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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Managing Learner Behaviors - 2

Alfred, Thank you for sharing this good advice with us. I know this information will be valuable to other instructors, especially those just starting their teaching careers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Managing Learner Behaviors

David, These more of these examples the better. Keep them flowing. They help to make the course content come alive. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Engaging Learners in Discussion

David, Good point. Clear and concise course expectations form the foundation upon the course is going to operate. Students need to know this information right up front. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Assisting the Online Student

Alfred, Thanks for sharing these two forms of support that be used by other online instructors. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Presence

Alfred, You are taking a varied approach to enhance the engagement of your students in the classes you teach. This is so important because you do not have the benefit of "reading" their faces as you do in onsite class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Faculty Expectations

Alfred, Good way to set the stage so the students can then build off of the expectations that have been shared. This reduces their frustrations because they know what they need to do to be successful in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Larry, Thank you for this great example of how discipline can impact success. Yes, we know it does as a result of the life experiences we have had but younger students often don't want to put effort or discipline into what they are doing. The girl you tutored once given a discipline strategy to follow became a successful student. The reason was she knew how to work through a problem in a manner that yielded results. We need to introduce more discipline into the development of our students' critical thinking skills. Gary Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Zena, Right you are about what learners want. The more we can give them this information in a graphic way the more they will learn in each class session. This will also impact their retention of the content for use later on. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Charles, So true. Having our lives count for something is a part of the legacy we leave. How we shape that legacy depends on how much we invest in others. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Terry Marie, This is a wonderful way to graphically show students how they are progressing toward their career goals. The pictures capture them and their efforts which in turn reinforces their motivation for success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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