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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Effective Motivation Techniques

Gerardo, Both of these strategies are great for motivating students and helping them to see the value of the course content. Exposure to these individuals and sites make the all important connection to the real world. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Ron, I use such folks in my class as well. They are great motivators because they tell it like it is. The students start to see as a result of their speaking that what is being taught has relevance to them and their career development. Great motivators for the students since they are role models. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Kellie, Student feedback is so valuable so the more of it you can have the better. Your method gives you information that can be used to adapt anything that might need to be changed. This is a great idea that other instructors can used in their classes to gain insight into what students are thinking. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Students as Class Members

Kellie, Good ways to expose students to different ways to take in new information. The students get to be a part of their own learning by voting on the ways they want to learn and as a result they become more invested. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Gerardo, This is important to have because this way you can provide support and encouragement so their outside life challenges don't derail their career goals and they drop out of school. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Ron, Good way to keep the flow of the course moving forward and providing opportunities for the students to interact with each other and share their knowledge with each other. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Omolola, You have a very comprehensive plan for your instructional delivery. The results I know are that you are reaching the different learning preferences of your students throughout the duration of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Kellie, Paired and/or peer learning is a great way to get students interacting and learning how to work with each other. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Jenaro, Thank you for sharing your life example with us. You are right your story reinforces to your students that you understand them and have been where they are. Your energy and dedication to your own career development is demonstrated by the fact you are now an instructor and learning leader. This is what inspires your students and will increase their engagement. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Denisa, By doing this you increase the value of the course content to students. They start to see that the content has both application and relevance in their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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