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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Motivating Learners

Hi Sarah, Everything rises and falls on leadership. Your example is one of them. By being excited, prepared and organized you are showing your students you are a professional and that they can benefit from studying with you in the coming course. This is a great way to set the stage for a successful course. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Meliha, Good methods of reaching students. You are bringing application and relevancy to the class and this is so important for students. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Lisa, This is why it is so important to set the stage for the management of the class. By showing the students you are in charge and will be directing their learning you will have a much easier time throughout the learning process. Gary

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi Laura, I have seen the same thing and it is sad that we lose a student due to other students lack of acceptance. We need to let them know that they are accepted in the class and that we will be there to support them should they need it. This can help them to rise above the challenges of dealing some of their fellow students. Gary

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Instructors as Role Models

Hi Brian, Exactly! We can never forget the students! Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Susan, Sounds like this is a fun and rewarding course to teach. The students are motivated and focused during each session. Keep up the good work. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Kacey, You have a great plan for demonstrating your abilities as a caring and supportive educator. The results are your retention numbers. They speak for themselves. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Michele, You are doing a great job of integrating the different learning styles with the methods you are using. The use of role-play is a great way to involve the motion aspect of learning as a part of cognitive processing. In a similar course we have used minute plays where students act out a concept from the course content and the students try to identify what that concept is. They are with this method demonstrating the concept through actions. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi William, You make an excellent point. Instructors need to account for life experiences when working with adult learners but no assumptions can be made in relation to subject knowledge. This is why the use of a baseline assessment is very helpful in showing where the students are in their knowledge base. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Suzanne, To help you with your development of online teaching expertise we are bringing out a series of courses designed solely for online instructors. We currently have EL 101-102-103 available. EL 104-105-106 the last three courses in the sequence will be coming online this fall. Have a look at them. I think you will like the content that they cover. Gary

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