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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Michael, From your experience what are some ways this is true. Thanks for your input on this. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Ed, This is a great point and something we need to remember as we share our content with students. We need to adapt our instructional delivery to the learning preferences of our students and the results will be engaged students even when the learning environment leaves something to be desired. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Nikki, Right you are about the need to be entertaining while delivering content. Some educators disagree with this in that they believe that the deliver it and it is up to the students to receive it. I am a believer in helping to make the learning process enjoyable as well as relevant to the students. Along the way if we share a laugh and learn something from one another even the better. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Reflective Thinking

Daniela, Thank you for these good comments about how to use reflective thinking as a problem solving tool. Students like to rush to conclusions without reflecting on choices or consequences. When the reflect they get a chance to step back and see how they came up with the solution and what the consequences of the solution was. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Laura, Immediate use of newly acquired knowledge is a powerful motivator. Your students are very fortunate to have the clinic in the college so they can easily transition from the classroom/lab right into working with patients. This is what relevancy is all about for students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Patricia, A kind face, warm greeting and a smile goes a long way in helping them to see they are valued as not only students but also individuals. This approach can quickly change their bad day to a good one if even for only the duration of the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Layovone, Good list. My adults also like food. It is amazing how hard they will work to earn pizza, candy or some other snack. Adults are just taller children when it comes to recognition and reward. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Leah, This is such an important role to play in the lives of students. As you say many of them do not have anyone in their life to reinforce and support them. As an authority figure as well as learning leader you can be the difference between them dropping out and completing the course. Makes you feel good to be a teacher when you can help a student be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Layovone, This needs to be done ever so often so we can catch our breath and think about how we are delivering our content. Then we can REFOCUS and come back at an even higher level of enthusiasm for our subject as well as our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Leah, Yes it is, but it is also fun. I know I enjoy having the opportunity to attend a professional development function where I get to expand my knowledge and expertise. I then can bring this information back to my students and everyone benefits. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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