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

Hi Kathy, Good statement. Can you expand a little on it so I can have a better understanding of how you use motivation in concert with actions? Thanks. Gary

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Effective Retention Strategies

Hi Doris, Good list of opportunities for professional development. What have you found to be the most beneficial for you? Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi All, What are some of the methods you use to learn more about your students and their characteristics? I know this is important information so I like to have instructors share how they get the information and use it in their planning. Thanks. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Robert, Great approach. I am sure you have some very interesting discussions as you cover current law and lawsuits. I know your students appreciate you bringing in these types of cases and letting them talk about them. I'm interested in the livestock one and I'm not even in the law area. Gary

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Hi David, Good point about different learning preferences of students. This is what to me makes teaching so much fun. Instructors get to be creative in their instructional planning and delivery so they can tap into the different learning preferences which keeps our job from becoming boring. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Hi Bernadette, My students like case studies as well. They really get into solving or resolving the situation contained within the study and then sharing it with others. Generates a lot of good discussion as well. Do you have any advice you would give new instructors that are thinking about using case studies? Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Joelle, You are right about needing to establish a positive and supportive tone for the class from the very beginning. What are some strategies that you use to help make this happen with your classes. Thanks. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi J Collier, By asking for feedback from your students and then integrating that feedback into your instructional planning you are showing your dedication to quality instruction. I commend you for your willingness to constantly strive for expanded learning opportunities for your students. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Linsey, I have doing the card feedback method for many years in my classes as well. The feedback I get enables me to make course adjustments as needed rather than waiting until the end of the course to do an evaluation. I know this strategy will be of great help to other instructors so thanks for sharing it with us. Gary

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Increasing Student Retention

Hi Damon, Good strategies. I just wish other schools had the same administrative structure as yours so instructors could work together and a collaborative way to offer customized instruction to their students. Gary

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