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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The Learning Environment Effect

Alexander, Good example of helping students to learn how to cope with different situations and environments as they complete their work and prepare to enter the real world. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

David, This is a great way to start a course off and get everyone settled in. This starts the earning of respect by the students because they can see you are there to help them move closer to their career goals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Jean, Right you are as the environment helps to direct their thinking and attitude toward the content that is being offered. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Rhonda, A shared laugh can go a long way in helping students to settle into the course and refocus their thinking. Learning should be fun and humor can help much it be such. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Rhonda, Consistency is essential if you are to retain control of the class. You can make adjustments as needed but your point about keeping everyone informed and following through is right on in terms of being the learning leader. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Jenalee, You have a good professional development plan going for yourself. Each of the components will help you to expand your skill sets and become the effective instructor you want to be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reinforcement as Motivation

ALLAN, Thank you for these comments because the reinforce the value that can result from the effort of students. Sometimes they don't realize that studying can actually yield results such as knowledge acquisition and skill development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Virginia, Yes they do. These stories and examples reinforce what is being taught and helps the students to make applications of the content to their career development. When this happens excitement breaks out and students become engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

ALLAN, Well said and something to remember as respect is being earned by the students while developing rapport with them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Creating Personal Support Systems

ALLAN, So true in terms of the value of a support system. This is the reason many students are in school so there is nothing wrong with playing on this while also helping them to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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