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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Hi James, What are some of the relevant activities that you use to break up your lectures? Thanks. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi James, How to do go about setting up for the beginning of a new class making sure that everything is clean and orderly? Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Mary, Good strategies all for improving your instructional skills. This is something all of educators need to do throughout our professional careers. By doing this our teaching skills will continue to improve. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Hi Kamini, Thank you for these kind words about the course. It is good to hear that your are right on target with your teaching. This has to give you a great boost in confidence knowing you are meeting the learning needs of your students. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Hi Kim, Three words reflect what you are trying to get across to your students. Relevancy, relevancy, relevancy. If they can see application to what they are learning and how it will benefit them they will stay engaged. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Hi David, It is exciting to hear how hard your college and yourself works to make sure you are offering your students the most current and relevant instruction. Due to your efforts I know you are turning out individuals that are ready to go into and succeed in their career area. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Ricardo, Thank you sharing these strategies for helping to generate motivation for your students. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Kathleen, I am all about food. To me it is amazing that no matter our age an opportunity to eat some food and chat with each other is a great reward. A simple thing like the pizza party had great impact on the motivation of your students. You are doing a great job of keeping them coming to class and engaged in the learning process. What are some other motivators that you have used with your students? Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Kathleen, Well said. A used up burnt out instructor is of no value to anyone including themselves. Over the years I have experienced many such individuals. It seems to me that often times these individuals stay in teaching forever rather than stepping away or trying to refocus their skills back into being effective once again. I feel sorry for anyone that hates to step into the classroom. Teaching in spite of all the challenges is still great fun and a wonderful opportunity to help shape the future for students. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Kathleen, What you have outlined is a comprehensive picture of instructional support for adult learners. Your perspective on this is excellent. You have made yourself available to them in a way that they know you care about them as individuals and want them to be successful. You are making an impact on their lives. Gary

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