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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Creating Personal Support Systems

Andrea, Good idea, thanks for sharing this. I know this will be of help to other online instructors as they attempt to put together work groups. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Equanda, Good analysis of the value of a well prepared syllabus. This is what makes the syllabus valuable to the students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Ronald, Trust and respect are the foundations upon which rapport is built so your point is a very good one in terms of why we need to work on both with our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Charles, The more connections you can make between the course content and application the more your students will be engaged in the learning process. Your efforts are what make the value of the course increase. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Habibah, You have a great attitude toward the job you have to do in terms of personal and professional development. Keep up the good work because it will due to your influence that many of your students will be successful in their careers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Charles, This is true and this is why it is good to use these individuals throughout the course so the validate what you are teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Equanda, Well said. Students look to their learning leader for guidance and inspiration in relation to the field they are preparing to enter. We set the standard for them through our modeling. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Willie, Good plan for your professional development. By keeping something you are working to improve your instruction you will continually expand your expertise and increase your instructional effectiveness. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Harpreet, Like your definition. It is a common sense approach to problem solving. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Discipline in Critical Thinking

Harpreet, This is such an important part of the problem solving process. They need to have the self discipline to acquire the needed knowledge and skills to be successful in the field, without it they are not going to be able to perform the required tasks. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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