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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Instructor Enthusiasm

Michele, The smile concept is a simple but powerful one. We all react to a smile and feel better when we are with people who smile and as a result enjoy our time with them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Louise, How do you do this with your students? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Louise, What are some strategies you have used to be able to reach all of your students. Thanks for sharing on this topic. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Ghazanfar, Good point about how to set up the class. The more students see the value of the content in relation to their career goals the more important they will take the instruction. Running a class like the setting they will be entering when they graduate helps to ease the transition to the work world for them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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The Learning Environment Effect

Wouter, Good example. You have created a very clear picture of the value of having a positive supportive learning environment. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Vicki, In whats ways to you see this happening? Thanks for your input on this. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Margaret, Knowing you are there for them and they can access you easily is a very important part of student support. Faculty are the link to keeping students in school so the more we can do the more we will keep. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Dr. Wilson, Well said. Knowing these characteristics gives you so much to work with in terms of providing support. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Stelian, Yes it will in terms of positive outcomes. Supporting students helps them to stay in school and make progress toward their career goals. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Michael, I like and use the cohort system with many of my students. I think it is a great way to create a learning community that supports and helps each other to achieve success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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