, This valuing of student input and feedback is so important to and for students to give and understand. This shows them that they are respected and this goes a long way in helping them to stay engaged in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Kevin, So true and so important. It needs to be ongoing in order for us to keep our enthusiasm for what we do. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Kevin, I am like you in that I like to hear from others in my field. I learn much and get my batteries recharged which makes me a better teacher as a well informed professional in my field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Valaire, So true. So we need to find those comfort zones and let the students work within them while building their confidence. Once their confidence has been built they can then expand their boundaries and continue their education growth. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Valaire, This is the human factor in teaching and it is an important part of the earning of student respect while developing rapport with them. You should feel good that they trust you enough to share parts of their personal lives with you. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Kevin, Trust, respect and rapport are essential elements needed for teaching learning success. This is what the human factor in teaching should be about. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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