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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Comprehensive Planning for Instructional Success

Mike, I like your strategy for first class jitters. This gives you something to start with as you interact with the class and everybody works to get a feel for the class. Thanks for sharing this idea with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Rachelle, A good list to follow. This sets the tone for the students and they will start to see how your modeling impacts their own growth as emerging professionals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Carmella, A key element of professional development. The more we listen the more we learn and as a result have to work with in terms of our instructional planning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Jamie, Great strategy because we know learners start to drift off after about 20 minutes of straight lecture. So by offering hands on activities you are changing the pace and keeping your students focused. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Chloe, Good point about alternative delivery forms. This is how instructors keep students engaged and appeal to their different learning preferences. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Nazanin, In order to engage students there needs to be variety of delivery and change of pace in the flow of the class. Your comments reflect how this can be done and why they are effective. Good points. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Maren, Good way to provide support for your students. Having been there yourself you are able to provide the needed support at the critical time to get students engaged and moving forward in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Nazanin, Sounds like a fun way to start a class off. It for sure captures their attention. Thanks for sharing this strategy with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Nazanin, That is the power of Power Point presentations. The help to focus, inform and sequence content for the students in an organized way. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Jamie, This is an easy comfortable way to get a new class started. Everyone can get settled in to the course, share some information and enjoy learning about others. As a result everyone is forward focused and ready to take on the upcoming course content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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