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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Accommodating Learner Preferences

MARIANNE, All of these strategies help to reinforce the learning of the essential content. So the more methods used the higher the content retention there is going to be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Sharing Comprehensive and Clear Course Requirements

MARIANNE, This is so important because if you don't as you know the students are frustrated and as many questions over and over again. Clear and concise expectations equal a class of students ready to start the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Responsibilities of Teaching Online

Q'iana, Good point and one that instructors need to keep in mind at all times. It is easy to let a part of course responsibilities slip if an instructor doesn't have a master plan to follow. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?

Q'iana, I think your analysis is right on target. Both will have a role to play in the future based upon the learning needs of students and institutional delivery decisions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Faculty Expectations

Eman, All of this information is critical to share at the beginning to reduce student frustration and questioning. By knowing this they can start to get settled into the course and plan for how they can be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Faculty Expectations

Q'iana, Once the students understand through clear and concise information course expectations they then can set their work plan into action. Course expectations also tell them how much they are going to have to work to achieve success and as a result create a study plan for themselves. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

John, Good point. The more ways we can get student feedback the better. This information gives us so much insight on how we can be more effective in our instruction. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Jenny, I agree with your approach to build upon their previous success. Knowing they have been successful and can be successful goes a long way in getting the motivated to learn in the current course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Cheryl, I think sharing life experiences help to make the course come alive and real for the students. They start to see what the potential is for them if they are willing to put forth the effort. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Erica, Keep your passion for the field and excitement about sharing and teaching will be good to you. You are leaving a legacy through your sharing. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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