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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Making Your Expectations Clear

Deborah, Students listen in segments and you are meeting their listening format via your sharing of a few expectations at a time. As the students get into the course they start to understand what the expectations are and then they are ready for more information about course outcomes. Good strategy. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Jose, Good way to expand your instructional knowledge. Sharing with colleagues helps generate a new ideas on how to be a more effective instructor. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Ryan, Like the way you approach evaluating your students and giving them feedback. By taking the time to comment on their work you are giving them direction and support which leads to growth. This increases the value of the course for them while giving you the satisfaction of a job well done. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Ryan, This is what I enjoy about teaching as well. Interacting with students, earning their respect and then developing rapport with them are all contributors to my growth as a professional educator. It is what keeps most of us coming back to our classrooms and labs over and over again. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Ryan, Having this information is so valuable because of the reasons you list. The more you know about your student population the more accurately you can select the instructional content and deliveries you want to use. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Motivation Factors

Susan, We cannot take the responsibility lightly. We do impact their lives and we need to keep in mind that we have done everything we can to help each and every student be successful. We only ask in return that each student put forth the effort needed to be successful in our course. This is a win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Travia, This is what gets students fired up about their classes and their career potential. They see how they can apply what is being taught as well as realize that it is relevant to their future success. This is such a fun time to be an instructor because you know your students are getting it! Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Mary, Yes it does. Sharing stories from the field help to make the content come alive for the students and shows the relevance of what is being taught. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Mary, Feedback is the foundation for our growth. The more we can listen to and get feedback from our students the more accurate we can be in our selection of instruction and activities. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Application of New Knowledge

Viviana, I want your students! You have such a dedicated and focused bunch of learners and I commend you for your efforts to get out of them the maximum effort. By them all earning As you are preparing some well qualified professionals that I know won't have problems in securing employment and are going to enjoy very rewarding careers. Keep up the good work! Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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