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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Your Instructional Style

Sandra, You have a great professional development plan in place. I commend you for your effort and wish you much success as you continue to refine your instruction style and expand your teaching effectiveness. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Lucinda, Sounds like an exciting way to engage students in a subject area that they may not see as being as important to them as other courses. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Maria, You are correct about some students. They are in need of finding their passion and field. Sometimes they enroll in programs just to have something to do rather than really being sold on what they are learning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Anthony, This is so important. The more connection they can make between the course content and their future the more engaged they will be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Nazanin, You make a good point about passion for your field. I am sure you have had as have I an instructor that displayed an attitude of non-caring and no enthusiasm for what he/she was teaching. Those class sessions seem to last for hours when in fact they were only 50 minutes long. Painful to say the least. You are bringing to your students an enthusiasm that says I am honored to be able to share what I know with you and this attitude helps to "sell" the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Donna, Good point about the need for enthusiasm. It is for sure if the instructor is not excited about what is being taught the students are going to be. I want to known for my passion for my field and the opportunity to share with others. This helps my students to catch the "learning fever". Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Emily, I like your approach to teaching. You are a model, manager and motivator for your students. This is so important when teaching an online course as you mention because they don't get to work with you in person so they need to see your professionalism in action via the methods you mention. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Mary, Using your method you are showing your student both relevancy and application and both are critical in their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Deana, Simple powerful advice for all instructors to follow. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Nazanin, These strategies are so important in the development of the knowledge and expertise of students. I use a lot of case studies for the reasons you mention in my own courses. The more I can help students make a connection between the content I am teaching and the applications they are making the greater the retention of the content is going to be. By being a practicing professional you have examples and stories to share each time you interact with your students so your information is current and relevant at all times. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary… >>>

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