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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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Hi Jaroslaw, Right you are. By recognizing the different intelligences you can bring creativity into the classroom and this help you to keep the course content fresh and exciting for the students. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Hi Steven, This is what acceptance is all about. Students come into the class wondering if they belong there and if they will fit into the class. Those concerns need to be addressed from the very beginning of the class. Gary

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Developing Student Rapport

Hi Gary, Right you are. When learning students need to have cognitive, social, emotional and physical involvement in the learning process. Each of these elements contribute in their own way to the comfort level of the students. This is why as you mention rapport is so important in the instructor student relationship. Gary

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Increasing Student Retention

Hi Lawrence, You are right about the referral process. This is critical for the students so they can get the help they need from the people who can provide it. We instructors can be supportive but there are many issues that need to be handled by professionals in the human services fields. Gary

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Hi Peter, This is a great way to make the course requirements real for the students. They get to hear from one of their own who has gone through the course and is able to tell it like it is. This validates what you are trying to do with them. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi John-Howard, You have expressed well the advantages of having a professional approach to the first class. It sets the standard for upcoming classes. It is so much easier to have that positive first impression in the minds of students rather than chasing after a poor first impression and trying to correct it. Also, a good point about how the positive first impression can help students to get settled and comfortable in the course. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Cheryl, Your last sentence says it all. If you look and act professional respect will come your way. You are setting a standard for your students and they can see that you can about how you represent the field. Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Benjamin, Right you are. Excitement is catching and so the more you can show your students how excited you are about teaching the contents of your field the higher their interest level will be. With higher interest goes greater performance and everyone wins as a result. Gary

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Hi Tracy, This is a great! I really like service learning and you are using it with your students in the health fairs settings. They get to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills while helping people. This is as good as it gets. Gary

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Effective Retention Strategies

Hi Tracy, How do you get feedback from your students so they can let you know what they want? Do you have a Q&A session, written comments, etc.? Gary

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