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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Managing Learner Behaviors

Hannah, Thank you for this good advice. Students need to realize that there is value to good and proper communication no matter which position they may take in a discussion. This also applies to their inquiries about projects and due dates. Respect is earned and they need to remember that as they communicate with others. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Engaging Learners in Discussion

Troy, Good strategy. They need to know you have set the bar high for the class and to be successful they are going to have to reach that bar. It is a building process from there on. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Engaging Learners in Discussion

Scott, Can't repeat too much because there are always those students that claim they didn't get the information. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?

Troy, I think your analysis is right on. There are going to be both formats in use for years to come for the reasons you cite. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Presence

Troy, You make a very valid point and it is one I have considered many times as I teach both online and onsite. I like onsite because I can read the students much quicker as you mention. I like online because I get to interact with a much wider and more diverse group of students that I would normally in my onsite classes. It is a toss up on which I like best which is a good position to be in I believe because I get the benefit of teaching in each venue. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Presence

Hannah, Great bit of advice for all to remember. Constant communication keeps student involvement at a higher level and this increases student satisfaction as well. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Faculty Expectations

Hannah, By having clear and concise information at the beginning of the course students will know what they expectations, policies and requirements of the course are. They then can determine their success plan for passing the course without having to worry about what does the instructor want. They know and can work toward meeting those requirements. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Joseph, Thank you for sharing this formula for teaching the strategies needed to problem solve. The students need to make these steps a part of their coping strategies and as you say before they know it they have made them a part of their focused thinking process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Reflective Thinking

Joseph, Great analysis of how reflective thinking can be the value added component of our career and life successes. We need to keep our eye on the basics as you mention and then build from there sequentially. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Unidad (Ning), Thank you for sharing this formula for student success. You are right on the mark about how this sequence will help with student success and motivation. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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