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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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Christina, Good job of helping your instructors with their professional development. This way both the instructors and the students are will become excited about learning. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Shannon, Yes, you are. Make the first class meeting an informative one as well as one that sets the stage for the upcoming lessons that are going to follow. This will help the students to become invested in the course. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Edward, Great examples of how to get the class off to a good start. Your students should be very comfortable with the expectations and requirements by the time they finish the first class. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi David, Great analogy. If your students can get this concept into their minds they are going to be successful in their education and work. Keep up the encouragement and I know it will pay off big time. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Todd, Create student learning groups and give them some projects or case studies. If possible create some competition between the groups. This really gets student to student learning going. It is a lot of fun and the students learn a lot. Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Lori, You mentioned that when you notice a student falling behind you have gotten in touch with them to learn of their situation. How has the response to this effort been from the students? Do they appreciate the effort you are putting forth to contact them? Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Randy, Great idea. This is a way to keep students engaged in the learning process. Takes on a new meaning when we say a student is "learning to earn". Even if the earning is only token the value is very high because of what they have learned in order to earn the token. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Randy, You make a number of good points about student retention. In relation to that you mention student ownership of the course. What are some strategies you use to develop that sense of ownership in your students? Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Erik, Great overview of how to be a successful instructor. I really like you last line. Engaged and excited students will keep coming to class. By doing the things that you listed above that line it will happen. Students will complete their training. Gary

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Understanding learner characteristics...

Hi Wendell, Exactly. Well said. This information is so valuable in targeting your students and their learning needs. Gary

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