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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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Judith, Good way to bring all students into the total learning process. I am sure that by recognizing students' leadership skills and then using them you get a very high level of buy in from everyone. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Judith, I like the way you identify potential support sources for your students. Many students as you know don't realize they need a support system and if they do they don't know how to create one. You are giving them valuable advice and strategies for creating one for themselves. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Charlene, I think this is one of the more effective ways of teaching content like HIPPA. Application and relevancy help to sell the content and increase the value of it to the students. Good approach. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Edward, I would try two approaches. One, provide the students with "guided notes" where the key concepts are listed and the students fill in the supporting information as you go through it. This way they can see what is important and will have written down the supportive content and this helps with cognitive retention. The second thing I would do is to give them problems to solve using the just delivered content. Then discuss their results. This will help them to see the application of the content because in many cases they are really sure what questions to ask about… >>>

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Your Instructional Style

Kerry, I agree even when it is a challenge to stay current in the useage of technology and the equipment refuses to cooperate on certain days. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Sharing Comprehensive and Clear Course Requirements

Shelley, When students know what the expectations are they can concentrate on how they will meet those expectations. When they don't know they spend more time being frustrated rather than learning. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Shelley, Yes, it is. A well prepared syllabus can reduce student frustration and enhance their engagement because it explains the policies, requirements and assignments for the course. They have it in their hands, online and have had it reviewed for them verbally. They know where they are going. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Karen, So true and so important. We have to make sure we convey to our students what our objectives are and how we are going to help them achieve the course goals if they are willing to put forth the effort. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Ronda, I really like this exercise for the reason you listed. We, humans are quick to get back to what we consider "normal". This is a fun way to challenge the thinking process. Thanks for sharing it with us. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Michelle, This is a part of connecting their current status as students with their future. By understanding why they are there and where they want to go you can develop both their respect and rapport. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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