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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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Hi Karen, Right you are. Once that "lightbulb" comes on once it seems students start to look for other opportunities for the bulb to be turned on more often. Gary

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Effective Retention Strategies

Hi Brian, That is correct. Students can benefit from have an expert (the instructor) review their work and offer information about how they can improve. This is both beneficial for student growth. Gary

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Hi Wayne, This is also a instructional delivery model that is based upon personality. You are setting a tone with your students that you are a dedicated professional but you are also going to make the learning experience in your course as enjoyable as possible. This is a good blend between delivery and personality. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Sean, I agree with you about the amount of work an online course is. I also am like you I really like the "live interaction" with my students and miss it when I teach an online course. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Sean, Congratulations on your graduate studies while working on your PhD. I always enjoy hearing about professional educators that are expanding their knowledge and expertise in order to better communicate with and support their students. Gary

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Hi Lorri, Good plan for professional development. This is what instructional improvement is all about, being a life long learners. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Michelle, Can you develop a plan for doing a mini-lecture of 15-20 minutes and then activities? You are already doing this based upon your comments and you can see how the students perk up during the discussion times so it should be easy for you to do. With a well thought out strategy you will be able to cover the 2 hour session easily with this format. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Jaison, What are the most common learning concerns that surface from the student survey? How do you incorporate these concerns into modifications the next time you teach the course? Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Samson, This is a very important point that you make. Instructors have to "read" each class and determine what instructional delivery works best for them. Making these types of adjustments will result in a higher level of student engagement and enhanced learning. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Nitin, Two good examples of how instructional development can be realized. The use of regular feedback is am important way continually expand your expertise. Gary

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