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 Human Factor in Retention

Hi Gary, Good strategy. Let me know how this works out for you. Gary

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Student Motivation Factors

Hi Claire, Good point about providing instructional support. Even though we are teaching adults they still need support at times much like children. The fact you are sitting there gives them a great deal of comfort so they have a higher level of self confidence even when they don't need any direct help. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Michelle, Today's students want to be active learners like you mention. They need to see relevance and application if they are going to stay engaged so by offering different activities you can make that happen and you are through the strategies you shared. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Kurt, Thank you for sharing how you approach working with students online. By tailoring your delivery to their needs you are customizing their education. This will keep them engaged and focused on the out comes which in term helps them to create a future for themselves. Gary

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Hi James, You make a very good point about the need for clear goals and objectives. These are the road maps from which both the students and you are going to operate so they need to be well developed and thought out. Gary

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi Charles, Good point. By nature humans are social creatures so they need to feel accepted into the "herd" if you will. By feeling accepted and comfortable in the class they will be ready to start the learning process. We instructors need to work hard at creating such a feeling from the very first day of the course. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Jamie, Way to go in offering variety in your instructional delivery. By changing the place and getting a lot of student input you are helping them engaged in the learning process as well as enjoying learning. Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Hi Jamie, Yes, you do need to set the example and you are doing just that. You are helping them to see what the expectations are for the field and how they can prepare themselves to have a successful career. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Joe, Good point about how students need to be supported and encouraged if they are going to be successful. By helping them to feel they can be successful you have in effect been providing customer service to them as they are the customers in your college. Gary

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Hi Robert, Good way to lay a solid foundation for how the course is going to operate and what the student expectations are. This serves to get the students settled in and ready for the upcoming course. Gary

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