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

Jessica, Good way to stay current in your field as well as being able to deliver the latest information about Radiography to your students. A win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Lisa, Good strategy to follow. Your comments are right on target in terms of reinforcing that we as instructors need to not only outline the behavior and conduct we want from out students and what is expected in the field we need to demonstrate it as well. By showing our students our expectations they then can start to develop an idea of how they should conduct themselves as professionals once they are in the field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Ed, You make a good point about the need to walk the line and maintain a supportive and professionalism role with the students. This is a key part of being the learning leader. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Ed, Talking with colleagues can help to gain insight on how to support different students as well as introduce specific strategies for student success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Virginia, I agree with your comments about trust and respect needing to be earned from the students. With passion for your field and enthusiasm for teaching it you have a winning formula established for your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Virginia, You are right on target with your assessment of the value of a well prepared syllabus. A well prepared syllabus not only informs the students but also is a form of protection for you as you can show you shared via the syllabus the requirements, polices and assignments for the course. Reduces problems later should a student say they didn't know or never received any information about an assignment being due. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

James, Yes, they do. I use them a lot in my teaching for this reason. They help students to see the parts as well as the big picture of what we are studying. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

James, Yes, it will build confidence in the learners. The more success they have in the course and the more connections they make with the content and their future the more confidence they will have in what they are learning. It soon become a win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Robin, You hit on two key words, application and relevancy. Without these two words being understood and used the students will not see any value in the course content being shared. We need to make our information come alive and help our students integrate that knowledge into their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Ricardo, This model of student engagement is a great! I like the way you involve everyone while supporting their instruction through application. They get to show off their efforts with the central display. This is rewarding and fun for the students. Thanks for sharing this strategy with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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