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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

James, The more connections you can make between the course content and their lives the better. You are doing this in a number of ways and the result is an increase in the value of the course to the students. They start to see that there is an ROI for them if they are able to get through the course successfully. Once the course is complete they are one step closer to their career goal. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Justin, You make a number of very good points about how to connect with diverse student populations. The thread that remains constant is a relationship with each student. By earning student respect and then developing rapport you will have the connections you need to help each student to move forward in his or her career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Justin, You might want to take your goals and objectives to your Program Advisory Committee and have them review them to see if they are consistent with industry standards. Once you get their approval you can ask them for recommendations on how to set, reach and measure the goals and objectives of your program. Their input will be very helpful in forming a scaffold of learning that gives you measureable points within your goals and objectives. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

James, Attention to student feedback is essential if you are going to stay in touch with the learning needs of your students. You are right about the need to be able to adapt and change as needed based upon what you learn from your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Maria, Trust is from which respect is earned and then rapport developed. You have the right approach in how you are interacting with your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Role Models

Nelia, You may be the first person your students have every met or at least spent any time with that comes from their field. Your modeling of the appropriate behaviors, language, dress and interpersonnal skills helps them to see that they need to develop themselves in this fashion if they are going to be successful in their career. A powerful way to impact their lives. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Justin, This is such a great way to expand your knowledge and expertise as an educator. Having a mentor was an even greater opportunity to grow. It is great your school provides this support to faculty. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Rosana, This is such a holistic way to approach their training because you are helping them to see the various components of their profession and how each contributes to total patient care. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Critical Thinker Characteristics

Rosana, Good point about the need for patience. By stepping back and reflecting on the situation, options and then possible solutions the students can start to see the value of thinking things through. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Maria, This is so important if you are going to keep the students engaged. They need to see the value in the content being shared so they know they are receiving relevant content that can and will be used upon graduation. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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