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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Instructor Enthusiasm

Karen, Well said and I want to reinforce your comments. If we are not excited about sharing our content and are not passionate about our field it is for sure our students won't be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Ann, This can be some very productive and interesting sessions to direct. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Ann, I use games a lot in my classes for review and my student really get involved. Game are fun as well as effective in getting students engaged in the material and learning how to use the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Kim, Cooperative or teach teaching is a great way for students to see different ways things can be done and how different individuals approach instruction. I have team taught and I really enjoy having another professional in the room with me as I learn so much from him or her even though they are a peer. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

James, Hands on learning gives value to the content and application to the knowledge that has been acquired by the students. This increases their engagement in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Ann, Creativity is an important part of the teaching process. We need to constantly look for ways we can share our content in engaging ways that will help our students to stay focused for the duration of the course. Plus, it is so much fun when a new activity is successful and you see learning occurring among your students. This is what keeps instructors coming back to the classroom or lab. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Machuria, Thank you for these good comments about how to make a positive first impression with students. You are right about the need to have your soft skills ready and your intuition on high alert. This is how you will establish yourself as the learning leader as well as get a "read" of the students. From there on it is a building process in the areas of respect and rapport. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Brian, This is a good way to get buy in from the students and it gets everyone on the same learning page. Everyone in the class needs to understand what the goals are and where the course is going. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

James, I agree. Building on a positive first impression is so much easier than digging out of a negative hole throughout the course session. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Ann, You are owning the classroom this way and this is an important part of being the learning leader. Thanks for making this point. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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