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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Joshua, By offering a variety of different delivers you not only help the students to remain engaged you also get to bring your creativity to the classroom. This helps to keep you focused and excited about the course as well. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Hi Josh, Sounds like your classes are fun and well as well developed to provide the maximum learning opportunities for students. The response of "yes chef" gives you a reading on how your students are responding to the content that has been shared with them. Keep up the good work. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Julie, Good point about being able to share student successes. This is what keeps most of us coming back to the classroom/lab day after day. The "ah-ha" moments students experience fires us up as much as the students because then we know we are making a difference in their lives. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Hi Josh, Way to go in helping to make a more passive learning format more active by including students when you can. This helps to motivate them to get ready for the 2nd module where they do get to get their hands messy and use some of their newly acquired knowledge. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi Josh, Good point about the syllabus. It does give us direction, sets the polices and keeps the course on target. This is why it is so important to have a well developed syllabus. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Retention Strategies

Hi Mark, Good plan plus you can make any needed adjustments while the course is being offered. This shows the students that you really value their input. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Hi Tammie, It is amazing how important those brief moments of support in helping a student to "get it" really make a difference. This also builds their self confidence which leads to higher student success. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Application of New Knowledge

Hi Catherine, Great strategy for helping your students to see the applications that can be made of the new knowledge they are acquiring. I use case studies in my courses and the students really get involved in working through them since they are based on "live" work. They get to use a variety of skills to solve the situation and help the customer to have his/her needs met. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Hi Amanda, Two key words form the basis of instruction. Relevancy and application. You are showing both of these words to your students through the method you are using. By letting them use their previous experiences they can get settled into the course quicker, feel accepted and contribute to the discussion. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Hi Benny, This is a good balance for involving students of ages and experience backgrounds in the course. This also lets them develop respect for you and each other. Gary

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