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

Jennifer, This is a great way to get students to zero in on developing writing skills and then being about to communicate those skills to others. We know that a person that can write and speak well has an edge in moving along the career track because effective communication is an essential part of most careers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Teresita, I commend you for the great job you are doing teaching math to culinary arts students in a way they can see relevancy and application. So many students seem to think that there is no transfer of learning from class to the next and you are showing them that it is not true. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Andrew, This really gets them involved and excited about what they are learning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Julie, Flexibility is essential in teaching as we know. No matter how well we plan things happen and we have to go to our back up plan so we need to be able to adapt and adjust as needed to keep the students on task. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Julie, Well put because it is much easier to build on a positive first impression and go forward with the course than trying to dig out of a negative hole. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Julie, So true and so critical yet many instructors don't clearly lay out the goal and objectives for the course and then wonder why the students are frustrated or off task. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Andrew, This is an important part of the students educational process since they are preparing to work they need to have the soft skills needed to help them be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Jennifer, Thank you for this good information about how feedback has helped your students to develop rapport with you and become more engaged with the learning process. This type of connection with the students greatly increases the value of the content you are offering. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Jessica, I have found this to be true for my classes as well. This form of instructional variety really helps in keeping the students engaged and focused on the learning elements they need to acquire. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hope, When faced with this perception you can do a couple of things. One have the students write down on 3X5 cards what they perceive your expectations to be. They don't need to sign the cards so as to reduce any fear that they might have. Their responses will give you good insight as to whether you are making your expectations clear or not. The other thing you can do is write on the board or give a handout of the objectives for that day as well as the "takeaways". This way each time the class meets the students will… >>>

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