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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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Sheri, Great to hear. Are there other strategies that you have used that you can share with us? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

JIMMIE, This is an engaging way to capture the interest of students. This gives the students the total picture from which they then can identify the parts that will require their attention and effort. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

KENNETH, This is a good caution for all instructors to remember. As the learning leader the instructor needs to reinforce how important the course is and why the content offered is of value to them. Student accountability needs to be maintained so deadlines are met and assignments completed. They are going to have to meet deadlines in the workplace so they need to start learning how to meet them in classes. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Mark, Good example. It is easy to overlook the environment when getting ready for class. By looking at it through the eyes of students you can make the needed adjustments and have it ready for them so they will focus on the course content and not the temp. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Sofia, Like your approach. The strategies you are using will help the students to develop the skills needed to operate in the real world. I really like the requirement you have for them to leave everything as they found it, in terms of being clean, neat and in place. This increases their accountability in the workplace. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Sheena, Great ways to expand your knowledge and expertise as an educator. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

JIMMIE, Well said. Passion for one's field and enthusiasm for teaching about it goes a long way in helping to engage students. Also your point about sharing stories and examples from the field is a good one because this form of sharing reinforces the value of the content being offered. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Mark, Both are good ways to engage students. Students really perk up when you give examples from the field. These stories help the content to come alive and have application to their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Ellen, Yes, it is. You can contact me via my email address at MaxKnowledge and I will be glad to share additional information with you. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Motivation Factors

Priscilla, The sharing of examples and stories from the field helps to make the content have value and come alive for the students. So keep sharing and motivating your students so they see why they are in the class and how they are moving forward with their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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