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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Instructors as Role Models

Jessica, I like your approach to the classroom and your subject area. English is often not seen as being essential to career success as you know. Yet, it is critical if students are going to be seen as professionals. They need to be good communicators no matter their career choice. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructors as Role Models

Diana, Good list of components of what makes up professional conduct and behavior in the field. Keep reinforcing and modeling such to your students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructors as Role Models

Rosemary, This is such an important part of being an instructor. We need to keep this in mind each time we step into the classroom. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Lilia, So true. The more use of their newly acquired knowledge the higher the retention of that knowledge will be. Keep up the good job you are doing of helping your students "use" their new knowledge. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Kelly, I like the way you approach the modeling of your profession. Yes, the students will need to be such professionals upon graduation so the more examples they can observe the more understanding they will have of what it takes to be successful in their field. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Dr.Jayaram, Thank you for your excellent points on how to engage online learners. Interaction and varied contributions are essential components for successful learning and professional growth. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Florita, Good analysis of how you are using multiple intelligences. They do seem to flow if one is putting variety into the instructional delivery process. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Feedback

Jumana, I agree with you about the value of student feedback. It should be a part of every instructor's professional development plan. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Sameena, Critical thinking and problem solving are two essential elements of career success. The more opportunities we can provide students to develop these abilities the better. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

David, I like instructors that are enthusiastic about their subject matters and motivated to teach it. Keep up the good work. We are edutainers as well as instructors. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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