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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Effective Motivation Techniques

Hi Donna, This is what relevancy is all about. You are showing and sharing with them the value of a comprehensive education. This helps them to see what they are studying as being important and beneficial to their career goals. Gary

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Instructor REFOCUS

Hi Donna, How do you work to counter burn out? Thanks for you input on this as I know it will be of help to other instructors. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Christine, Good comments on how to work with diverse student groups. Your own life experiences and successes reflect how instructors need to approach the classroom. The more we know the more effective we will be in targeting the learning and support needs of our students. Gary

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Hi Donna, Right you are. It is critical to retention and engagement to know your students as best you can. The more you know the more you have to work with in terms of planning. Gary

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Hi Donna, Great story. I love hearing positive news like this. You should feel very proud of your efforts and your fellow faculty. You are are doing a lot of things right with this kind of retention. Keep up this great effort. Gary

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Hi Beth, Knowing student learning preferences really helps with instructional planning. How do you identify the learning preferences of your students? Gary

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Making a Positive First Impression

Hi Beth, Good way to start the class off with them knowing how they can communicate with you. Gary

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Hi Beth, Do you prepare your own syllabus or is it provided by your college? Are you able to outline your expectations in your syllabus or do you do that another way? Gary

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Hi Beth, Good point about how to deliver your course content. The students need to be shown relevancy and application. When you help them see these two components you will have engaged and focused students. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Linda, Right you are about enthusiasm being contagious. If we don't have it or don't display it the students are not going to rise to it. We have to be motivated by the fact we get to teach content about our field and help students achieve their career goals. This should get us really excited. Gary

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